PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a compact elementary-level community in BELLE GLADE, Florida, overseen by PALM BEACH, enrolls 408 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% below the state mean of about 604.

PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 233 schools operated by PALM BEACH, a district that hosts 191,505 students overall.

On demographics, PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that Black students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder reads as 26% Hispanic, 3% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Palm Beach County put median household income runs about $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

Nearest neighbor: GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 9% since 2018, when it stood at 375 (now 408). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.