SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in LAKE WORTH, Florida, overseen by PALM BEACH, teaches 624 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 233 schools operated by PALM BEACH, a district that caters to 191,505 students overall.

On demographics, SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Black, 3% Native American, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Palm Beach County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.2%; this one delivers 41.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. SOUTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 805 (now 624). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 75% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.