TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida, TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary school, one of the schools within PALM BEACH. It caters to 819 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 36% above typical.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 24% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Palm Beach County reports that median household income runs about $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

The closest other public school is WATSON B. DUNCAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 61.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 977 students in 2018 compared to 819 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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