WEST GLADES SCHOOL

Set in LABELLE, Florida, WEST GLADES SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary campus, part of GLADES. It works with 651 students across grades pre-K through 8.

GLADES runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 1,852 students. WEST GLADES SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, WEST GLADES SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 41% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Glades County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Roughly 47% of students at WEST GLADES SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WEST GLADES SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.5%.

Across the wider county, Glades County reports that median household income runs about $45,870, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WEST GLADES SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Glades County (combined enrollment of about 1,852 students).

GLADES WEST is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST GLADES SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 47.1%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 17%: 557 students in 2018 compared to 651 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.