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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001494
WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1101 GOLF AVE, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 · (561) 653-5200 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
384 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
38.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
512
-141 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.3:1
% White
3%
was 1%
% Hispanic
9%
was 5%
% Black
86%
was 91%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a tight-knit primary school in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 512 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of PALM BEACH.
PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%). Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 75% of students at WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.
With demographic context factored in, WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Palm Beach County) records that the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.7%.
WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an urban location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 22%, going from 653 students in 2018 to 512 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 91% to 86% over that span.
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Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in WEST PALM BEACH
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,163 students
- FOREST HILL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,923 students
- PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,397 students
- ALEXANDER W DREYFOOS JUNIOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHigh · 1,352 students
- BAK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTSMiddle · 1,246 students
Nearby schools
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 315
- UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY ACADEMY PALM BEACH0.6 mi · 246
- ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 793
- U. B. KINSEY/PALMVIEW ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 496
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH1.1 mi · 1,014
- ALEXANDER W DREYFOOS JUNIOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTS1.3 mi · 1,352
Frequently asked questions
About WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 9% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.