WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of high-enrollment scale in BOCA RATON, Florida, run under PALM BEACH, enrolling 966 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 60% above typical.

Across the 233 schools in PALM BEACH (191,505 students total), WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 19% of students at WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.5%.

Around the school, Palm Beach County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, 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 WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 9% since 2018, when it stood at 884 (now 966). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 55% to 61%. Class-load math has rose: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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