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Westward Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 500 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westward Elementary School enrolls 500 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino and 4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 436 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 6.2% |
| White | 20 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
404 of the school's 500 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westward Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 88.
Westward Elementary School is one of 234 schools in PALM BEACH, based in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The district serves 189,634 students district-wide and employs 11,177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 500 students, Westward Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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