📍 1545 Loxahatchee Dr, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, 33409
West Gate Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 744 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Gate Elementary School enrolls 744 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 54 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 611 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 11% |
| White | 37 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
609 of the school's 744 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 607 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.
West Gate Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 87.
West Gate 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 744 students, West Gate Elementary School is close to the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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