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Palmetto Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 537 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Palmetto Elementary School enrolls 537 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American and 8.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 422 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 10% |
| White | 47 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
439 of the school's 537 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 431 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palmetto 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 87.
Palmetto 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 537 students, Palmetto 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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