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Galaxy Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 301 Galaxy Way, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, 33435

617
Pupils
17.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Galaxy Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 617 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lisa Brumfield. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Lisa Brumfield
School district
Palm Beach

Enrollment & staffing

Galaxy Elementary School enrolls 617 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.

Male students
306 (50%)
Female students
311 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.5
Student-teacher ratio
17.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American48679%
Hispanic or Latino8414%
White335.3%
Two or more races101.6%
Asian4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

535 of the school's 617 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 533 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Galaxy 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 31, state house district 88.

School district: PALM BEACH

Galaxy 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 617 students, Galaxy Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 810 students per school.

189,634
District students
234
Schools
11,177
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

39%
Reading proficient
36%
Math proficient
34%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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