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West Gate Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1545 Loxahatchee Dr, West Palm Beach, FL 33409 · (561) 684-7100 · Part of Palm Beach County School District

Westgate’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
767
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about West Gate Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Westgate kids: 45 middle schools

On the path

Where Westgate kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5West Gate Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–845 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1545 Loxahatchee Dr, West Palm Beach

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten125
Grade 1132
Grade 2130
Grade 3120
Grade 4115
Grade 5106
Enrollment over time
735’20
773’21
744’22
731’23
767’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 84%Black 10%White 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Gate Elementary School from Westgate families.

Other schools in Palm Beach County School District

The district →
Verde K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boca Raton
A
1,360 students16:1
Clifford O Taylor/Kirklane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palm Springs
C−
1,342 students15:1
Manatee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Worth
A
1,268 students17:1
Binks Forest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wellington
A+
1,246 students16:1
Barton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Worth
D
1,185 students17:1
Citrus Cove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boynton Beach
B
1,137 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Westgate’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.