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Best Elementary Schools in West Palm Beach, FL (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in West Palm Beach, FL, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
West Palm Beach, FL rankings: Elementary Schools
West Palm Beach, FL elementary schools ranked
How West Palm Beach, FL's elementary schools compare
A: 1B: 7C: 5D: 13F: 3
28% of the 29 ranked elementary schools in West Palm Beach, FL earn an A or B (1 A grades, 7 B, 5 C, 13 D, 3 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 25 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (86% here, 70% nationally), and 12 exceed it. On average 48% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 31% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Renaissance Charter School At West Palm Beach (79% against 30%, A), Northboro Elementary School (63% against 26%, B), Wynnebrook Elementary School (61% against 31%, B-), Forest Hill Elementary School (58% against 30%, C+), U B Kinseypalmview Elementary (49% against 23%, C-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Palm Beach (10).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Renaissance Charter School At Summit (1,141 students, D, #19), Berkshire Elementary School (1,046 students, D+, #16), Renaissance Charter School At West Palm Beach (1,013 students, A, #1).
Of the top 25, 13 are magnet schools and 3 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in West Palm Beach, FL that are not ranked
2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Academy For Positive Learning, West Palm Beach
- Connections Education Center Of The Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in West Palm Beach, FL, as grouped on its schools page; the Florida ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in West Palm Beach, FL
What is the best elementary school in West Palm Beach, FL?
Renaissance Charter School At West Palm Beach in West Palm Beach ranks first among the 29 ranked elementary schools in West Palm Beach, FL with a SchoolGrade of A, 79% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30%.
How are elementary schools in West Palm Beach, FL ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does West Palm Beach, FL have?
SchoolGrade grades 31 public elementary schools in West Palm Beach, FL; 29 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.