The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in Science. The lowest is 36% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Washington Elementary Magnet School
Washington Elementary Magnet School sits on the mainland side of Riviera Beach, a city defined more by its industrial waterfront and the Port of Palm Beach than by any traditional neighborhood core. The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade and draws an enrollment that is small for an elementary school in Palm Beach County. The student body is overwhelmingly Black, with smaller shares of Hispanic and white students. A very large share of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which tells you something about the economic context this school operates within. Data on English learner enrollment and students receiving special education services were not available in what was provided.
On the Florida statewide assessments, proficiency rates in both math and ELA across tested grades run below the midpoint statewide, and when the school's overall proficiency index is placed relative to districts in Palm Beach County, it lands in the bottom quartile of that comparison set. That is a straightforward finding, and parents who want to understand it in fuller context should ask the school what specific supports and interventions are in place for students who are not yet proficient. The one brighter data point comes from fifth-grade science, where students performed meaningfully better than they did in reading or math, reaching a rate that clears the majority of test-takers. Trend data across years was not available, so it is not possible from this information to say whether performance is improving, holding steady, or declining.
The school carries the word "magnet" in its name, but the data provided does not describe what the magnet theme or specialty focus is, nor what the admissions or enrollment process looks like. A parent considering this school would want to ask the district or the school directly about that program structure, since it shapes who the school serves and what a child's day looks like.
The surrounding community is in a genuine moment of transition. Riviera Beach has been working for years to build a new downtown around Marina Village on the waterfront, and construction on mixed-income and workforce housing has now started along the Broadway corridor. That development has not been without disruption, publicly reported including an FBI inquiry into communications related to the marina redevelopment. The industrial areas inland, near the school's address, are built around vehicle traffic rather than pedestrians, and amenities are not walkable from most residential streets on the mainland.
Housing in the zip code runs above the Florida state median and above national median values, and has dipped modestly year over year. Renting is also expensive relative to income, with publicly reported affordability measures suggesting rent consumes a very high share of a typical household's earnings. That context is consistent with the high share of students qualifying for economic support programs at this school.
The school belongs to Palm Beach County School District. A search for specific district-level changes or strategic priorities relevant to families did not surface confirmed, lasting information, so that piece is left out here rather than estimated.
Chronic absenteeism data and graduation rate data were not reported for this school. The graduation rate question does not apply because this school does not serve secondary grades. Absenteeism data simply was not available.
For a family weighing this school, the practical picture is a small elementary program in an economically stressed community, with test results that are currently below the county median and that a parent would reasonably want to probe further. The magnet identity may mean something specific about curriculum or theme that the school can speak to directly, and that conversation seems worth having before making a decision.
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