Wellington Elementary School, Wellington FL

Original Research by School Decision on Wellington Elementary School

Wellington Elementary School sits on Paddock Drive in Wellington, a planned suburban village in Palm Beach County known nationally for its equestrian culture and its well-kept residential neighborhoods. The school serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Palm Beach County School District.

The school's enrollment puts it on the larger side for a PK-5 building. The student body is racially mixed: the largest group is white, followed closely by Hispanic students, with Black students and smaller shares of Asian and multiracial students also present. Roughly a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning the community spans a range of income levels, though the majority of families do not qualify under that threshold. Data on English learners and students with IEPs were not available in the data provided.

On Florida's FAST assessments, the picture varies by grade and subject. Third-grade math is a clear strength, with the large majority of students scoring proficient. Fifth-grade math and fourth-grade math show solid but more modest proficiency, and fourth-grade ELA and fifth-grade ELA land in the low-to-mid sixties. The fifth-grade science assessment falls in a similar range. The one notable outlier is a very small sixth-grade math cohort that posted near-universal proficiency, though the grade band here is PK-5 and that figure likely reflects a very thin slice of students; a parent may want to ask the school directly about the composition of that group. Relative to the districts in Palm Beach County, the school's overall proficiency index lands above the midpoint, which is a positive marker, though it does not lead the county comparison set.

Multi-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say whether scores have been climbing, holding steady, or dipping. No program offerings data was included in the payload, so information on enrichment, gifted services, or special supports beyond standard instruction was not part of the picture provided here.

The school is not a charter and carries no magnet designation. Title I status was not reported. Discipline and attendance figures were not available.

Wellington itself shapes the context for families thinking about this school. The village is car-dependent and decidedly suburban, built around gated residential communities, parks, and an extensive bridle trail network rather than a walkable commercial district. Civic life concentrates at the Town Center on Lake Wellington, where the community center, amphitheater, and aquatics complex sit together, but schools are spread across separate campuses throughout the village. The equestrian world is a genuine community presence, with Wellington publicly reported as a winter hub for show jumping, dressage, and polo, adding a seasonal character to the area unlike most Florida suburbs.

The housing market here is demanding. Typical home values are well above both the Florida and national medians, and rents are also elevated, with the rent-to-income burden running high relative to national norms. Values have softened slightly year over year, though the direction of that trend is worth watching. The broader Wellington area is in active growth: two large mixed-use developments are publicly reported to be reshaping the western edge of the village, one mixing residences and medical offices along State Road 7, and another private-club project targeting a later-decade opening with a boutique hotel, residences, retail, and equestrian facilities.

The district brief search was exhausted without confirming lasting parent-relevant changes at the Palm Beach County district level, so that layer of context was left out rather than guessed at.

For a family weighing this school, the strongest case rests on the third-grade math proficiency and the school's above-midpoint standing in the county comparison. Reading and science results in the upper elementary grades are more moderate, and a parent curious about the trajectory of those numbers or about support structures for students who need extra help would be well served by asking the school directly.

See more original research from School Decision →

Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 377%

School 77% · District 64% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 55% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 59% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 697%

School 97% · District 65% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 57% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 56% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 56% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Science

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 54% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

This schoolPALM BEACH, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income67%Higher-income71%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income69%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income70%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income74%Higher-income78%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income51%Higher-income71%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income51%Higher-income75%24 pp gap