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Franklin Academy- Palm Beach Gardens is a elementary school located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, serving grades 0–8 and approximately 1,046 students. Operated by Palm Beach, the campus sits about 12.3 miles from The Palm Beach's newsroom and is part of The Palm Beach's ongoing local education coverage.
The school employs roughly 50 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.9:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.
Franklin Academy- Palm Beach Gardens operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.
State accountability ratings for FDOE are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Palm Beach publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.
For families in Palm Beach Gardens considering elementary placement, Franklin Academy- Palm Beach Gardens is one of the campuses The Palm Beach regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.
Tip about Franklin Academy- Palm Beach Gardens? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Franklin Academy- Palm Beach Gardens". For more education coverage, see thepalmbeach.org/schools or browse The Palm Beach's latest reporting at thepalmbeach.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.
The Palm Beach covers Palm Beach Gardens schools — board meetings, bond elections, ratings releases, academic and athletic news. Subscribe to the latest reporting at thepalmbeach.org/news or /newsletter.
Data source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data — canonical NCES page ↗. Per-school profile generated by The Palm Beach from the most recent federal directory release. Updated 2026-05-22.