Welcome to Palm City Elementary

In the heart of rural Palm City, surrounded on three sides by cows grazing lazily in their pasture, Palm City Elementary School opened its doors in August of 1958 to 137 children, grades 1-6. With five teachers dedicated to teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic, the school initiated an academic policy directed at helping all students reach their fullest potential. Much growth has occurred since the doors were first opened, including the operation of the school's first library in 1963 and the addition of half day kindergarten in the late 1960's. As the population of Palm City increased, portable classrooms were brought in until 1980, when new construction was completed to accommodate 760 students, K-5. During the 1988-89 school year we experienced a student population explosion with enrollment approaching 900. In January of 1990, a new wing was opened housing an art suite, computer lab, resource and exceptional education classrooms. One of our finest accomplishments was the designing and building of our 10,000 square foot playground, Wildcat Wonderland, built March 13-17, 1991, with over 12,000 volunteer hours. Plans are underway to replace Wildcat with a similar style playground, ADA accessible, made from synthetic materials which comply with safety regulations and which have a much longer life expectancy. In addition, the replacement playground will have a surface material which meets current safety standards. The school community, the district and the county plan to work together to make this happen. During the 1995-96 school year, the student enrollment burgeoned to almost 1200 students, and construction of the second elementary school in Palm City began. In 1995, we became one of the cluster sites for gifted education in Martin County. Currently, our enrollment has decreased to 745 students due to the opening of more schools in the surrounding area.

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