Galaxy E3 Elementary, 550 NW Fourth Ave., Boynton Beach: grades pre-K-5, 623 students (2023-24), a B in Florida's 2026 school grades. 561-739-5600.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: Galaxy E3 Elementary, the School District of Palm Beach County and its school and boundary map data, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades and the federal NCES school directory.

Galaxy E3 Elementary School is a School District of Palm Beach County elementary school on Northwest Fourth Avenue near Boynton Beach Boulevard and I-95, inside Boynton Beach city limits. The federal directory and the state’s grades file list it as Galaxy Elementary, and the federal directory’s 2023-24 listing gives its address as 301 Galaxy Way. Its fact box lists 1970 as its opening year and the Star as its mascot.

Who to call

  • Front office: 561-739-5600, 550 NW Fourth Ave., Boynton Beach, FL 33435
  • School website: gxes.palmbeachschools.org
  • Enrolling a new student: the zoned school first, the district says; or Admissions and Family Experience, 561-434-8197 (registration)
  • Buses: district Transportation Services, 561-242-8300
  • District main line: 561-434-8000
Address 550 NW Fourth Ave., Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Phone 561-739-5600
Grades Pre-K to 5
School day 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
Run by School District of Palm Beach County

Principal

Principal Vonda Daniels, according to the school’s School Info page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 623 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 19 students per teacher.
  • School’s own figure: the fact box on the school’s School Info page lists 653 students. It does not say when that count was taken.

State report card

Florida gave Galaxy E3 Elementary a B in its 2026 school grades, after a C in 2025. The school earned 55% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file.

2026 school grade measure Result
School grade B (55% of points)
Third grade English language arts achievement 31%
English language arts achievement 41%
Math achievement 56%
2025 school grade C

Achievement is the share of tested students who scored on grade level on the state’s tests. Florida grades every public school A to F from those test results, students’ learning gains, science and social studies results and, for middle and high schools, acceleration and graduation measures, the columns of the state’s file show. For a elementary school, A is 62% of possible points or more, B is 54% to 61%, C is 41% to 53% and D is 32% to 40%, the file says.

The full report card, with test results by subject and student group, is on the state’s school report card for Galaxy E3 Elementary. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable file, linked from its school grades page.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School map or its elementary school attendance zone maps. Zones do not follow city limits. About 22% of the city’s land is in the Galaxy zone on the district’s 2026-27 elementary boundary map.

The district does not publish a feeder list. On its boundary maps (the 2026-27 elementary map and the 2025-26 middle and high school maps), the share of this zone’s area inside each zone at the next level is:

Rezoning. The only boundary study the School Board adopted in 2025-26, RB-1 on March 11, 2026, covered Riviera Beach schools, according to the district’s enrollment and demographics page. No approved rezoning affects Galaxy E3 Elementary.

Calendar and bell times

The district’s school start and end times list gives Galaxy E3 Elementary’s day as 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. From the district’s 2026-27 key dates:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students (teacher duty and training day)
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: fall holiday, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break

Programs

The school’s choice program page describes E3, an Energy, Environment and Engineering program with a natural scrub area on campus, and a Wonderment Center of multimedia science stations. District choice programs take applications through the district’s school choice page.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Galaxy E3 Elementary School serve?

Galaxy E3 Elementary School serves pre-K through grade 5. It is at 550 NW Fourth Ave. in Boynton Beach.

What is Galaxy E3 Elementary School’s Florida school grade?

Galaxy E3 Elementary earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 55% of possible points, after a C in 2025.

Which high school does Galaxy E3 Elementary feed into?

It depends on the address. On the district’s boundary maps, the Galaxy E3 Elementary zone overlaps the Boynton Beach Community High zones. Check any address with the district’s Find My School map.

What time does Galaxy E3 Elementary start?

The school day runs 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m., according to the district’s school start and end times list.