Elbridge Gale Elementary, 1915 Royal Fern Drive: pre-K to grade 5, 854 students on Aug. 24, an A in Florida's 2026 grades.
Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, the School District of Palm Beach County’s Schools & Principals list, zone maps and feeder reports, start times and 11th Day Enrollment Report, Palm Beach County’s address records, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.
Elbridge Gale Elementary is a School District of Palm Beach County elementary school, inside the village of Wellington, according to Palm Beach County’s municipal boundary map. The district’s school listing says it opened in 2006; its mascot is the Alligator. About 24% of the homes in the village are zoned for it, and the district counted 854 students on Aug. 24.
Who to call
- Front office: 561-422-9300, 1915 Royal Fern Drive, Wellington, FL 33414
- School website: eges.palmbeachschools.org
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s student registration page; district main line 561-434-8000
- Buses: the district’s Transportation Call Center, 561-357-1110
| Address | 1915 Royal Fern Drive, Wellington, FL 33414 |
| Phone | 561-422-9300 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| School day | 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. |
| Village limits | Inside the village of Wellington |
| District | School District of Palm Beach County |
Principal
Principal Gail Pasterczyk, according to the district’s Schools & Principals list, which the school’s website links from its menu.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 854 students, 54 of them in pre-K, on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026). The district rates the building for 1,038, so it is at 82% of capacity, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report.
- Federal count: 915 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 17 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F, from the share of possible points it earns on state test results in English, math and science and on learning gains, including the gains of the lowest-scoring quarter of students.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (73% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | A |
| 2022-23 | A (informational baseline) |
From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:
- English language arts: 80%
- Third-grade English language arts: 81%
- Math: 79%
- Science (fifth grade): 74%
- Learning gains: 70% in English and 78% in math
The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site, an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Matching the district’s boundary maps against Palm Beach County’s address records, about 24% of the homes inside the village, roughly 5,900, are zoned for Elbridge Gale. Check any address with the district’s Find My School map or the Elbridge Gale zone map (PDF). Our neighborhood guides for MidTowne, North of Forest Hill, Palm Beach Polo and Wellington Green cover the schools that serve those streets.
Under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report, Elbridge Gale’s six planning areas split this way:
| Middle school | High school | Planning areas |
|---|---|---|
| Polo Park Middle | Wellington Community High | 3 |
| Emerald Cove Middle | Palm Beach Central High | 2 |
| Emerald Cove Middle | Wellington Community High | 1 |
The School Board’s only boundary change for 2026-27, Boundary Study RB-1, adopted March 11, 2026, redrew elementary zones in Riviera Beach; no Wellington school’s zone changed, according to the district’s enrollment and boundaries page.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 key dates:
- Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students; the second quarter starts Tuesday, Oct. 13
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: fall holiday
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is also a day off for students
The district’s start and end times list Elbridge Gale’s day as 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
Programs
The district’s 2026-27 Choice and In-House Programs guide (PDF) lists a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) choice program at Elbridge Gale, open to students countywide. Families apply through the district’s school choice office; seats are assigned by lottery.
More on Wellington schools
- The school’s website
- The district’s Schools & Principals list, with the school’s district listing
- Every public school in Wellington
- Our Wellington schools guide for registration, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Elbridge Gale Elementary serve?
Pre-K through fifth grade. It is a School District of Palm Beach County elementary school at 1915 Royal Fern Drive.
What is Elbridge Gale Elementary’s school grade?
Elbridge Gale earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 73% of possible points.
Which middle and high school does Elbridge Gale Elementary feed into?
It depends on the street. Under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report, its planning areas go on to Emerald Cove Middle or Polo Park Middle, then Wellington Community High or Palm Beach Central High.
What time does Elbridge Gale Elementary start?
The district lists the school day as 8 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
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