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Palm Beach CountyPublic elementary

Northboro Elementary

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PK–5
Grades
798
Students
Mustang
Mascot
B
School grade
1916
Opened
Blue & White
Colors
At a glance

Northboro Elementary is a Palm Beach County public elementary school on 40th Street in West Palm Beach, serving about 798 students from pre-K through grade 5. Opened in 1916, it is home of the Mustangs, with blue and white as its colors. The school offers a Montessori Choice program for Pre-K3, Pre-K4 and K–5 that emphasizes whole-child development, hands-on learning at each child's own pace, and multi-age or looping classrooms; it is also a Title I school.

Mission

The mission of Northboro Elementary is to create a learning environment where students value and recognize the purpose of the school and understand how to apply a diverse set of strategies and tools to reach their highest potential in attaining their academic and social goals.

Programs & academics

Montessori (Choice Program)

A Montessori Choice program for Pre-K3, Pre-K4 and K–5 that emphasizes the development of the whole child, with active learning using academically sequential materials so children develop at their own pace. Classrooms offer a non-competitive, cooperative atmosphere in multi-age or looping models.

Title I

The school publishes its own Title I materials, including an FY26 Annual Title I Meeting presentation (English and Spanish), School-Parent Compact and Parent & Family Engagement Plan summary.

Student life

Clubs & activities

After-school tutorialArt ClubBook ClubChorusCraft ClubPiano

Good to know

Before & after care
The school's staff directory lists an After-School Site Director; no after-school program details are published on the school site.
Dress code
Uniforms: solid-color polo, crew-neck or blouse tops without logos (or Northboro shirts) with navy, khaki or black bottoms and closed-toe, closed-heel shoes; students may wear a school spirit shirt and jeans on Fridays only.

Compiled from the school’s official website (nbes.palmbeachschools.org) and its district’s page for the school, September 2026. Schools update their sites often — if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.