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If you had an hour of school board time for BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
2,819
High
DISTRICT 1,228 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001535
BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
1501 NW 15TH CT, BOCA RATON, FL 33486 · (561) 338-1400 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,819 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Florida public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
162 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
763 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 688 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 672 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 706 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 753 | 27% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 63.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (68.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,819 | 27.1% | 68.4% |
| BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL VALRICO | 2,208 | 27.3% | 66.6% |
| WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL WELLINGTON | 2,689 | 24.4% | 69.0% |
| OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH BOCA RATON | 2,239 | 22.3% | 57.9% |
| WILLIAM R BOONE HIGH ORLANDO | 2,650 | 29.6% | 55.1% |
| SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOL GROVELAND | 2,137 | 29.6% | 43.8% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #107 of 555 | #6 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #129 of 549 ▼ 48 | #9 of 32 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #153 of 559 ▼ 30 | #9 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,819 | #37 of 830 | #4 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #64 of 575 | #6 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #200 of 594 | #14 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #506 of 630 | #28 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #60 of 289 | #4 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,819
-279 (-9%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 1,748
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,819 | 162 | 17.4:1 | 27% (763) |
| 2023-24 | 2,876 | 152.5 | 18.9:1 | 30% (877) |
| 2022-23 | 2,973 | 153.5 | 19.4:1 | 31% (913) |
| 2020-21 | 3,098 | 162 | 19.1:1 | 41% (1,265) |
| 2017-18 | 3,557 | 186 | 19.1:1 | 34% (1,216) |
| 2015-16 | 3,303 | 181 | 18.3:1 | 35% (1,166) |
| 2010-11 | 2,914 | 157 | 18.6:1 | 23% (672) |
| 2000-01 | 1,869 | 112 | 16.7:1 | 19% (361) |
| 1990-91 | 1,748 | 110 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.
About BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
As a large high school, BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL serves students in BOCA RATON, Florida. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 2,819 students. For comparison, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students.
PALM BEACH counts 233 schools and 191,505 students, including BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.
White students form the largest group at BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, 49% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
A ratio of 17.4:1 comes from the school's 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Florida average 23.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 27% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Palm Beach County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
The allk12 Grade for BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is A-. Compared with Florida public high schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is +0.8 points: 68.4% actual, 67.6% predicted.
In Palm Beach County (population about 1,533,806), median household income is about $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 245 public schools operate in Palm Beach County, serving about 192,831 students.
The closest public school to BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is BOCA RATON COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 68.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Enrollment was 3,098 in 2020-21 and 2,819 in 2024-25, a decrease of 279 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.1:1 in 2020-21 to 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in BOCA RATON
- SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,730 students
- WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGHHigh · 2,239 students
- EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,466 students
- VERDE K-8Elementary · 1,360 students
- A.D. HENDERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL & FAU HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,326 students
Nearby schools
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,058
- BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 912
- ADDISON MIZNER SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,184
- DON ESTRIDGE HIGH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,270
- A.D. HENDERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL & FAU HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,326
- J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 683
Frequently asked questions
About BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,819 students in grades 09-12.
Is BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL have?
BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL employs 162 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 49% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.