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Enrollment
2,541
High
DISTRICT 1,228 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150010693
DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL
4906 LYONS RD, LAKE WORTH, FL 33467 · (561) 851-5400 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,541 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Florida public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
21.7:1
117 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
957 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 801 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 769 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 612 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 359 | 14% |
Student demographics
66%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
62.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 34.0% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL
DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,541 | 37.7% | 58.5% |
| EAST RIVER HIGH ORLANDO | 2,026 | 38.1% | 49.2% |
| SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD | 2,358 | 37.4% | 42.4% |
| MONARCH HIGH SCHOOL COCONUT CREEK | 2,213 | 34.3% | 56.8% |
| PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WELLINGTON | 2,760 | 37.0% | 54.4% |
| GAITHER HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 2,040 | 35.6% | 55.1% |
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 DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #192 of 555 | #13 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #174 of 549 ▲ 129 | #12 of 32 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #199 of 559 ▲ 59 | #12 of 32 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,541 | #69 of 830 | #10 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #264 of 575 | #29 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #139 of 594 | #10 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #385 of 630 | #21 of 38 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,541 | 117 | 21.7:1 | 38% (957) |
| 2023-24 | 1,695 | 82 | 20.7:1 | 44% (742) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL.
About DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL
DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school for students in LAKE WORTH, Florida. It reports enrollment of 2,541 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Florida enroll around 1,035, and this school is 146% larger than that mark.
DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL sits within PALM BEACH, which has 233 schools and 191,505 students.
The biggest share of students at DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL, 48%, is Hispanic. The remaining shares are 26% White, 20% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Palm Beach County's population at about 24%. The diversity index for DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL reported 117 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 21.7:1. High schools in Florida average 23.5:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. There are 957 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 38% of enrollment.
DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Florida public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL is -3.8 points: 58.5% actual, 62.3% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Palm Beach County show that median household income comes to about $83,581, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Palm Beach County counts 245 public schools with about 192,831 students.
WOODLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 69.4%; DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL's is 58.5%, ranking 6th of 8.
Federal data place DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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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- WOODLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,307
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Frequently asked questions
About DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL?
DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,541 students in grades 09-12.
Is DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL have?
DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL employs 117 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 26% White, 48% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL?
DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA 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.