DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL

DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL operates as a well-populated senior high in LAKE WORTH, Florida, one of the schools within PALM BEACH. Current enrollment sits at 2,541 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 146% larger than typical.

Across the 233 schools in PALM BEACH (191,505 students total), DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 26% White, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Palm Beach County) shows that median household earnings sit near $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WOODLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 69.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

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