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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
979
High
DISTRICT 1,228 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001541
GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
1001 SW AVENUE M, BELLE GLADE, FL 33430 · (561) 993-4400 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL979 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
717 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 | 275 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 259 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 227 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 218 | 22% |
Student demographics
50%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
39.9%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
11.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 21.0% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 979 | 73.2% | 42.7% |
| PAHOKEE MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH PAHOKEE | 868 | 78.9% | 48.8% |
| MIAMI CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 1,414 | 63.8% | 37.4% |
| MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH MIAMI GARDENS | 859 | 67.1% | 47.2% |
| MIAMI NORTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH MIAMI | 1,479 | 65.1% | 45.8% |
| MIAMI EDISON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MIAMI | 617 | 60.0% | 45.7% |
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 GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #447 of 555 | #26 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #546 of 549 ▼ 78 | #31 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #500 of 559 ▼ 45 | #30 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 979 | #406 of 830 | #25 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #212 of 575 | #28 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #397 of 594 | #26 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #31 of 630 | #5 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #250 of 289 | #14 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
979
+12 (+1%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 979
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 979 | 46.5 | 21.1:1 | 73% (717) |
| 2023-24 | 869 | 51 | 17.0:1 | 75% (652) |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 51.5 | 16.9:1 | 81% (702) |
| 2020-21 | 967 | 59 | 16.4:1 | 96% (928) |
| 2017-18 | 998 | 65 | 15.3:1 | 93% (928) |
| 2015-16 | 963 | 70 | 13.8:1 | 93% (897) |
| 2010-11 | 1,110 | 60 | 18.5:1 | 89% (991) |
| 2000-01 | 1,395 | 90 | 15.5:1 | 70% (975) |
| 1990-91 | 979 | 75 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
About GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
This page covers GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, a medium-sized high school in BELLE GLADE, Florida. The school counts 979 students across grades 9 through 12.
Enrollment across the 233 schools in PALM BEACH totals 191,505 students.
Black students make up a majority at GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, at 60%. Smaller groups are 36% Hispanic and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Palm Beach County is roughly 19% Black. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.1:1, with 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.4 students per teacher below the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 73% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Palm Beach County report 45%.
Test results at GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL are 1.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.7% actual, 44.5% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Palm Beach County, the median household income is $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Palm Beach County is home to 245 public schools and about 192,831 public school students.
Nearby, PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 40.8% on proficiency, and GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is above that at 42.7%.
The federal government classifies GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's location as Town: Distant.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (967) to 2024-25 (979). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.4:1 in 2020-21 to 21.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in BELLE GLADE
- GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 691 students
- LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 651 students
- BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 548 students
- PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 408 students
- GLADE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 313 students
- CROSSROADS ACADEMYHigh · 163 students
Nearby schools
- PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 408
- GLADE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 313
- CROSSROADS ACADEMY1.1 mi · 163
- GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 691
- LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 651
- BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 979 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL have?
GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the student diversity at GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 3% White, 36% Hispanic, 60% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.