INDIAN RIDGE SCHOOL

INDIAN RIDGE SCHOOL operates as an one-room-style combined-grade school in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, part of PALM BEACH. Current enrollment sits at 73 students spanning grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 79% leaner than the state mean of about 353.

Within PALM BEACH, which oversees 233 schools and 191,505 students, INDIAN RIDGE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, INDIAN RIDGE SCHOOL shows that Black students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 21% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, INDIAN RIDGE SCHOOL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 2.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting INDIAN RIDGE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Palm Beach County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. INDIAN RIDGE SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

TURNING POINTS ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at INDIAN RIDGE SCHOOL has ticked down 18%, going from 89 students in 2018 to 73 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 21% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.