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JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL
JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL is one of the well-populated high schools in GREENACRES, Florida, part of PALM BEACH, with 3,262 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL sits 215% larger than that benchmark.
PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 16% Black, 6% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 163 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.4%; this one delivers 42.3%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Palm Beach County shows median household income runs about $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%. JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).
The closest other public school is GREENACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.9%.
JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Over the past 7-year window. JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 3,611 (now 3,262). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 67% to 75%.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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