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Enrollment
3,122
High
DISTRICT 1,228 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001477
JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL
500 MILITARY TRL, JUPITER, FL 33458 · (561) 744-7900 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL3,122 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
166 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
695 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 | 808 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 780 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 775 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 759 | 24% |
Student demographics
56%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
69.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL
JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 3,122 | 22.3% | 67.3% |
| SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 2,730 | 18.6% | 77.1% |
| OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH BOCA RATON | 2,239 | 22.3% | 57.9% |
| BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 2,819 | 27.1% | 68.4% |
| CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 2,006 | 20.8% | 55.6% |
| LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL BRADENTON | 2,422 | 26.1% | 63.0% |
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 JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #113 of 555 | #9 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #141 of 549 ▼ 16 | #11 of 32 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #123 of 559 ▼ 5 | #7 of 32 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,122 | #18 of 830 | #2 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #111 of 575 | #15 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #320 of 594 | #21 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #545 of 630 | #33 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #271 of 289 | #17 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
3,122
+80 (+3%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 2,624
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 3,122 | 165.6 | 18.9:1 | 22% (695) |
| 2023-24 | 3,047 | 159 | 19.2:1 | 27% (813) |
| 2022-23 | 3,087 | 157.5 | 19.6:1 | 28% (865) |
| 2020-21 | 3,042 | 157 | 19.4:1 | 36% (1,109) |
| 2017-18 | 3,146 | 173 | 18.2:1 | 30% (939) |
| 2015-16 | 2,867 | 156 | 18.4:1 | 30% (873) |
| 2010-11 | 2,864 | 154 | 18.6:1 | 16% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 1,702 | 87 | 19.6:1 | 5% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 2,624 | 148 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL.
About JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL
JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL is one of the public schools in JUPITER, Florida. It is a large high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 3,122 students. By comparison, high schools in Florida enroll about 1,035 students on average.
Besides JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL, PALM BEACH runs 232 other schools. The district enrolls 191,505 students.
The student body at JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL is 57% White. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
Teacher count: 165.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.9:1. The average for high schools in Florida, 23.5:1, is higher. Roughly 22% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Palm Beach County is 45%.
Schools in Florida with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.0%. JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL scores 67.3%.
Palm Beach County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $83,581 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL shares Palm Beach County with 244 other public schools.
JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 69.0%; JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL's is 67.3%, ranking 4th of 7.
NCES describes the area around JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 3,122 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 3,042.
JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- 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
- SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,730 students
Other schools in JUPITER
- JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,272 students
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,236 students
- LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 902 students
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 826 students
- JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 688 students
- JUPITER FARMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
Nearby schools
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 826
- JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 688
- JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,272
- LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 569
- LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 902
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,236
Frequently asked questions
About JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL?
JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 3,122 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 57% White, 33% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL in?
JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.