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Enrollment
2,239
High
DISTRICT 1,228 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002876
OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH
20101 LYONS RD, BOCA RATON, FL 33434 · (561) 852-6900 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,239 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
500 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 482 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 522 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 578 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 646 | 29% |
Student demographics
63%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
63.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 54.0% |
% 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH
OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH this school | 2,239 | 22.3% | 57.9% |
| CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 2,006 | 20.8% | 55.6% |
| LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL MINNEOLA | 2,309 | 21.4% | 52.1% |
| WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 2,376 | 22.6% | 72.0% |
| WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL WELLINGTON | 2,689 | 24.4% | 69.0% |
| BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL VALRICO | 2,208 | 27.3% | 66.6% |
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 OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #202 of 555 | #14 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #287 of 549 ▼ 165 | #18 of 32 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #190 of 559 ▼ 2 | #11 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,239 | #118 of 830 | #16 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #160 of 575 | #22 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #204 of 594 | #16 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #543 of 630 | #32 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #135 of 246 | #5 of 10 |
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
2,239
-45 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 2,599
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 2,239 | 112 | 20.0:1 | 22% (500) |
| 2023-24 | 2,330 | 119 | 19.6:1 | 28% (655) |
| 2022-23 | 2,602 | 128 | 20.3:1 | 29% (767) |
| 2020-21 | 2,284 | 116 | 19.7:1 | 43% (987) |
| 2017-18 | 2,023 | 121 | 16.7:1 | 40% (816) |
| 2015-16 | 2,018 | 116 | 17.4:1 | 42% (856) |
| 2010-11 | 1,896 | 100 | 19.0:1 | 30% (568) |
| 2000-01 | 2,599 | 123 | 21.1:1 | 9% (229) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH.
About OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH
OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH is a large high school with an address in BOCA RATON, Florida. Enrollment totals 2,239 students across grades 9 through 12. The school is 116% larger than the average for high schools in Florida.
The PALM BEACH system has 233 schools and 191,505 students.
The largest group at OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH is White students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH scores 63%.
There are 112 full-time-equivalent teachers at OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH, giving a ratio of 20.0:1. High schools in Florida average 23.5:1, 3.5 more students per teacher than here. A total of 500 students, or 22%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Palm Beach County report 45%.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH's results are 12.1 points below predicted: 57.9% against 70.0%.
In Palm Beach County, median household income comes to about $83,581, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Palm Beach County counts 245 public schools with about 192,831 students.
Measured in a straight line, WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.6 miles from OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH was 2,284 in 2020-21 and 2,239 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
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- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,730 students
- WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,376 students
- EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,466 students
- VERDE K-8Elementary · 1,360 students
- A.D. HENDERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL & FAU HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,326 students
Nearby schools
- WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 966
- OLYMPUS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY2.0 mi · 304
- DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 704
- SANDPIPER SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 891
- EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,466
- SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,132
Frequently asked questions
About OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGHHow large is OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH?
OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH enrolls approximately 2,239 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH serve?
OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH?
At OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH, the student body is approximately 49% White, 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH public or private?
OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH 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.