Enrollment
203
High
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY·NCES 120009007472
PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12
1104 BALBOA AVE, PANAMA CITY, FL 32401 · (850) 215-0770 · Bay County
GRADES 06–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Florida public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
111 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 6 | 44 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 9% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -17.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.8% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 65.2% |
% 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12
PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 this school | 203 | 54.7% | 58.7% |
| OCALI CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL OCALA | 116 | 55.2% | 34.7% |
| RIVERVIEW ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 201 | 49.8% | 67.2% |
| SAN JOSE EARLY COLLEGE AT CECIL JACKSONVILLE | 208 | 48.6% | 43.6% |
| PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 328 | 45.4% | 59.0% |
| BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL BRONSON | 537 | 56.4% | 49.0% |
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 PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #187 of 555 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #196 of 549 ▼ 126 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #226 of 559 ▲ 16 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #592 of 830 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #94 of 575 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #63 of 594 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #170 of 630 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.0% | #15 of 289 | N/A |
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
203
-56 (-22%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 177
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 203 | 11 | 18.4:1 | 55% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 9 | 22.3:1 | 52% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 8 | 24.4:1 | 62% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 14 | 18.5:1 | 50% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 37% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 15 | 19.3:1 | 16% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 177 | 11 | 16.1:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12.
About PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12
PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 is a high school in PANAMA CITY, Florida, and it is part of BAY. Enrolled students number 203 students, in grades 6 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students each.
BAY has 27,494 students in 47 schools, and PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 is one of those schools.
Enrollment at PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 is mixed, with White students the largest group at 42%. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Bay County is about 75% White. PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.4:1, with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 is 55%. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Bay County is 12 points.
PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 would be expected to post about 53.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bay County show that median household income is about $73,533, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 is one of 50 public schools in Bay County, which together enroll about 27,672 students.
The closest public school to PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 is PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 is 1st of 4 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 went from 259 students to 203.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
186,393
Census ACS
Median income
$73,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAY
- A. CRAWFORD MOSLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,864 students
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,629 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMYElementary · 1,089 students
Other schools in PANAMA CITY
- DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOLCombined · 1,690 students
- RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,394 students
- BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,289 students
- NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 865 students
- BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMYElementary · 766 students
- DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 735 students
Nearby schools
- PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 321
- BAY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM0.2 mi · 2
- BAY VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.2 mi · 25
- BAY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)0.2 mi · 14
- JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 541
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12How many students attend PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12?
PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 enrolls approximately 203 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 serve?
PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 is approximately 18.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12?
Student demographics at PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 are roughly 42% White, 30% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 in?
PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 is part of BAY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.