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What's the most underrated thing about PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
632
High
DISTRICT 1,228 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150008009
PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY
3525 S CONGRESS AVE, PALM SPRINGS, FL 33461 · (561) 623-6935 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
63.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
392 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 | 13 | 2% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 191 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 378 | 60% |
Student demographics
51%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
14.3%
own-school result
Math
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.3% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 8.4% | 7.0% |
% 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
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
632
+341 (+117%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
63.2:1
was 41.6:1
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 | 632 | 10 | 63.2:1 | 62% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 12 | 53.5:1 | 68% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 6 | 91.7:1 | 72% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 7 | 41.6:1 | 90% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 7 | 57.0:1 | 73% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 18 | 30.3:1 | 61% (333) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY.
About PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY
PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY is classified as a high school. It is located in PALM SPRINGS, Florida. There are 632 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 39% below the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida.
Within PALM BEACH, PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY is one of 233 schools. The district enrolls 191,505 students.
More than half of the students at PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY are Hispanic (66%). The rest of enrollment is 24% Black and 6% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Palm Beach County's population at about 24%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY scores 51%.
On staff are 10 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 63.2:1. High schools in Florida average 23.5:1, 39.7 fewer students per teacher than here. PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 62%. The rate at public schools in Palm Beach County averages 45%, lower than here.
Census data for Palm Beach County show median household income comes to about $83,581, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 245 public schools in the county, enrolling about 192,831, PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY among them.
PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits less than a tenth of a mile from PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY enrolled 291 in 2020-21 and 632 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 63.2:1, from 41.6:1.
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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
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 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
Other schools in PALM SPRINGS
- CLIFFORD O TAYLOR/KIRKLANE ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,342 students
- PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,069 students
Nearby schools
- PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 37
- PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,069
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS0.9 mi · 30
- SOMERSET ACADEMY THE DR. BERNARD KIMMEL CAMPUS1.2 mi · 515
- LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE1.3 mi · 1,136
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 976
Frequently asked questions
About PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMYHow many students attend PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY?
PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 632 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY serve?
PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY?
Approximately 63.2:1 students per teacher at PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY.
How diverse is PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY?
PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY reports a student body of 6% White, 66% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY in?
PALM BEACH PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY is part of PALM BEACH.
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