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PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM

9482 MACARTHUR BLVD, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33403 · (561) 881-4769 · Palm Beach County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL103 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
103
Combined
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 353
Student : Teacher
1.4:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
4 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten44%
Grade 155%
Grade 244%
Grade 31010%
Grade 41010%
Grade 51010%
Grade 655%
Grade 733%
Grade 877%
Grade 955%
Grade 101313%
Grade 111111%
Grade 121616%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
3231%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
3231%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
2928%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
44%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
44%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
22%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
5250%
Female
5150%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
59.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -16.8pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +18.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2559.3%60.0%
2023-2476.0%41.6%
% 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 →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
103
-44 (-30%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 86
Student : Teacher
1.4:1
was 2.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25103711.4:14% (4)
2023-2491821.1:112% (11)
2022-23138881.6:19% (13)
2020-21147592.5:131% (45)
2017-1833241.4:19% (3)
2015-16481400.3:10% (0)
2010-1186711.2:119% (16)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM.

About PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM

PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is a combined-grade school with a street address in PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida. The student body numbers 103 students, from kindergarten through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in Florida is about 353, so this school runs 71% smaller than that.

PALM BEACH is the local district for PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM. It runs 233 schools with 191,505 students.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM. The largest is White students, at 31%. Other students are 31% Hispanic, 28% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 53% White among all Palm Beach County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM counts 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 1.4 students for each one. This ratio sits 16.2 below the 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Florida. About 4% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Palm Beach County is 45%.

Across Palm Beach County, the median household income is $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Palm Beach County is home to 245 public schools and about 192,831 public school students.

PALM BEACH VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM holds at least 8 other public schools.

The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. The school's NCES record marks it as virtual.

The school enrolled 103 students in 2024-25, 44 fewer than the 147 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 2.5:1 to 1.4:1.

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Palm Beach County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
District
PALM BEACH
Address
9482 MACARTHUR BLVD, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33403
Phone
(561) 881-4769
County
Palm Beach County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
103
Teachers (FTE)
71
Student–teacher ratio
1.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
4 (4%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
120150007579
Charter school
No
Virtual school
Yes

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Frequently asked questions

About PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
How many students attend PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM?
PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM enrolls approximately 103 students in grades KG-12.
Is PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM an elementary, middle, or high school?
PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM have?
PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 1.4:1.
What is the student diversity at PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM?
Student demographics at PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM are roughly 31% White, 31% Hispanic, 28% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM in?
PALM BEACH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM is part of PALM BEACH.
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