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What's something RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
764
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150008420
RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM
6696 S MILITARY TR, LAKE WORTH, FL 33463 · (561) 209-7106 · Palm Beach County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Florida public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
456 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 8% larger than its 8th grade class (83).
Student demographics
47%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
44.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
36.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 36.2% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM
RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM this school | 764 | 59.7% | 43.2% |
| HIGHLANDS ESTATES ACADEMY JACKSONVILLE | 692 | 61.1% | 34.6% |
| PLUMOSA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS DELRAY BEACH | 826 | 61.1% | 60.2% |
| HUBERT O. SIBLEY K-8 ACADEMY MIAMI | 812 | 62.1% | 49.1% |
| GRASSY WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 705 | 55.2% | 52.8% |
| W. J. BRYAN ELEMENTARY NORTH MIAMI | 611 | 64.0% | 47.9% |
Matched among Florida elementary 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 RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #1,671 of 2,136 | #94 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #2,008 of 2,149 ▼ 68 | #121 of 129 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,602 of 2,149 ▼ 80 | #84 of 129 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 764 | #547 of 2,267 | #54 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #1,781 of 2,077 | #120 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #1,498 of 2,108 | #86 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #919 of 2,188 | #62 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #511 of 1,374 | #16 of 77 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
764
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 764 | 41 | 18.6:1 | 60% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 840 | 47.5 | 17.7:1 | 42% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 831 | 25.5 | 32.6:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 39 | 19.2:1 | 73% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 950 | 56 | 17.0:1 | 11% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 47 | 16.5:1 | 1% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM.
About RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM
RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM sits in LAKE WORTH, Florida, and is classified as an elementary school. A federal count lists 764 students at the school, in kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Florida is about 604, so this school runs 26% above that.
Across its 233 schools, PALM BEACH enrolls 191,505 students. RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM is one of those schools.
Roughly 70% of students at RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM are Black. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic and 5% White. Among all residents of Palm Beach County, the Black share is about 19%. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 41 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 18.6:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Palm Beach County report 45%.
allk12 grades RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM a C-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM is 8.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.2%. Predicted: 51.3%.
Across Palm Beach County, the median household income is $83,581, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Palm Beach County has 245 public schools and roughly 192,831 students.
ROYAL PALM SCHOOL is located about 0.5 miles from RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM is behind the 53.9% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large). RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM is a public charter school.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (749) and 2024-25 (764).
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
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 LAKE WORTH
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- LAKE WORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,589 students
- DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,541 students
- WOODLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,307 students
- MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,268 students
- BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,185 students
Nearby schools
- ROYAL PALM SCHOOL0.5 mi · 286
- SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH0.5 mi · 2,452
- STARLIGHT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 792
- FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 694
- HIDDEN OAKS K-81.1 mi · 835
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACH1.2 mi · 1,247
Frequently asked questions
About RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALMWhat is the total enrollment at RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM?
RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM enrolls approximately 764 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM serve?
RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM have?
RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
How diverse is RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM?
RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM reports a student body of 5% White, 22% Hispanic, 70% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM?
RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.