RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM

Located at 6696 S MILITARY TR, in LAKE WORTH, Florida, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM is a reasonably sized elementary school that hosts 764 students (grades K through 8), run under PALM BEACH. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM sits 26% larger than that benchmark.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM is among them.

Demographically, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM logs that the largest single group is Black, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 22% Hispanic, 5% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the income-and-resources front, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM higher than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Palm Beach County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Palm Beach County put median household income runs about $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

Nearest neighbor: ROYAL PALM SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM. On composite proficiency, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 53.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting. RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CENTRAL PALM operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 20%: 950 students in 2018 compared to 764 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked up from 54% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.