RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH

RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH, a large elementary school in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, operated by PALM BEACH, instructs 1,014 students, covering grades K through 8. That puts it 68% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Within PALM BEACH, which oversees 233 schools and 191,505 students, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH is one campus in the system.

Demographically, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH reports that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH reports 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.8%; actual is 80.7%, +35.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Palm Beach County reports that median household income runs about $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FLORIDA FUTURES ACADEMY, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 34.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site. RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 954 students in 2018 compared to 1,014 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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