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SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH
SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH operates as a sprawling high school in LANTANA, Florida, operated by PALM BEACH. Current enrollment sits at 2,452 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 137% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.
Within PALM BEACH, which oversees 233 schools and 191,505 students, SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH records that the largest single group is Black at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 39% Hispanic, 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.6%; this one delivers 47.1%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate median household income runs about $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH is one.
The closest other public school is ROYAL PALM SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.2%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH has fell 3%, going from 2,525 students in 2018 to 2,452 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 39% to 49% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, the feed for SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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