SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is a sizable high school in LOXAHATCHEE, Florida, run under PALM BEACH. The school works with 2,246 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 117% above the state mean of about 1,035.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 36% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 53% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL records 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate median household income runs about $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 2,276 (now 2,246). White enrollment moved from 52% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.