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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150003944

SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

4601 SEMINOLE PRATT WHITNEY RD, LOXAHATCHEE, FL 33470 · (561) 422-2600 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,246 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Florida public high schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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 high schools

Enrollment
2,246
High
DISTRICT 1,228 · STATE 1,035
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
696 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 956725%
Grade 1060427%
Grade 1154624%
Grade 1252924%
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
92441%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
80036%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
37117%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
693%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
703%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
70%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
50%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,18453%
Female
1,06247%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
56.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2556.5%31.0%
2023-2455.0%34.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL this school2,24631.0%53.5%
SOUTH LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
GROVELAND
2,13729.6%43.8%
RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW
2,38729.1%57.6%
BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL
VALRICO
2,20827.3%66.6%
WILLIAM R BOONE HIGH
ORLANDO
2,65029.6%55.1%
BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
BOCA RATON
2,81927.1%68.4%
Matched among Florida high 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 SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Palm Beach County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.5%#266 of 555#16 of 32
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.0%#406 of 549
▼ 103
#25 of 32
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.5%#264 of 559
▼ 38
#16 of 32
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,246#116 of 830#15 of 48
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.9:1#113 of 575#16 of 32
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.5%#99 of 594#6 of 32
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
31.0%#469 of 630#26 of 38
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.3%#260 of 289#16 of 18
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
2,246
+65 (+3%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 2,478
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,24611918.9:131% (696)
2023-242,27612218.7:133% (753)
2022-232,262122.118.5:136% (805)
2020-212,18112517.4:149% (1,065)
2017-182,27613017.5:140% (914)
2015-162,27612618.1:142% (959)
2010-112,47813019.1:128% (685)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.

About SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school in LOXAHATCHEE, Florida, one of the schools in PALM BEACH. A federal count lists 2,246 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Florida) has about 1,035 students.

PALM BEACH enrolls 191,505 students, and its 233 schools include SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.

SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 41%. The remaining students are 36% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Palm Beach County, the White share is about 53%. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at the school number 119 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.9:1. On average, high schools in Florida have 23.5:1, compared with 18.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 31% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 45% for public schools in Palm Beach County.

Measured against Florida public high schools, SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

After adjusting for student poverty, SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.5%; the prediction is 65.7%.

Palm Beach County census figures show that 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. Palm Beach County is home to 245 public schools and about 192,831 public school students.

The nearest public school is FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 2.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is 9th among 9 schools close by.

The NCES locale for SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment climbed from 2,181 in 2020-21 to 2,246 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 17.4:1 to 18.9:1.

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Palm Beach County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
District
PALM BEACH
Address
4601 SEMINOLE PRATT WHITNEY RD, LOXAHATCHEE, FL 33470
Phone
(561) 422-2600
County
Palm Beach County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,246
Teachers (FTE)
119
Student–teacher ratio
18.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
696 (31%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
120150003944
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,246 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 41% White, 36% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL in?
SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
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