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How has SOUTH TECH ACADEMY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,141
High
DISTRICT 1,228 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002234
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY
6161 W WOOLBRIGHT RD, BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33437 · (561) 369-7000 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,141 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
598 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 275 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 253 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 264 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 349 | 31% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +13.9pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 75.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 SOUTH TECH ACADEMY
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH TECH ACADEMY this school | 1,141 | 52.4% | 67.5% |
| BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,608 | 50.4% | 38.3% |
| SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 1,933 | 52.0% | 49.1% |
| LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 1,362 | 56.1% | 40.0% |
| WEKIVA HIGH APOPKA | 2,148 | 51.9% | 40.2% |
| HALLANDALE HIGH SCHOOL HALLANDALE BEACH | 1,031 | 45.8% | 35.7% |
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 SOUTH TECH ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #112 of 555 | #8 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #37 of 549 ▲ 10 | #2 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #203 of 559 ▲ 143 | #13 of 32 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,141 | #366 of 830 | #23 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #203 of 575 | #27 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #203 of 594 | #15 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #195 of 630 | #16 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #285 of 289 | #18 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,141
-102 (-8%) vs 2020
+185% since 2000-01, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 21.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,141 | 54.7 | 20.9:1 | 52% (598) |
| 2023-24 | 1,094 | 53.6 | 20.4:1 | 62% (673) |
| 2022-23 | 1,184 | 55.3 | 21.4:1 | 67% (791) |
| 2020-21 | 1,243 | 58 | 21.4:1 | 87% (1,079) |
| 2017-18 | 1,144 | 35 | 32.7:1 | 80% (910) |
| 2015-16 | 1,114 | 73 | 15.3:1 | 78% (870) |
| 2010-11 | 1,259 | 74 | 17.0:1 | 58% (730) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 63 | 6.4:1 | 22% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH TECH ACADEMY.
About SOUTH TECH ACADEMY
In BOYNTON BEACH, Florida, part of Palm Beach County, SOUTH TECH ACADEMY is a high school. The student body numbers 1,141 students, from grades 9 through 12.
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY is a school in PALM BEACH. The district has 233 schools and 191,505 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at SOUTH TECH ACADEMY. The largest is Black students, at 43%. Next come 42% Hispanic and 11% White. That compares with about 19% Black among all Palm Beach County residents. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY counts 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20.9 students for each one. On average, high schools in Florida have 23.5:1, compared with 20.9:1 here. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, SOUTH TECH ACADEMY would score about 54.9%. It scores 67.5%, 12.6 points above that figure.
Palm Beach County has about 1,533,806 residents, and the median household income is $83,581, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Palm Beach County has 245 public schools and roughly 192,831 students.
The closest other public school is HAGEN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, SOUTH TECH ACADEMY is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. SOUTH TECH ACADEMY holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Over 4 years, SOUTH TECH ACADEMY's enrollment dropped 8%, to 1,141.
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Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in BOYNTON BEACH
- BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITY HIGHHigh · 1,559 students
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACHElementary · 1,247 students
- CITRUS COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,137 students
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,079 students
- IMAGINE SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR CAMPUSElementary · 1,047 students
- SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,024 students
Nearby schools
- HAGEN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 745
- CRYSTAL LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 785
- BEN GAMLA-PALM BEACH2.3 mi · 229
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,079
- WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 896
- SUNSET PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 909
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH TECH ACADEMYHow large is SOUTH TECH ACADEMY?
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY enrolls approximately 1,141 students in grades 09-12.
Is SOUTH TECH ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at SOUTH TECH ACADEMY?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at SOUTH TECH ACADEMY.
How diverse is SOUTH TECH ACADEMY?
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY reports a student body of 11% White, 42% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTH TECH ACADEMY?
SOUTH TECH ACADEMY is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.