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If you could change one rule at WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
2,376
High
DISTRICT 1,228 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150004026
WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL
12811 GLADES RD, BOCA RATON, FL 33498 · (561) 672-2001 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,376 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Florida public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
538 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 | 654 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 549 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 568 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 605 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%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
75.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.2% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL
WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,376 | 22.6% | 72.0% |
| LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL MINNEOLA | 2,309 | 21.4% | 52.1% |
| OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGH BOCA RATON | 2,239 | 22.3% | 57.9% |
| CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WESLEY CHAPEL | 2,006 | 20.8% | 55.6% |
| WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL WELLINGTON | 2,689 | 24.4% | 69.0% |
| EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL CLERMONT | 2,683 | 23.8% | 50.7% |
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 WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #86 of 555 | #4 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #97 of 549 ▼ 1 | #7 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #85 of 559 ▲ 30 | #5 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,376 | #95 of 830 | #13 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #192 of 575 | #26 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #172 of 594 | #12 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #538 of 630 | #31 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #144 of 246 | #6 of 10 |
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
2,376
+94 (+4%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 2,094
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 2,376 | 115 | 20.7:1 | 23% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 2,290 | 119 | 19.2:1 | 27% (613) |
| 2022-23 | 2,271 | 114.5 | 19.8:1 | 28% (646) |
| 2020-21 | 2,282 | 113 | 20.2:1 | 40% (924) |
| 2017-18 | 2,180 | 116 | 18.8:1 | 36% (792) |
| 2015-16 | 1,933 | 107 | 18.1:1 | 34% (664) |
| 2010-11 | 2,094 | 115 | 18.2:1 | 21% (430) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL.
About WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL
Located in BOCA RATON, Florida, WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school. It teaches 2,376 students in grades 9 through 12. That is 130% larger than the average of about 1,035 students for high schools in Florida.
PALM BEACH includes 233 schools. Together they enroll 191,505 students.
The largest group at WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL is White students, at 45%. The remaining students are 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Palm Beach County is about 53% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. The school has 115 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 20.7:1 compares with an average of 23.5:1 for high schools in Florida. Federal data show 23% of students (538) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 45% average for public schools in Palm Beach County.
WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Florida public high schools.
In Florida, WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 72.0% actual against a predicted 69.8%.
Looking at the county, Palm Beach County, the median household earns about $83,581 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Palm Beach County has 245 public schools with about 192,831 students, including WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL.
Among nearby public schools, WATERS EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL. By average proficiency, WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL is 4th among 9 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 2,376, up from 2,282 in 2020-21.
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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 BOCA RATON
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- SPANISH RIVER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,730 students
- OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HIGHHigh · 2,239 students
- EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,466 students
- VERDE K-8Elementary · 1,360 students
- A.D. HENDERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL & FAU HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,326 students
Nearby schools
- WATERS EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 706
- LOGGERS' RUN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,114
- SANDPIPER SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 891
- SOMERSET PARKLAND ACADEMY1.9 mi · 992
- EAGLES LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,466
- SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 1,132
Frequently asked questions
About WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL?
WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,376 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 20.7:1 (115 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 45% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL in?
WEST BOCA RATON HIGH SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.