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Enrollment
2,163
High
DISTRICT 1,228 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002877
WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL
13601 N MILITARY TRL, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33410 · (561) 625-7800 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,163 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
121 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
689 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 536 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 544 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 545 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 531 | 25% |
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%
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
66.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL
WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,163 | 31.9% | 59.3% |
| FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL PALM COAST | 2,533 | 32.5% | 57.5% |
| SEMINOLE RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL LOXAHATCHEE | 2,246 | 31.0% | 53.5% |
| LEON HIGH SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 1,793 | 31.2% | 50.8% |
| RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 2,387 | 29.1% | 57.6% |
| FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 1,835 | 30.6% | 47.7% |
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 WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #175 of 555 | #12 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #221 of 549 ▲ 81 | #15 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #163 of 559 ▲ 19 | #10 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,163 | #139 of 830 | #17 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #82 of 575 | #10 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #104 of 594 | #7 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #459 of 630 | #24 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #188 of 289 | #10 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
2,163
-5 (0%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 2,130
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 2,163 | 121 | 17.9:1 | 32% (689) |
| 2023-24 | 2,320 | 121 | 19.2:1 | 37% (855) |
| 2022-23 | 2,206 | 122 | 18.1:1 | 37% (826) |
| 2020-21 | 2,168 | 122 | 17.8:1 | 49% (1,073) |
| 2017-18 | 2,307 | 131 | 17.6:1 | 47% (1,078) |
| 2015-16 | 2,044 | 122 | 16.8:1 | 45% (915) |
| 2010-11 | 2,280 | 122 | 18.7:1 | 35% (799) |
| 2000-01 | 2,130 | 105 | 20.3:1 | 14% (304) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL.
About WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL
WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school. Its address is in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. A federal count lists 2,163 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Florida is about 1,035, so this school runs 109% above that.
WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL is a school in PALM BEACH. The district has 233 schools and 191,505 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Black, 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. 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.
The teaching staff at WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL is 121 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.9:1. This ratio sits 5.6 below the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 32%. That rate is below the 45% average among public schools in Palm Beach County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 65.2% and the result is 59.3%.
In Palm Beach County (population about 1,533,806), the median household income is $83,581, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 2,168 in 2020-21 and 2,163 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 603
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- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 1,236
- MARSH POINTE ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 820
- LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 569
- JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,272
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOLHow large is WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL?
WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,163 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL?
WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 47% White, 21% Hispanic, 26% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL in?
WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.