Photo: Don Ramey Logan · CC BY 4.0Lantana’s public schools outscore 68% of Florida districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Lantana, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.
From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Lantana’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 467 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lantana’s, its schools beat 62%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,224 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and 25 high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Palm Beach Maritime Academy Elementary and Palm Beach Maritime Academy Secondary are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Lantana’s grade
B+: better than 68% of Florida school districts, #216 of 638 Florida towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Florida average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lantana, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Lantana
Lantana Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Lantana
Lantana Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Lantana
Lantana Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Lantana
Lantana Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Lantana
Lantana Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Lantana
Lantana Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Lantana
Lantana Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 819 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Lantana
Lantana Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 819 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Lantana
Lantana Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 819 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Lantana’s public schools are run by Palm Beach County School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Lantana vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Lantana’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lantana | B+ | Palm Beach County |
| Manalapan | — | Palm Beach County |
| Palm Beach | B+ | Palm Beach County |
| Lake Worth Beach | B+ | Palm Beach County |
| Hypoluxo | B+ | Palm Beach County |
| South Palm Beach | B+ | Palm Beach County |
All 5 neighbors share Palm Beach County with Lantana, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Lantana
29 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Lantana’s schools
Are Lantana’s schools good?
By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lantana children attend outscore 68% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #216 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lantana in?
Palm Beach County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 191,304 students in 230 schools (2024–25).
Where do Lantana kids go to high school?
One of 25 high schools, depending on your address: John I. Leonard High School, Jupiter High School, Park Vista Community High School, Boca Raton Community High School, Palm Beach Lakes High School, Palm Beach Central High School, Spanish River Community High School, Wellington High School, Lake Worth High School, DR. Joaquin Garcia High School, Santaluces Community High, Palm Beach Gardens High School, West Boca Raton High School, Royal Palm Beach High School, Seminole Ridge Community High School, Olympic Heights Community High, William T. Dwyer High School, Forest Hill Community High School, Atlantic High School, Boynton Beach Community High, Suncoast Community High School, Alexander W Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts, Glades Central High School, Pahokee Middle-Senior High and Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus.
What is Lantana’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Palm Beach County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.
How much does Lantana spend per student?
$15,224 in Palm Beach County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lantana families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lantana → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Florida. Stars are from neighbors.