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B+
Schools in Palm Beach · Palm Beach County School District

Palm Beach’s public schools outscore 68% of Florida districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Palm Beach, 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.

#216of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
54%
▲ 2 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
▲ 1 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 2 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 17% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.3
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
97,037 students on the public path
In brief

Palm Beach’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 66 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Palm Beach’s, its schools beat 45%, 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 45 middle and 25 high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Palm Beach Day Academy (private) is 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Palm Beach’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

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.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (66)Better than 45%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 107,843 test results and a graduating class of 13,983 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Palm Beach’s students in the tested grades sat them (103,310 in math, 112,376 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Palm Beach, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Palm Beach Public SchoolPalm Beach County School DistrictA
6–845 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–1225 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+

Palm Beach’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.

Palm Beach County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 230 schools · 191,304 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$15,224FL $13,006 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 52.1% · 112376 students tested
Math53%
State average 52.2% · 103310 students tested

Palm Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Palm Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palm BeachB+Palm Beach County
LantanaB+Palm Beach County
West Palm BeachB+Palm Beach County
Lake Worth BeachB+Palm Beach County
Riviera BeachB+Palm Beach County

All 4 neighbors share Palm Beach County with Palm Beach, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Palm Beach

68 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).

District schools in Palm Beachby address
Palm Beach Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
356 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Palm Beachin other towns
Verde K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boca Raton
A
1,360 students16:1Rate it →
The Conservatory School at North Palm Beach
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · North Palm Beach
B+
896 students16:1Rate it →
Hidden Oaks K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lake Worth
B−
835 students17:1Rate it →
Plumosa School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Delray Beach
C
826 students15:1Rate it →
New Horizons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Wellington
B+
745 students14:1Rate it →
Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus
Grades PK–12 · Delray Beach
D
648 students15:1Rate it →
Dwight D. Eisenhower K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Palm Beach Gardens
B
565 students14:1Rate it →
Addison Mizner School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Boca Raton
A+
1,184 students17:1Rate it →
North Grade K-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lake Worth
C+
769 students17:1Rate it →
Spanish River Community High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Boca Raton
A−
2,730 students20:1Rate it →
Boynton Beach Community High
High · Grades 6–12 · Boynton Beach
D
1,559 students17:1Rate it →
Eagles Landing Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boca Raton
A−
1,466 students17:1Rate it →
Okeeheelee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenacres
C
1,401 students18:1Rate it →
Palm Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Palm Beach
C−
1,397 students16:1Rate it →
Woodlands Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Worth
B
1,307 students18:1Rate it →
L C Swain Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenacres
C−
1,275 students16:1Rate it →
Jupiter Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jupiter
A−
1,272 students17:1Rate it →
Don Estridge High Tech Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boca Raton
A+
1,270 students18:1Rate it →
Bak Middle School of the Arts
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Palm Beach
A+
1,246 students17:1Rate it →
Independence Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jupiter
A−
1,236 students19:1Rate it →
Wellington Landings Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wellington
A
1,227 students18:1Rate it →
Emerald Cove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wellington
A−
1,221 students18:1Rate it →
Conniston Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Palm Beach
C
1,153 students16:1Rate it →
Lake Worth Community Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Worth
D
1,136 students18:1Rate it →
Polo Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wellington
A−
1,122 students18:1Rate it →
Loggers' Run Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boca Raton
A−
1,114 students19:1Rate it →
Western Pines Community Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Royal Palm Beach
A−
1,097 students18:1Rate it →
Christa McAuliffe Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boynton Beach
A−
1,079 students15:1Rate it →
Boca Raton Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boca Raton
B+
1,058 students15:1Rate it →
Watson B. Duncan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palm Beach Gardens
B+
1,042 students16:1Rate it →
Omni Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boca Raton
A−
951 students17:1Rate it →
West Boynton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boynton Beach
896 students17:1Rate it →
Pahokee Middle-Senior High
High · Grades 6–12 · Pahokee
C−
868 students15:1Rate it →
Jeaga Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Palm Beach
D
862 students17:1Rate it →
Osceola Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Loxahatchee
B
851 students17:1Rate it →
Congress Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boynton Beach
D
845 students14:1Rate it →
Bear Lakes Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Palm Beach
D
841 students17:1Rate it →
John F. Kennedy Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riviera Beach
C−
821 students16:1Rate it →
Lantana Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lantana
C−
819 students16:1Rate it →
Tradewinds Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenacres
C−
816 students17:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Palm Beach
C
793 students14:1Rate it →
Crestwood Community Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Royal Palm Beach
B
752 students17:1Rate it →
Howell L. Watkins Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palm Beach Gardens
D
705 students16:1Rate it →
Carver Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Delray Beach
C−
680 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Shore Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belle Glade
D
651 students16:1Rate it →
John I. Leonard High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenacres
D
3,262 students20:1Rate it →
Jupiter High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jupiter
B+
3,122 students19:1Rate it →
Park Vista Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Worth
B
2,881 students18:1Rate it →
Boca Raton Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boca Raton
B+
2,819 students17:1Rate it →
Palm Beach Lakes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Palm Beach
D
2,809 students22:1Rate it →
Palm Beach Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wellington
B−
2,760 students19:1Rate it →
Wellington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wellington
B+
2,689 students19:1Rate it →
Lake Worth High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Worth
D
2,589 students18:1Rate it →
DR. Joaquin Garcia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Worth
2,541 students22:1Rate it →
Santaluces Community High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lantana
C−
2,452 students19:1Rate it →
Palm Beach Gardens High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palm Beach Gardens
C−
2,407 students17:1Rate it →
West Boca Raton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boca Raton
A−
2,376 students21:1Rate it →
Royal Palm Beach High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Royal Palm Beach
C−
2,353 students19:1Rate it →
Seminole Ridge Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Loxahatchee
B−
2,246 students19:1Rate it →
Olympic Heights Community High
High · Grades 9–12 · Boca Raton
B+
2,239 students20:1Rate it →
William T. Dwyer High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Palm Beach
B−
2,163 students18:1Rate it →
Forest Hill Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Palm Beach
C−
1,923 students18:1Rate it →
Atlantic High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Delray Beach
C+
1,810 students17:1Rate it →
Suncoast Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Riviera Beach
A+
1,522 students19:1Rate it →
Alexander W Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts
High · Grades 9–12 · West Palm Beach
A+
1,352 students19:1Rate it →
Glades Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle Glade
D
979 students21:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Palm Beach Day Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Nonsectarian
579 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Palm Beach’s schools

Are Palm Beach’s schools good?

By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Palm Beach 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 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Palm Beach in?

Palm Beach County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 191,304 students in 230 schools (2024–25).

Where do Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach’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 Palm Beach spend per student?

$15,224 in Palm Beach County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Palm Beach?

Yes: Palm Beach Day Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 579 students).

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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.