Photo: Andyrkellergmail · CC BY-SA 4.0Palm Coast’s public schools outscore 67% of Florida districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Palm Coast, 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 96% 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.
Palm Coast’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 458 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Palm Coast’s, its schools beat 58%, lower than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,630 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Imagine School at Town Center, Freedomschoolers Academy (private), Christ the King Lutheran School (private), St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School (private), Palm Harbor Aca Inc (private), Casa Montessori Palm Coast (private), Christian Life Academy (private) and Coastal Education Center (private) are in town. Iflagler-Virtual Franchise, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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 Palm Coast’s grade
B+: better than 67% of Florida school districts, #252 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 Palm Coast, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Palm Coast · depends on your address
Indian Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,438 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Buddy Taylor Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,310 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Belle Terre Elementary School
Grades PK–7 · 1,288 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Palm Coast · depends on your address
Indian Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,438 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Buddy Taylor Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,310 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Belle Terre Elementary School
Grades PK–7 · 1,288 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Palm Coast · depends on your address
Matanzas High School
Grades 8–12 · 2,102 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Indian Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,438 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Buddy Taylor Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,310 students · 21:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Palm Coast · depends on your address
Flagler-Palm Coast High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,533 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Matanzas High School
Grades 8–12 · 2,102 students · 23:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Palm Coast · depends on your address
Flagler-Palm Coast High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,533 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Matanzas High School
Grades 8–12 · 2,102 students · 23:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Palm Coast · depends on your address
Flagler-Palm Coast High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,533 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Matanzas High School
Grades 8–12 · 2,102 students · 23:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Palm Coast · depends on your address
Flagler-Palm Coast High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,533 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Matanzas High School
Grades 8–12 · 2,102 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Palm Coast’s public schools are run by Flagler County School District, which also serves Beverly Beach, Bunnell, Flagler Beach and Marineland. 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
Palm Coast vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Palm Coast’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Coast | B+ | Flagler County |
| Bunnell | B+ | Flagler County |
| Flagler Beach | B+ | Flagler County |
All 2 neighbors share Flagler County with Palm Coast, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Palm Coast
17 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).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Flagler Virtual Instruction Program and Flagler Virtual Instruction KG-5).
Questions about Palm Coast’s schools
Are Palm Coast’s schools good?
By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Palm Coast children attend outscore 67% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #252 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Palm Coast in?
Flagler County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 13,521 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Palm Coast kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Flagler-Palm Coast High School and Matanzas High School.
What is Palm Coast’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Flagler County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.
How much does Palm Coast spend per student?
$11,630 in Flagler County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Palm Coast?
Yes: Freedomschoolers Academy (religious, grades K–12, 537 students), Christ the King Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 280 students), St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 226 students), Palm Harbor Aca Inc (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 59 students), Casa Montessori Palm Coast (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 40 students), Christian Life Academy (religious, grades K–11, 39 students) and Coastal Education Center (religious, grades 5–12, 36 students). Palm Coast also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Palm Coast families are saying about school.
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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.