Photo: 12george1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Palm Springs’s public schools outscore 68% of Florida districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Palm Springs, 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.
Palm Springs’s schools, in brief
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 ↓
Two elementary schools, then one middle and 25 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
G-Star School of the Arts, Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy, Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy Middle School and Atlantis Academy Palm Beaches (private) 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 Palm Springs’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 Palm Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Palm Springs · depends on your address
Clifford O Taylor/Kirklane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 1,342 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Palm Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 1,069 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Palm Springs · depends on your address
Clifford O Taylor/Kirklane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 1,342 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Palm Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 1,069 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Palm Springs · depends on your address
Clifford O Taylor/Kirklane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 1,342 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Palm Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 1,069 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Palm Springs · depends on your address
Clifford O Taylor/Kirklane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 1,342 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Palm Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 1,069 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Palm Springs · depends on your address
Clifford O Taylor/Kirklane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 1,342 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Palm Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 1,069 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Palm Springs · depends on your address
Clifford O Taylor/Kirklane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 1,342 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Palm Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 1,069 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Palm Springs · depends on your address
Clifford O Taylor/Kirklane Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 1,342 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Palm Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 1,069 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Palm Springs
Palm Springs Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,397 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in West Palm Beach
7th grade in Palm Springs
Palm Springs Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,397 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in West Palm Beach
8th grade in Palm Springs
Palm Springs Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,397 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in West Palm Beach
Palm Springs’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
Palm Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Palm Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Springs | B+ | Palm Beach County |
Every school in Palm Springs
34 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 Palm Springs’s schools
Are Palm Springs’s schools good?
By Florida’s own tests, yes: the public schools Palm Springs 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 67%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Palm Springs in?
Palm Beach County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 191,304 students in 230 schools (2024–25).
Where do Palm Springs 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 Springs’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 Springs 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 Springs?
Yes: Atlantis Academy Palm Beaches (special education, grades K–12, 165 students). Palm Springs also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Palm Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Palm Springs → 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.