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Palm Beach Central High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

8499 Forest Hill Blvd, Wellington, FL 33411 · (561) 304-1000 · Part of Palm Beach County School District

Wellington’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
2,760
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Palm Beach Central High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Florida’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state

On the path

Where Wellington kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Palm Beach Central High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8499 Forest Hill Blvd, Wellington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9669
Grade 10676
Grade 11712
Grade 12703
Enrollment over time
2,895’20
2,831’21
2,980’22
2,841’23
2,760’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 26%White 26%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palm Beach Central High School from Wellington families.

Other schools in Palm Beach County School District

The district →
Verde K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boca Raton
A
1,360 students16:1
Clifford O Taylor/Kirklane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palm Springs
C−
1,342 students15:1
Manatee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Worth
A
1,268 students17:1
Binks Forest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wellington
A+
1,246 students16:1
Barton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Worth
D
1,185 students17:1
Citrus Cove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boynton Beach
B
1,137 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Wellington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.