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Suncoast Community High School

๐Ÿ“ 1717 Avenue S, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, 33404

1,592
Pupils
19.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Suncoast Community High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 1,592 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 22 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Palm Beach
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Suncoast Community High School enrolls 1,592 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 80 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.

Male students
880 (55%)
Female students
712 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
80
Student-teacher ratio
19.9:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 22% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White54334%
Hispanic or Latino36323%
Black or African American34822%
Asian25716%
Two or more races784.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

420 of the school's 1,592 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 387 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12

Suncoast Community High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 88.

School district: PALM BEACH

Suncoast Community High School is one of 234 schools in PALM BEACH, based in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The district serves 189,634 students district-wide and employs 11,177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,592 students, Suncoast Community High School is larger than the district average of about 810 students per school.

189,634
District students
234
Schools
11,177
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11โ€“16) IB DP (Ages 16โ€“19) IB CP (Ages 16โ€“19)
IBO code
000560
IB since
22 January 1990
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

90%
Reading proficient
69%
Math proficient
99%
Graduation rate
5%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (22) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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