📍 1001 Sw Avenue M, Belle Glade, Palm Beach County, 33430
Glades Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Belle Glade, Palm Beach County. The school has 868 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melanie Bolden-morris. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Glades Central High School enrolls 868 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 530 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 313 | 36% |
| White | 21 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
702 of the school's 868 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 697 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Glades Central High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 81.
Glades Central 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 868 students, Glades Central High School is close to the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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