📍 6161 W. Woolbright Road, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, 33437
South Tech Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 1,184 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joshua Wigelsworth. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Tech Academy enrolls 1,184 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 41% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 522 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 491 | 41% |
| White | 131 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
791 of the school's 1,184 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 783 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Tech Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 31, state house district 91.
South Tech Academy 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 1,184 students, South Tech Academy is larger than the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large