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Palm Beach Lakes High School

๐Ÿ“ 3505 Shiloh Dr, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, 33407

2,688
Pupils
23.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Palm Beach Lakes High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 2,688 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 115 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 5 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Palm Beach

Enrollment & staffing

Palm Beach Lakes High School enrolls 2,688 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 115 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.

Male students
1,357 (50%)
Female students
1,331 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
115
Student-teacher ratio
23.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American1,60860%
Hispanic or Latino88433%
White1244.6%
Two or more races361.3%
Asian21<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native13<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,881 of the school's 2,688 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,871 qualify for free lunch and 10 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

City, MidsizeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Palm Beach Lakes High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 30, state house district 88.

School district: PALM BEACH

Palm Beach Lakes 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 2,688 students, Palm Beach Lakes 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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Academic Performance

26%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
88%
Graduation rate
23%
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 (5) โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Midsize

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