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West Boca Raton High School

๐Ÿ“ 12811 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, 33498

2,271
Pupils
19.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

West Boca Raton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County. The school has 2,271 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Edmund Capitano. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 114.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Edmund Capitano
School district
Palm Beach

Enrollment & staffing

West Boca Raton High School enrolls 2,271 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 114.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.

Male students
1,022 (45%)
Female students
1,249 (55%)
Teachers (FTE)
114.5
Student-teacher ratio
19.8:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White1,02545%
Hispanic or Latino90040%
Black or African American1737.6%
Asian924.1%
Two or more races602.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native18<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

646 of the school's 2,271 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 615 qualify for free lunch and 31 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

West Boca Raton 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 29, state house district 81.

School district: PALM BEACH

West Boca Raton 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 2,271 students, West Boca Raton 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

70%
Reading proficient
55%
Math proficient
98%
Graduation rate
6%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (18) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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