📍 225 Sw 12th St, Belle Glade, Palm Beach County, 33430
Crossroads Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Belle Glade, Palm Beach County. The school has 183 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Diane Howard. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. The four-year graduation rate is 49%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Crossroads Academy enrolls 183 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 137 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 21% |
| White | 5 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 183 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Crossroads Academy 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.
Crossroads 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 183 students, Crossroads Academy is smaller than the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant