📍 1950 Benoist Farms Rd, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, 33411
Turning Points Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 76 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 30%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Turning Points Academy enrolls 76 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 72% male and 28% female. A teaching staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 48 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 20% |
| White | 9 | 12% |
| Asian | 2 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 76 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 61 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.
Turning Points Academy 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 86.
Turning Points 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 76 students, Turning Points 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: City - Midsize
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