📍 3525 S Congress Ave, Palm Springs, Palm Beach County, 33461
Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Palm Springs, Palm Beach County. The school has 550 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 91.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 6%.
Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy enrolls 550 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 91.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 7.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 392 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 19% |
| White | 40 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
398 of the school's 550 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 397 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palm Beach Preparatory Charter 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 87.
Palm Beach Preparatory Charter 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 550 students, Palm Beach Preparatory Charter 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: Suburb - Large
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