Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Palm Springs, Florida
Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy in Palm Springs, Florida enrolled 632 students in 2024-25 with 10.0 full-time teachers, 63.2 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 55-59% (Florida: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 67%
550 students in 2022-23, 642 students in 2023-24, 632 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.0 to 10.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 550 | 6.0 | 91.7 |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 12.0 | 53.5 |
| 2024-25 | 632 | 10.0 | 63.2 |
63.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Florida high schools
Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy enrolled 464 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
65.7% of students were Hispanic, 24.2% Black, 6.5% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic65.7%
- Black24.2%
- White6.5%
- Two or more races1.3%
- American Indian1.1%
- Asian0.9%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 10% or less | 55% (2021-22) | 52.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
55-59% of the 175 students in Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Florida | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 55‑59% | 90% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 175 | 13,983 | 208,274 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy
- Pace Center for GirlsThe nearest public high school, 0.9 miles away: 30 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- G-Star School of the ArtsThe next nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 710 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy with Pace Center for GirlsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Palm Beach County School District spends per student$14,024 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,024
- The largest public schools in FloridaPalm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy is the number 461 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#461 of 818
- Florida schools by students per teacher63.2 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.63.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy
How many students attend Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy?
632 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 550 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Palm Springs, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy?
63.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy a Title I school?
Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy?
55-59% of the 175 students in Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy in?
Palm Beach County School District, NCES district ID 1201500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120150008009 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.