Potentials Charter School

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Riviera Beach, Florida

Potentials Charter School in Riviera Beach, Florida enrolled 49 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 9.8 students per teacher against the Florida median of 11.4. 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, 50-100% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 81% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 300%

27 students in 2022-23, 25 students in 2023-24, 49 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.3 to 5.0.

Students enrolled at Potentials Charter School by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23272023-24252024-2549
Students enrolled at Potentials Charter School by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23272023-24252024-2549
Students enrolled at Potentials Charter School by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23272023-24252024-2549
Students enrolled at Potentials Charter School by school year2022-23: 27, 2023-24: 25, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23272023-24252024-2549
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23271.321.6
2023-24251.025.0
2024-25495.09.8

9.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Florida schools of this kind

Among the 234 Florida schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 9.8; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 9.8; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 9.8; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state median 11.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Florida other schools, 2024-25234 values from 3.0 to 82.5; This school 9.8; state median 11.4.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 9.8state median 11.4U.S. 13.8

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 Potentials Charter School enrolled 30 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 absent77.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

32.7% of students were Hispanic, 30.6% White, 28.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic32.7%
  2. White30.6%
  3. Black28.6%
  4. Two or more races8.2%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Potentials Charter School scored proficient or above: 50-100% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑100%55%53%
Math, 2022-2340‑59%55% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.

Schools of this kind in Riviera Beach

2 public schools of this kind in Riviera Beach report 2024-25 enrollment; Potentials Charter School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Potentials Charter School499.849.0%
Seagull Academy3316.560.6%

All public schools in Riviera Beach →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Potentials Charter School

  1. Alternative Program CentralThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.3 miles away: 12 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Palm Beach Regional Detention CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.5 miles away: 51 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Potentials Charter School with Alternative Program CentralStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaPotentials Charter School is the number 233 by size of 347 Florida schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#233 of 347
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher9.8 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 11.4 for schools of this kind.9.8:1
  7. 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 Potentials Charter School

  1. How many students attend Potentials Charter School?
    49 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 27 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Riviera Beach, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Potentials Charter School?
    9.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for schools of this kind is 11.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Potentials Charter School a Title I school?
    Potentials Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Potentials Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Potentials Charter School scored proficient or above: 50-100% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Potentials Charter School in?
    Palm Beach County School District, NCES district ID 1201500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120150003471 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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.

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