Map of Florida highlighting Palm Beach County

The School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) is the tenth-largest

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in the United States, and the fifth largest school district in

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. The district encompasses all of

Palm Beach County Palm Beach County is a county located in the southeastern part of Florida and lies directly north of Broward County and Miami-Dade County. The county had a population of 1,492,191 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous county ...

. For the beginning of the 2018–2019

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, enrollment totaled 192,533 students in

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through

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s. The district operates a total of 180 schools: 109

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, adult and community, intermediate, and Exceptional Student Education (ESE). It has 27,168 employees and 45,000 volunteers. Established in 1909, the district was known as the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction until the mid-1980s. It is accredited by

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(formerly known as Advance-ED). The district's headquarters are in the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center in

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Schools

As of 2010–2011, the district is responsible for the following schools: * Wellington Community High School / Adult Center

Adult and community

* Adult Education Center * Delray Full Service Center

Alternative

* AMIKids – Palm Beach * CARP * Crossroads Academy * Elementary Transition – West at Crossroads Academy * Elementary Transition North / Central – Gold Coast * Gold Coast Community School * Highridge Family Center * Intensive Transition – South at South Area School of Choice * Intensive Transition – West at Crossroads Academy * Kelly Center * PACE Center for Girls * Palm Beach County Jail * Palm Beach Juvenile Correction Facility * Palm Beach Juvenile Detention * Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy * Turning Points Academy

Elementary

* Acreage Pines Elementary School * Addison Mizner Elementary School (until August 2021) * Allamanda Elementary School * Banyan Creek Elementary School * Barton Elementary School * Belle Glade Elementary School * Belvedere Elementary School * Benoist Farms Elementary School * Berkshire Elementary School * Binks Forest Elementary School * Boca Raton Elementary School * Calusa Elementary School * Cholee Lake Elementary School * Citrus Cove Elementary School * Clifford O. Taylor / Kirklane Elementary School * Coral Reef Elementary School * Coral Sunset Elementary School * Crosspointe Elementary School * Crystal Lakes Elementary School * Cypress Trails Elementary School * Del Prado Elementary School * Diamond View Elementary School * Discovery Key Elementary School * Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School * Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School * Egret Lake Elementary School * Elbridge Gale Elementary School * Equestrian Trails Elementary School * Everglades Elementary School * Forest Hill Elementary School * Forest Park Elementary School * Freedom Shores Elementary School * Frontier Elementary School * Galaxy Elementary School * Glade View Elementary School * Golden Grove Elementary School * Gove Elementary School * Grassy Waters Elementary School * Greenacres Elementary School * Grove Park Elementary School * H. L. Johnson Elementary School * Hagen Road Elementary School * Hammock Pointe Elementary School * Heritage Elementary School * Highland Elementary School * Hope-Centennial Elementary School * Indian Pines Elementary School * J. C. Mitchell Elementary School * Jerry Thomas Elementary School * Jupiter Elementary School * Jupiter Farms Elementary, Jupiter Farms Elementary School * K. E. Cunningham / Canal Point Elementary School * Lake Park Elementary School * Lantana Elementary School * Liberty Park Elementary School * Lighthouse Elementary School * Limestone Creek Elementary School * Lincoln Elementary School * Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School * Manatee Elementary School * Marsh Pointe Elementary School * Meadow Park Elementary School * Melaleuca Elementary School * Morikami Park Elementary School * New Horizons Elementary School * North Grade Elementary School * Northboro Elementary School * Northmore Elementary School * Orchard View Elementary School * Pahokee Elementary School * Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School * Palm Beach Public * Palm Springs Elementary School * Palmetto Elementary School * Panther Run Elementary School * Pierce Hammock Elementary School * Pine Grove Elementary School * Pine Jog Elementary School * Pioneer Park Elementary School * Pleasant City Elementary School * Plumosa School of the Arts * Poinciana Elementary School * Rolling Green Elementary School * Roosevelt Elementary School * Rosenwald Elementary School * Royal Palm Beach Elementary School * S. D. Spady Elementary School * Sandpiper Shores Elementary School * Seminole Trails Elementary School * South Grade Elementary School * South Olive Elementary School * Starlight Cove Elementary School * Sunrise Park Elementary School * Sunset Palms Elementary School * Timber Trace Elementary School * The Conservatory School @ North Palm Beach * U. B. Kinsey / Palmview Elementary School * Washington Elementary School * Waters Edge Elementary School * Wellington Elementary School * West Gate Elementary School * West Riviera Elementary School * Westward Elementary School * Whispering Pines Elementary School * Wynnebrook Elementary School

ESE

* Indian Ridge School * Royal Palm School

Middle

* Bak Middle School of the Arts * Bear Lakes Middle School * Boca Raton Community Middle School * Carver Community Middle School * Christa McAuliffe Middle School * Congress Middle School * Conniston Community Middle School * Crestwood Middle School * Don Estridge High Tech Middle School * Eagles Landing Middle School * Emerald Cove Middle School * Howell L. Watkins Middle School * Independence Middle School * Jeaga Middle School * John F. Kennedy Middle School * Jupiter Middle School * L. C. Swain Middle School * Lake Shore Middle School * Lake Worth Middle School * Lantana Community Middle School * Loggers Run Community Middle School * Okeeheelee Middle School * Omni Middle School * Osceola Creek Middle School * Pahokee Middle School * Palm Springs Community Middle School * Polo Park Middle School * Roosevelt Community Middle School * Royal Palm School * Somerset Academy Canyons Middle School * Tradewinds Middle School * Watson B. Duncan Middle School * Wellington Landings Middle School * Western Pines Middle School * Woodlands Middle School

Intermediate

* Beacon Cove Intermediate School

K–12

* Palm Beach Virtual School * Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus *Hidden Oaks K-8 *Verde K-8 *Addison Mizner K-8 (as of August 2021)

High

* Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts *

Atlantic Community High School Atlantic Community High School (also known as Atlantic and ATL and formerly called Seacrest High School) is a public high school located in Delray Beach, Florida, United States. It is part of the School District of Palm Beach County. Known for ...

Boca Raton Community High School Boca Raton Community High School is a magnet high school that is part of the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It has been rated an "A" school each consecutive year by the Florida Department of Education since 2005 and ...

Boynton Beach Community High School Boynton Beach Community High School is a public high school located in Boynton Beach, Florida, United States, and it serves grades 9–12 in the School District of Palm Beach County. Students have the opportunity to tackle AICE and Advance Plac ...

Forest Hill Community High School Forest Hill Community High School (FHCHS) also known as Forest Hill or ''The Hill'', is a coeducational public high school in West Palm Beach, Florida with an enrollment of 2,457 students. The school is a part of the School District of Palm Beach ...

G-Star School Of The Arts The School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) is the tenth-largest public school district in the United States, and the fifth largest school district in Florida. The district encompasses all of Palm Beach County. For the beginning of the 201 ...

* Glades Central Community High School * John I. Leonard Community High School *

Jupiter Community High School Jupiter Community High School, also known as Jupiter High School and JHS, is a public high school in Jupiter, Florida, United States. JHS is a part of the School District of Palm Beach County and is the northernmost high school in Palm Beach Coun ...

Lake Worth Community High School Lake Worth Community High School is a public high school located in Lake Worth Beach, Florida. Established in 1922 as Lake Worth High School, it is currently one of Palm Beach County's largest schools. The Palm Beach County School Board added ...

Olympic Heights Community High School Olympic Heights Community High School is a public high school located at 20101 Lyons Road, known for, serving west Boca Raton, parts of Boynton Beach and parts of Delray Beach as part of the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida. Acad ...

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Palm Beach Central High School Palm Beach Central High School is a high school located in Wellington, Florida in the Palm Beach County School District. Opened in 2003, Palm Beach Central currently has over 3,000 students (2,966 in the 2019-20 school year) enrolled in grades ni ...

Palm Beach Gardens Community High School Palm Beach Gardens Community High School is a public magnet high school for grades 9–12 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The school mascot is the Gator. It was built in 1968 as a public high school. The original school was demolished and a new sc ...

* Palm Beach Lakes Community High School *

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* Royal Palm Beach Community High School *

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* Seminole Ridge Community High School * Somerset Academy Canyons High School *

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* Wellington Community High School *

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Defunct racially segregated schools

Racially segregated schools included: * Boca Raton Negro High School, renamed Roadman School in 1956 * Colored School No. 4 * Everglades Camp, grades 1–6, 1955-1966 * East Lake High School (Pahokee) * Everglades Vocational High School (Belle Glade), renamed Lake Shore High School (Belle Glade) in 1955 *

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* Odyssey Middle School (Boynton Beach), closed in 2017 * Industrial High School (West Palm Beach, Florida), renamed Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School (West Palm Beach) in 1950, then Roosevelt High School * Lincoln High School (Riviera Beach, Florida), in building formerly housing West Riviera Junior High School * Osborne School (Lake Worth, Florida)

District leadership

Michael J. Burke was named interim superintendent of the Palm Beach County School District in July 2021 and selected for a full term in October 2021. The district is governed by a school board. The board consists of seven members, who are all elected from single-member districts. One of the Board Members is elected chair and one of them is elected Vice Chair. Board members serve staggered terms, and members from Districts 1, 2, and 5 are elected during presidential election years, while the members from Districts 3, 4, 6, and 7 are elected in gubernatorial election years. Board members are Frank A. Barbieri Jr esq. (Chairman, District 5), Karen Brill (Vice Chair District 3), Barbara McQuinn (District 1), Alexandria Ayala (District 2) Erica Whitfield (District 4), Marcia Andrews (District 6), and Debra Robinson, M.D. (District 7).

Demographics

As of the 2019–2020 school year, in its enrollment breakdown by ethnic group, 35.9% of its students were of

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origin, of any race; 29.6% of students were of

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ancestry; 27.7% of students were

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; 3.0% of students were

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; 2.8% of students were of multiple race categories, while Native Americans and

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s composed less than 1% of the student population. Regarding economic status, 58.4% of students are considered economically disadvantaged.

Performance

As of the 2018–2019 school year, SDPBC has a graduation rate of 87.1%, up from 82.3% from the 2015–2016 school year. During the 2019 spring examination of the statewide Florida Standards Assessments, 54% of third grade students achieved basic proficiency or higher in English language arts

Controversy

Prior to 2021, the board had taken "major steps to improve equity among students", though "glaring disparities" in suspension rates, student performance, and attendance between black and white students remained. In part because of these disparities, on May 5, 2021, the school board adopted an equity statement which said it is "committed to dismantling structures rooted in white advantage". At a board meeting on May 26, 2021, many parents said the equity statement stoked racial tension, and introduced Marxist ideology and

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. The board voted to remove the controversial statement because it had angered so many people.

References

https://www.palmbeachschools.org/showcase/schoolsbyleve
"Schools by Level"

External links

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School District of Palm Beach County – Official Website

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