Palm Beach Lakes High School

3505 Shiloh Dr, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 | (561) 640-5000

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,971

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4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,971 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 436th out of 471 high schools in FL.

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
Magnet School

School District Details

Palm Beach County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,394
Graduation Rate: 64.8%
Dropout Rate: 5.0%
Students Per Teacher: 15.1
Enrolled Students: 172,897

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,971
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 125.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 973 (49.4%)
Females: 951 (48.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 132 (6.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 959 (48.7%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,091 (55.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Palm Beach Lakes High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	12	0.6%
Black	1,512	76.7%
Asian	52	2.6%
Hispanic	278	14.1%
White	70	3.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	612	31.1%
10th Grade	449	22.8%
11th Grade	481	24.4%
12th Grade	429	21.8%

Graduation and Dropouts (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

68.0%

District:

78.0%

Dropout Rate

School:

2.3%

District:

2.8%

State:

2.0%

Teacher Educational Background (2010)

Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree

School:

67.3%

District:

75.9%

State:

65.3%

Percent of Teachers with a Ph.D.

School:

0.9%

District:

0.6%

State:

1.0%

Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers

School:

4.8%

State:

4.8%

Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background

School:

6.2%

State:

4.8%

Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for Palm Beach Lakes High School

Reviewed by Student on October 19, 2009
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Even though many people believe that this school is bad it's not.It has a great Law and Medical academy program.The LPN program allows children with a 3.2 GPA to be enrolled and graduate as a licensed paritical nurse!

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