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Leadership Academy West High School
1760 North Congress Ave
West Palm Beach FL, 33409, Palm Beach County
Phone: 561-434-0996
Ranking: 
(421 out of 492, bottom 14%)*
(421 out of 492, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Palm Beach County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 139 | 147 | 136 | 129 | 129 | 130 | 129 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 31 | 22.3% | 27 | 18.4% | 40 | 29.4% | 33 | 25.6% | 33 | 25.6% | 22 | 16.9% | 25 | 19.4% |
| Grade 10: | 36 | 25.9% | 45 | 30.6% | 34 | 25.0% | 29 | 22.5% | 28 | 21.7% | 27 | 20.8% | 53 | 41.1% |
| Grade 11: | 36 | 25.9% | 42 | 28.6% | 38 | 27.9% | 41 | 31.8% | 28 | 21.7% | 51 | 39.2% | 41 | 31.8% |
| Grade 12: | 36 | 25.9% | 33 | 22.4% | 24 | 17.6% | 26 | 20.2% | 40 | 31.0% | 30 | 23.1% | 10 | 7.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 70 | 50.4% | 69 | 46.9% | 60 | 44.1% | 57 | 44.2% | 55 | 42.6% | 65 | 50.0% | 70 | 54.3% |
| Female: | 69 | 49.6% | 78 | 53.1% | 76 | 55.9% | 72 | 55.8% | 63 | 48.8% | 54 | 41.5% | 49 | 38.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 39 | 30.2% | 1 | 0.8% | 3 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 84 | 60.4% | 95 | 64.6% | 86 | 63.2% | 70 | 54.3% | 23 | 17.8% | 80 | 61.5% | 70 | 54.3% |
| Black: | 34 | 24.5% | 31 | 21.1% | 23 | 16.9% | 20 | 15.5% | 19 | 14.7% | 9 | 6.9% | 17 | 13.2% |
| White: | 15 | 10.8% | 18 | 12.2% | 25 | 18.4% | 36 | 27.9% | 42 | 32.6% | 37 | 28.5% | 33 | 25.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 3.6% | 3 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 79.1% | 104 | 70.7% | 91 | 66.9% | 67 | 51.9% | 54 | 41.9% | 48 | 36.9% | 48 | 37.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 4.3% | 8 | 5.4% | 7 | 5.1% | 9 | 7.0% | 9 | 7.0% | 3 | 2.3% | 11 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.38 | 18.38 | 17.00 | 14.02 | 12.90 | 15.30 | 19.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 383 | 403 | 402 |
| 2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 409 | 406 |
| 2013 | Biology 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 405 | 404 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 389 | 405 | 403 |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 326 | 323 |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 329 | 327 |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 331 | 327 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 336 | 331 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 333 | 329 |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274 | 302 | 300 |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307 | 307 | 306 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261 | 310 | 305 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 316 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284 | 314 | 309 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 233 | 246 | 244 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 234 | 248 | 246 |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 309 | 302 |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 309 | 304 |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 306 | 303 |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 260 | 315 | 306 |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 314 | 307 |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 309 | 302 |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 314 | 309 |
| 2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 318 | 313 |
| 2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 317 | 311 |
| 2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 310 | 308 |
| 2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 314 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 318 | 316 |
| 2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 319 | 317 |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 318 | 317 |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 226 | 241 | 240 |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 241 | 240 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 100.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 0.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | NA |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary: | $28,561.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
* Leadership Academy West High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.