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Palm Beach Central High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

8499 Forest Hill Blvd

West Palm Beach FL, 33411, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-304-1000

Ranking:

(147 out of 492, top 30%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Palm Beach County School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	150		149		148		147		149		184		148
Total Students:	2,853		2,896		2,863		2,868		2,926		2,878		2,682
Grade 9:	764	26.8%	800	27.6%	743	26.0%	765	26.7%	790	27.0%	838	29.1%	742	27.7%
Grade 10:	756	26.5%	747	25.8%	748	26.1%	725	25.3%	775	26.5%	740	25.7%	737	27.5%
Grade 11:	690	24.2%	713	24.6%	716	25.0%	730	25.5%	721	24.6%	733	25.5%	650	24.2%
Grade 12:	643	22.5%	636	22.0%	656	22.9%	648	22.6%	640	21.9%	567	19.7%	553	20.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,513	53.0%	1,516	52.3%	1,545	54.0%	1,539	53.7%	1,481	50.6%	1,468	51.0%	1,331	49.6%
Female:	1,340	47.0%	1,380	47.7%	1,318	46.0%	1,329	46.3%	1,367	46.7%	1,288	44.8%	1,261	47.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	18	0.6%	20	0.7%	22	0.8%	22	0.8%	21	0.7%	12	0.4%	6	0.2%
Asian:	94	3.3%	89	3.1%	92	3.2%	81	2.8%	94	3.2%	93	3.2%	76	2.8%
Hispanic:	926	32.5%	918	31.7%	872	30.5%	855	29.8%	905	30.9%	773	26.9%	712	26.5%
Black:	521	18.3%	499	17.2%	506	17.7%	472	16.5%	457	15.6%	496	17.2%	414	15.4%
White:	1,194	41.9%	1,267	43.8%	1,281	44.7%	1,345	46.9%	1,379	47.1%	1,390	48.3%	1,388	51.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.0%	3	0.1%	4	0.1%	10	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	99	3.5%	100	3.5%	86	3.0%	83	2.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	952	33.4%	711	24.6%	645	22.5%	618	21.5%	519	17.7%	456	15.8%	351	13.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	108	3.8%	149	5.1%	168	5.9%	123	4.3%	158	5.4%	156	5.4%	105	3.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.02		19.44		19.34		19.51		19.64		18.20		18.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	394	403	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	400	409	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	410	405	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	403	405	403
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	329	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	330	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	327	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	332	326	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	329	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	331	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	341	336	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	333	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	306	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	304	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	301	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	302	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	307	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	310	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	316	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	314	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	247	246	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	251	248	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	297	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	309	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	309	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	306	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	315	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	314	307
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	309	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	314	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	318	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	317	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	310	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	314	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	318	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	319	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	318	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	241	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	241	240

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.6%	73.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.4%	27.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	8.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	58.5%	42.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	41.5%	57.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,181.0	$41,753.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,452.0	$33,940.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$57,085.0	$47,718.0

* Palm Beach Central High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.