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South Technology Academy High School
1300 Sw 30th Ave
Boynton Beach FL, 33426, Palm Beach County
Phone: 561-369-7004
Ranking: 
(361 out of 492, bottom 27%)*
(361 out of 492, bottom 27%)*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: | 81 | 70 | 77 | 74 | 80 | 41 | 87 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,125 | 1,164 | 1,271 | 1,259 | 1,282 | 1,300 | 1,287 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 244 | 21.7% | 249 | 21.4% | 318 | 25.0% | 290 | 23.0% | 282 | 22.0% | 263 | 20.2% | 313 | 24.3% |
| Grade 10: | 254 | 22.6% | 276 | 23.7% | 282 | 22.2% | 283 | 22.5% | 265 | 20.7% | 331 | 25.5% | 301 | 23.4% |
| Grade 11: | 273 | 24.3% | 247 | 21.2% | 254 | 20.0% | 260 | 20.7% | 300 | 23.4% | 308 | 23.7% | 297 | 23.1% |
| Grade 12: | 354 | 31.5% | 392 | 33.7% | 417 | 32.8% | 426 | 33.8% | 435 | 33.9% | 398 | 30.6% | 376 | 29.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 470 | 41.8% | 497 | 42.7% | 527 | 41.5% | 542 | 43.1% | 567 | 44.2% | 570 | 43.8% | 615 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 655 | 58.2% | 667 | 57.3% | 744 | 58.5% | 717 | 56.9% | 674 | 52.6% | 670 | 51.5% | 624 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 21 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 12 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.8% | 23 | 1.8% | 12 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 470 | 41.8% | 476 | 40.9% | 501 | 39.4% | 479 | 38.0% | 480 | 37.4% | 420 | 32.3% | 432 | 33.6% |
| Black: | 444 | 39.5% | 471 | 40.5% | 523 | 41.1% | 501 | 39.8% | 490 | 38.2% | 514 | 39.5% | 477 | 37.1% |
| White: | 152 | 13.5% | 158 | 13.6% | 187 | 14.7% | 223 | 17.7% | 250 | 19.5% | 294 | 22.6% | 315 | 24.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 2.2% | 26 | 2.2% | 25 | 2.0% | 28 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 817 | 72.6% | 712 | 61.2% | 739 | 58.1% | 667 | 53.0% | 555 | 43.3% | 494 | 38.0% | 428 | 33.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 3.4% | 50 | 4.3% | 68 | 5.4% | 63 | 5.0% | 77 | 6.0% | 80 | 6.2% | 112 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.89 | 16.63 | 16.52 | 16.93 | 16.03 | 37.10 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 403 | 402 |
| 2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 409 | 406 |
| 2013 | Biology 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 405 | 404 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 410 | 405 | 403 |
| FCAT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 329 | 323 |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 330 | 322 |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 327 | 324 |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 326 | 323 |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 329 | 327 |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 331 | 327 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 336 | 331 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328 | 333 | 329 |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275 | 306 | 300 |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266 | 304 | 296 |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 301 | 298 |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 302 | 300 |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289 | 307 | 306 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 310 | 305 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 316 | 310 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 314 | 309 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 241 | 246 | 244 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 244 | 248 | 246 |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270 | 297 | 298 |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 309 | 302 |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 309 | 304 |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 306 | 303 |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 315 | 306 |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 314 | 307 |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 309 | 302 |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 314 | 309 |
| 2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 318 | 313 |
| 2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 317 | 311 |
| 2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 310 | 308 |
| 2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 314 | 313 |
| 2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 318 | 316 |
| 2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 319 | 317 |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 318 | 317 |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 236 | 241 | 240 |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 239 | 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: | $47,665.0 |
| 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 |
* South Technology Academy 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.