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Palm Beach Gardens High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

4245 Holly Dr

Palm Beach Gardens FL, 33410, Palm Beach County

Phone: 561-694-7300

Ranking:

(285 out of 492, bottom 42%)*

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:	151		147		147		150		153		183		166
Total Students:	2,532		2,502		2,529		2,558		2,560		2,446		2,591
Grade 9:	749	29.6%	755	30.2%	702	27.8%	728	28.5%	754	29.5%	668	27.3%	843	32.5%
Grade 10:	679	26.8%	609	24.3%	657	26.0%	669	26.2%	602	23.5%	706	28.9%	661	25.5%
Grade 11:	571	22.6%	581	23.2%	634	25.1%	556	21.7%	665	26.0%	594	24.3%	580	22.4%
Grade 12:	533	21.1%	557	22.3%	536	21.2%	605	23.7%	539	21.1%	478	19.5%	507	19.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,269	50.1%	1,189	47.5%	1,212	47.9%	1,239	48.4%	1,185	46.3%	1,123	45.9%	1,206	46.5%
Female:	1,263	49.9%	1,313	52.5%	1,317	52.1%	1,319	51.6%	1,284	50.2%	1,224	50.0%	1,296	50.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	21	0.8%	14	0.6%	16	0.6%	14	0.5%	16	0.6%	8	0.3%	7	0.3%
Asian:	101	4.0%	105	4.2%	105	4.2%	112	4.4%	131	5.1%	133	5.4%	130	5.0%
Hispanic:	416	16.4%	439	17.5%	409	16.2%	403	15.8%	375	14.6%	293	12.0%	305	11.8%
Black:	1,203	47.5%	1,152	46.0%	1,191	47.1%	1,214	47.5%	1,193	46.6%	1,170	47.8%	1,239	47.8%
White:	712	28.1%	706	28.2%	713	28.2%	710	27.8%	762	29.8%	751	30.7%	825	31.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.0%	4	0.2%	3	0.1%	7	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	78	3.1%	82	3.3%	92	3.6%	98	3.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,443	57.0%	1,314	52.5%	1,354	53.5%	1,285	50.2%	1,181	46.1%	1,064	43.5%	1,000	38.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	169	6.7%	202	8.1%	223	8.8%	205	8.0%	238	9.3%	274	11.2%	280	10.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.77		17.02		17.20		17.05		16.79		15.60		15.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	385	403	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	392	409	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	396	405	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	395	405	403
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	329	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	330	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	327	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	326	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	329	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	331	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	336	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	333	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	306	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	304	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	301	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	302	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	307	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	310	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	316	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	314	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	246	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	248	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	297	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	309	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	309	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	306	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	315	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	314	307
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	309	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	314	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	318	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	317	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	310	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	314	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	318	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	319	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	318	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	241	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	241	240

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.8%	59.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.2%	40.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	36.8%	23.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	63.2%	76.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,132.0	$45,481.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,115.0	$33,812.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$55,976.0	$49,424.0

* Palm Beach Gardens High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.