West Palm Beach public schools: every school, zone and report card

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the School District of Palm Beach County’s Schools & Principals list, zone maps and feeder reports, 11th Day Enrollment Report, Choice and In-House Programs guide (PDF) and charter school directory, Palm Beach County’s address records and municipal boundary map, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES Private School Survey.

Public schools in West Palm Beach are run by the School District of Palm Beach County, not by the city; the district’s headquarters has a West Palm Beach address on Forest Hill Boulevard. Attendance zones do not follow city limits. Many schools with a West Palm Beach mailing address sit outside the city in unincorporated Palm Beach County, and some city homes are zoned for schools on the island of Palm Beach, in Riviera Beach, in Westlake and in Royal Palm Beach. Each table below says where the campus is.

Find your school

• Zone lookup: the district’s Find My School map
• Zone maps for each school: elementary, middle and high school
• School District of Palm Beach County: 561-434-8000
• Enroll a new student: the district’s student registration page

Matching the district’s boundary maps against Palm Beach County’s address records, about 64% of the homes inside city limits are zoned for Palm Beach Lakes Community High, about 32% for Forest Hill Community High, about 3% for Seminole Ridge Community High and less than 1% for Royal Palm Beach Community High. Our neighborhoods guide shows the zoned schools for each part of the city.

The tables list every school in alphabetical order. “Students” is the district’s count on Aug. 24, 2026, the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year, including pre-K. “State grade” is Florida’s A to F school grade for 2025-26, released in 2026. “Where” says whether the campus is inside city limits, according to the county’s municipal boundary map.

High schools

Dreyfoos has no zone; students audition. William T. Dwyer High has a West Palm Beach mailing address but sits in Palm Beach Gardens, and no city homes are zoned for it. Palm Beach Lakes plays football in Class 6A, District 13 for 2026-27; Forest Hill plays as an independent. See our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.

Middle schools

About 34% of the city’s homes are zoned for Conniston, 29% for Bear Lakes, 15% for Roosevelt and 11% for Jeaga. The rest are zoned for two middle schools outside the city: John F. Kennedy Middle in Riviera Beach, about 8%, which earned a B in 2026, and Western Pines Middle in Westlake, about 3%, which earned an A. Bak Middle School of the Arts has no zone; students audition.

Elementary and K-8 schools

Northboro has no zone; its Montessori program takes choice applications. Some city homes are zoned for elementary schools outside the city:

• Palm Beach Public, on the island of Palm Beach, about 7% of the city’s homes, including El Cid, Flamingo Park and Grandview Heights; it earned an A in 2026. Zone map
• Pierce Hammock Elementary in Loxahatchee, about 3%, the homes around Ibis; it earned an A. Zone map
• West Riviera Elementary (pre-K to second grade, a C in 2026) and Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary (third to fifth grade, a B) in Riviera Beach, about 2%.

The School Board’s only boundary change for 2026-27, Boundary Study RB-1, adopted March 11, 2026, consolidated the West Riviera and Bethune zones into that pair and moved part of the Bethune zone north of Blue Heron Boulevard to Washington Elementary, according to the district’s enrollment and boundaries page. It did not change any zone for a school inside West Palm Beach.

Charter schools

Charter schools are tuition-free public schools sponsored by the district and run by their own boards. They have no attendance zones; each page explains how admission works.

The district’s charter school directory also lists four charter schools with West Palm Beach addresses that serve students with particular needs and are rated by the state’s School Improvement Rating instead of an A to F grade:

• Believers Academy, 5840 Corporate Way, Suite 100, an exceptional student education school for ages 14 to 22 (75 students on Aug. 24)
• Connections Education Center of the Palm Beaches, 1310 Old Congress Ave., Suite 100, pre-K to eighth grade for students with autism spectrum disorder (105 students)
• Florida Futures Academy North Campus, 1760 N. Congress Ave., an alternative high school (101 students)
• Worthington High School, 1711 Worthington Road, an alternative school for ages 16 to 21 (523 students)

The district also runs Indian Ridge School, 1955 Golden Lakes Blvd., which its school list describes as an exceptional student education school. G-Star School of the Arts, which the federal directory lists in West Palm Beach, is at 2030 S. Congress Ave. in Palm Springs, according to the district’s directory. University Preparatory Academy, a charter school on North Australian Avenue, closed in 2025; the directory gives its closing date as July 8, 2025, and the reason as a voluntary closure after consecutive low school grades.

How many students each high and middle school has

The district’s 11th Day Enrollment Report counted 177,772 students in all Palm Beach County public schools on Aug. 24, 2026. It says the October count gives a steadier picture for planning.

Private schools

Private schools with West Palm Beach addresses and at least 100 students in the federal Private School Survey for 2023-24, in alphabetical order. Each name links to the school’s website or, where we could not confirm one, its federal record. Students are the survey’s 2023-24 count.

The survey lists 12 more private schools and programs with West Palm Beach addresses, each with fewer than 100 students; search the survey by city for the full list.

More on West Palm Beach schools

For the district calendar, registration documents and the School Board, see our West Palm Beach schools guide. For the schools zoned for each part of the city, see our neighborhoods guide. For high school sports, see Friday night football and the scoreboard.

Frequently asked questions

Which school district serves West Palm Beach?

The School District of Palm Beach County runs every traditional public school in West Palm Beach and sponsors its charter schools. The city does not run schools. The district’s main line is 561-434-8000.

How do I find which school my West Palm Beach address is zoned for?

Enter the address in the district’s Find My School map. Zones do not follow city limits, and many schools with a West Palm Beach mailing address are outside the city in unincorporated Palm Beach County.

Which high schools serve West Palm Beach?

Palm Beach Lakes Community High is zoned for about 64% of the homes in the city and Forest Hill Community High for about 32%. About 2,100 homes in the far west, around Ibis, are zoned for Seminole Ridge in Westlake, and a few hundred for Royal Palm Beach High.

How many public schools serve West Palm Beach?

This list has 42 with pages of their own: six high schools, five middle schools, 24 elementary and K-8 schools, and seven charter schools.

Are there arts magnet schools in West Palm Beach?

Yes. Bak Middle School of the Arts and Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts are district schools with no zone; students apply through the district’s choice program and audition.