Royal Palm Beach High: zone, grade and calendar

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, the School District of Palm Beach County’s Schools & Principals list, zone maps and feeder reports and start times, Palm Beach County’s address records, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Royal Palm Beach Community High is a School District of Palm Beach County high school on Okeechobee Boulevard, inside the village of Royal Palm Beach, according to Palm Beach County’s municipal boundary map, about 10 miles west of downtown West Palm Beach. Its zone takes in a small part of the city’s western edge and unincorporated neighborhoods with West Palm Beach mailing addresses between the city and Royal Palm Beach. The teams are the Wildcats; the district’s school information lists it as opened in 1997.

Who to call

• Front office: 561-753-4000, 10600 Okeechobee Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411
• School website: rpbh.palmbeachschools.org
• Enrolling a new student: the district’s student registration page; district main line 561-434-8000
• Buses: the district’s Transportation Call Center, 561-357-1110

Principal

Principal Shakeica Robinson, according to the district’s Schools & Principals list, which the school’s website links from its menu.

Enrollment and teachers

• District count: 2,124 students on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026). The district rates the building for 2,717, so it is at 78% of capacity, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report.
• Federal count: 2,372 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 127 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 19 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F, from the share of possible points it earns on state test results, learning gains and, for high schools, the graduation rate and college and career acceleration.

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

• English language arts: 59%
• Math: 42%
• Science: 58%
• Social studies: 93%
• Graduation rate (2024-25): 96%
• College and career acceleration (2024-25): 77% of graduates

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site, an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School map or the Royal Palm Beach High zone map (PDF). Matching the district’s boundary map against Palm Beach County’s address records, less than 1% of the homes inside West Palm Beach city limits, roughly 500, are zoned for Royal Palm Beach High.

Under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report, Royal Palm Beach High draws from these middle school zones:

• Jeaga Middle: 12 planning areas, zoned for Wynnebrook Elementary, Benoist Farms Elementary, Grassy Waters Elementary
• Crestwood Middle: eight planning areas, zoned for Royal Palm Beach, Everglades Elementary, H.L. Johnson, Cypress Trails
• Western Pines Middle: four planning areas, zoned for Golden Grove Elementary

The School Board’s only boundary change for 2026-27, Boundary Study RB-1, adopted March 11, 2026, redrew elementary zones in Riviera Beach, according to the district’s enrollment and boundaries page. It did not change Royal Palm Beach High’s zone.

Calendar and bell times

From the district’s 2026-27 key dates:

• Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students; the second quarter starts Tuesday, Oct. 13
• Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: fall holiday
• Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is also a day off for students

The school’s bell schedule runs an alternating block, starting with announcements at 7:30 a.m.

Programs

The district’s 2026-27 Choice and In-House Programs guide (PDF) lists these at Royal Palm Beach High:

• Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating Technology
• International Baccalaureate
• Marketing and Entrepreneurship
• Medical Sciences
• Navy JROTC
• Quantum AI Nexus Academy, new for 2026-27
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

Choice programs take applications through the district’s school choice office.

Sports and activities

The Wildcats play football in Class 5A, Region 3, District 12 for 2026-27, according to the FHSAA’s classifications. The other teams are William T. Dwyer, Martin County, Palm Beach Gardens, Seminole Ridge and South Fork.

The school’s athletics page lists boys and girls bowling, cheerleading, boys and girls cross country, football, boys and girls golf, boys and girls swimming, girls volleyball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, girls weightlifting, wrestling, baseball, beach volleyball, flag football, softball, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track, boys volleyball and boys weightlifting. The athletic coordinator is Eric Patterson.

Follow the Wildcats on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

More on West Palm Beach schools

• The school’s website
• The district’s Schools & Principals list, with the school’s district listing
• Every public school in West Palm Beach
• Our West Palm Beach schools guide for registration, the School Board and the full calendar

Frequently asked questions

Which West Palm Beach homes are zoned for Royal Palm Beach High?

About 470 homes inside West Palm Beach city limits, on the city’s western edge, are zoned for Royal Palm Beach Community High, according to the district’s zone map and county address records. Check yours on the district’s Find My School map.

What grades does Royal Palm Beach High serve?

Grades 9 through 12, at 10600 Okeechobee Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach.

What is Royal Palm Beach High’s school grade?

Royal Palm Beach Community High earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 62% of possible points. Its 2024-25 graduation rate was 96%.

What time does Royal Palm Beach High start?

The district lists the school day as 7:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.