BOCA RATON – The Don Estridge High Tech Middle School in Boca Raton is ranked among the top 10 schools in the state as measured by student FCAT scores.
The high-tech middle school, built on the site of the former IBM campus in Boca Raton, is actually one of six Palm Beach County Schools ranked in the top 10. High schools are also ranked by their graduation rates, student participation and performance in accelerated coursework and postsecondary readiness.
The schools are:
Elementary;
#7 – South Olive Elementary School
Middle;
#4 – Bak Middle School of the Arts
#6 – Don Estridge High Tech Middle School
# 9 – Wellington Landings Middle School
High;
# 3 – Suncoast High School
#4 – Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Palm Beach ranks #16 out of 67 districts statewide and #1 among the urban 7 districts statewide based on the FCAT scores, beating out Broward, Orange, Dade, Hillsborough, Pinellas and Duval counties.
Districts that received a higher ranking than Palm Beach are typically smaller districts and districts with higher concentrations of high income households. Approximately 50 percent of Palm Beach students qualify for free and reduced-priced meals.
“We are pleased to see that the continuing hard work of our teachers and students is recognized at the state level. This recognition should be reassuring to our parents that their children are receiving a high quality education”, said Superintendent Wayne Gent.
“We have work to do to ensure that all of our students are learning to their potential, but positive reinforcement like this will continue to encourage our teachers, staff, students and parents to work hard toward our goals of even higher performance,” he said.