80+ Palm Beach County schools earned an 'A' from the state in 2024. How'd your school do?

More than 80 schools in Palm Beach County earned A ratings this year as the school district boosted its grade from an B in 2023 to an A in 2024, according to school and district grades released Wednesday by the Florida Department of Education.

The grades don't carry any negative consequences for schools and their funding, but they signal a relatively positive response from Palm Beach County students to new state tests designed to measure knowledge three times throughout the year. An increase in higher-performing elementary schools reflects the efforts of school leaders to boost reading levels for young students and a focus on kindergarten readiness, Superintendent Mike Burke said Wednesday.

“I’m especially proud of our students who put in the hard work to achieve this coveted ‘A’ rating," Burke said in a prepared statement.

Only seven schools fell by at least one grade this year: From an A to a B or a C to a D. That's a remarkable improvement from 2023 when more than 40 schools fell by a grade or more.

Many schools showed positive gains this year. Overall, 52 schools increased by one letter grade, and seven improved by two letter grades: K. E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary, Plumosa School of the Arts, Roosevelt Elementary, Somerset Academy Canyons Middle, Somerset Academy Lakes, South Tech Preparatory Academy and University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach.

For the breakdown of school grades across the state, see the Florida Department of Education website.

Palm Beach County school grades for 2024

A majority of Palm Beach County schools were highly rated. This year:

• 82 schools received a grade of A (up from 70 last year)

• 49 schools received a B (up from 35 last year)

• 65 schools were rated C (same as last year)

• Five schools got a D (down from 23 last year)

• No schools got an F (down from two last year)

Want to know how an individual Palm Beach County school performed?

Use the table below to see each school's grade this year and compare it with 2023.

A-rated elementary schools in Palm Beach County

The following elementary schools and combination or K-8 schools were given "A" grades this year:

• Addison Mizner School

• Allamanda Elementary

• Beacon Cove Intermediate

• Binks Forest Elementary

• Blue Lake Elementary

• Calusa Elementary

• Citrus Cove Elementary

• The Conservatory School at North Palm Beach

• Coral Reef Elementary

• Coral Sunset Elementary

• Crystal Lakes Elementary

• Cypress Trails Elementary

• Del Prado Elementary

• Discovery Key Elementary

• Elbridge Gale Elementary

• Equestrian Trails Elementary

• Everglades Elementary

• Forest Hill Elementary

• Franklin Academy-Palm Beach Gardens

• Frontier Elementary

• Golden Grove Elementary

• Greenacres Elementary

• Hagen Road Elementary

• Hammock Pointe Elementary

• Hidden Oaks K-8

• Jupiter Farms Elementary

• Limestone Creek Elementary

• Manatee Elementary

• Marsh Pointe Elementary

• Meadow Park Elementary

• Morikami Park Elementary

• North Grade K-8

• Palm Beach Gardens Elementary

• Palm Beach Public

• Palm Beach Virtual Franchise

• Panther Run Elementary

• Pierce Hammock Elementary

• Plumosa School of the Arts

• Renaissance Charter School at West Palm Beach

• Royal Palm Beach Elementary

• S.D. Spady Elementary

• Sandpiper Shores Elementary

• Somerset Academy Boca East

• Sunrise Park Elementary

• Sunset Palms Elementary

• Timber Trace Elementary

• Verde K-8

• Waters Edge Elementary

• Wellington Elementary

• Western Academy Charter

• Whispering Pines Elementary

A-rated middle schools in Palm Beach County

Here are the highest performing middle schools in the 2024 school grades:

• Bak Middle School of the Arts

• Boca Raton Middle

• Christa McAuliffe Middle

• Don Estridge High Tech Middle

• Eagles Landing Middle

• Emerald Cove Middle

• Independence Middle

• Loggers' Run Middle

• Omni Middle

• Osceola Creek Middle

• Polo Park Middle

• Somerset Academy Boca Middle

• Somerset Academy Canyons Middle

• South Tech Preparatory Academy

• Watson B. Duncan Middle

• Wellington Landings Middle

• West Boynton Middle

• Western Pines Middle

A-rated high schools in Palm Beach County

Here are the high schools that got the highest grades in 2024:

• Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts

• Boca Raton High

• Inlet Grove High

• Jupiter High

• Olympic Heights High

• Park Vista High

• Somerset Academy Canyons High

• South Tech Academy

• Spanish River High

• Suncoast High

• Wellington High

• West Boca Raton High

• William T. Dwyer High

One charter high school, Somerset Academy Wellington High School, received an "incomplete" grade this year because not enough students were tested.

For the breakdown of school grades across the state, see the Florida Department of Education website.

How were school grades calculated?

The grades are calculated by assessing student test scores in English/language arts, math, science and social studies, according to the department's website. Achievement is based on performance on end-of-course tests, statewide tests and other exams.

Also in play were learning gains made by students over the course of the year, along with the learning improvements of the lowest performing 25% of students.

Schools were also assessed on middle-school student preparedness for high school, the high school graduation rate and career/college readiness, if applicable.

Katherine Kokal is a journalist covering education at The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at kkokal@pbpost.com. Help support our work, subscribe today!

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: School grades 2024: How did your Palm Beach County school do?