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Alexander W Dreyfoos Junior School OF The Arts is a high school located in West Palm Beach, FL, serving grades 9–12 and approximately 1,374 students. Operated by Palm Beach, the campus sits about 1.4 miles from The Palm Beach's newsroom and is part of The Palm Beach's ongoing local education coverage.
The school employs roughly 71 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.4:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.
Alexander W Dreyfoos Junior School OF The Arts is a traditional zoned public school within Palm Beach, meaning enrollment is generally tied to residence within the school's attendance boundary. Boundary maps and feeder patterns are published by the district and updated annually.
State accountability ratings for FDOE are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Palm Beach publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.
High school news from Alexander W Dreyfoos Junior School OF The Arts — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Palm Beach's West Palm Beach coverage.
Tip about Alexander W Dreyfoos Junior School OF The Arts? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Alexander W Dreyfoos Junior School OF The Arts". For more education coverage, see thepalmbeach.org/schools or browse The Palm Beach's latest reporting at thepalmbeach.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.
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Data source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data — canonical NCES page ↗. Per-school profile generated by The Palm Beach from the most recent federal directory release. Updated 2026-05-22.