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Highridge Family Center is a school located in West Palm Beach, FL, serving grades 3–12 and approximately 17 students. Operated by Palm Beach, the campus sits about 3.7 miles from The Palm Beach's newsroom and is part of The Palm Beach's ongoing local education coverage.
The school employs roughly 4 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.3:1. That ratio is below the state average for FL, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.
Highridge Family Center 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.
The Palm Beach covers Highridge Family Center's news as part of broader education reporting for West Palm Beach families and educators.
Tip about Highridge Family Center? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Highridge Family Center". 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.