Western Academy Charter School

Western Academy Charter School is a elementary school located in Royal Palm Beach, FL, serving grades 0–8 and approximately 576 students. Operated by Palm Beach, the campus sits about 12.0 miles from The Palm Beach's newsroom and is part of The Palm Beach's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 34 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.9:1. That ratio is roughly in line with the state average for FL public schools.

Western Academy Charter School operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

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.

For families in Royal Palm Beach considering elementary placement, Western Academy Charter School is one of the campuses The Palm Beach regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.

Tip about Western Academy Charter School? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Western Academy Charter School". 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.