University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach

University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach is a elementary school located in West Palm Beach, FL, serving grades 0–8 and approximately 286 students. Operated by Palm Beach, the campus sits about 2.6 miles from The Palm Beach's newsroom and is part of The Palm Beach's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 11 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 26.0:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach 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 West Palm Beach considering elementary placement, University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach 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 University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach". 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.