Schools in Delray Beach
Delray Beach is served by the School District of Palm Beach County, which maintained its A district rating for the 2025-26 school year, but individual Delray-area school performance varies significantly -- from strong elementary results to a high school ranked in the bottom half of Florida schools statewide.
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Learn moreDistrict-Level Performance
The School District of Palm Beach County -- the tenth-largest public school district in the U.S. and fifth-largest in Florida -- maintained its overall A rating from the Florida Department of Education for 2025-26, with 143 of its schools (84%) rated A or B, up from 120 the year prior. Ten public schools serve about 7,264 students within Delray Beach itself, per PublicSchoolReview's 2025 count.
A Real Range of Individual School Performance
Individual Delray-area schools show real variance rather than uniform strength. Atlantic Community High School, serving 1,829 students in grades 9-12, is ranked in the bottom 50% of Florida schools for overall test scores, with 25% math proficiency and 52% reading proficiency. By contrast, Pine Grove Elementary School (grades PK-5, 363 students) posts notably stronger results: 57% math proficiency and 52% reading proficiency, ranked #684 among Florida elementary schools. This is a genuine, disclosed spread within the same small city -- not every Delray Beach school performs at the same level.
Village Academy: A Specialized PK-12 Option
Village Academy on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus, at 400 SW 12th Avenue, serves grades PK-12 as a distinct option within the district. This research pass did not find current 2025-26 grade or proficiency data specific to Village Academy -- that gap is disclosed rather than filled with an estimate; check the Florida Department of Education's school-grade lookup directly for current figures.
Confirm a Specific School Before Deciding
Given the real gap between a school like Pine Grove Elementary and Atlantic Community High School's bottom-half state ranking, families should check the current Florida Department of Education grade and proficiency data for the specific zoned school at an address under consideration, rather than assuming "Delray Beach schools" perform uniformly.
Key takeaways
- The School District of Palm Beach County maintained its A rating for 2025-26, with 143 of its schools (84%) rated A or B, up from 120 the year prior; about 7,264 students attend Delray Beach's 10 public schools.
- Individual school performance varies significantly: Atlantic Community High School ranks in the bottom 50% of Florida schools statewide (25% math / 52% reading proficiency), while Pine Grove Elementary performs notably better (57% math / 52% reading proficiency, ranked #684 in Florida).
- Village Academy (PK-12, 400 SW 12th Ave) is a distinct district option; current 2025-26 grade/proficiency data specific to it wasn't found in this research pass -- a disclosed gap.
- Given the real school-to-school performance spread within Delray Beach, confirm the current grade for a specific zoned school before relying on any citywide generalization.
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