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TREASURE COAST CLASSICAL ACADEMY → BODWELL ACADEMY → PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS → PALM BEACH REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER → INDIAN RIDGE SCHOOL → PALM BEACH COUNTY JAIL → TEEN PARENT → THE LEARNING ACADEMY AT THE ELS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE →At a glance
- 4-yr grad rate: 10% in 2019 (Bottom 1% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Riverbend Academy compares for families
What families should know about Riverbend Academy.
- ▸ LocallyFL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: TREASURE COAST CLASSICAL ACADEMY, BODWELL ACADEMY, PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 1% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Your state's public flagship
University of Florida
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $6,541/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in Florida
Florida's public scholarships
Florida's Bright Futures pays 75–100% of in-state tuition by tier, based on GPA, test scores, and community-service hours. We built a calculator that checks the exact thresholds for you.
Florida's merit scholarship pays 75–100% of in-state tuition by tier. Use our Bright Futures calculator for the exact GPA, test, and service-hour cutoffs. (Use our Bright Futures calculator for exact GPA, test & service thresholds.)
Check eligibility with our calculator → official program ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREASURE COAST CLASSICAL ACADEMY STUART |
Public · charter | 12.9 | 33 | — |
| BODWELL ACADEMY RIVIERA BEACH |
Public · charter | 14.2 | 31 | — |
| PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS PALM BEACH SPRINGS |
Public | 23.5 | 22 | — |
| PALM BEACH REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER WEST PALM BEACH |
Public | 15.7 | 37 | — |
| INDIAN RIDGE SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH |
Public | 19.1 | 36 | — |
| PALM BEACH COUNTY JAIL WEST PALM BEACH |
Public | 21.2 | 13 | — |
| TEEN PARENT STUART |
Public | 16.4 | — | — |
| THE LEARNING ACADEMY AT THE ELS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE JUPITER |
Public · charter | 3.1 | 104 | -14.8% |