Riviera Beach Preparatory & Achievement Academy

RIVIERA BEACH · FL · PALM BEACH · Public · K-12 combined


At a glance

Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
  • SAT/ACT participation: 50th percentile by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 72% in 2019 (Bottom 16% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Riviera Beach Preparatory & Achievement Academy compares for families

What families should know about Riviera Beach Preparatory & Achievement 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: BELIEVERS ACADEMY, CAREER ACADEMY OF THE PALM BEACHES, FLORIDA FUTURES ACADEMY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

50th percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
69
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
74.2
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 16% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
72%
Range: 70–74%
4-year cohort size
88
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

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.

Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
23.8%
Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
33.3%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

80.0%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

University of Florida

24%
admit rate
$6,381
in-state tuition/yr · $28,659 out-of-state
1300–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

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.

See the full University of Florida profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

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.

Merit Bright Futures (FAS & FMS)
75%–100% of in-state public-college tuition (by tier)
GPA: 3.0 weighted (Medallion) / 3.5 weighted (Academic Scholar) Test: SAT/ACT + community-service hours (varies by tier) Income: No income limit

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.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
120:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
1.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
18
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -1.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 120 students:

2025
118
2027
115
2029
112

A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
BELIEVERS ACADEMY
WEST PALM BEACH
Public · charter 1.1 91 +1.1%
CAREER ACADEMY OF THE PALM BEACHES
BOYNTON BEACH
Public · charter 1.9 77 +51.0%
FLORIDA FUTURES ACADEMY
WEST PALM BEACH
Public · charter 5.4 129 -5.8%
SOMERSET ACADEMY WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
WELLINGTON
Public · charter 11.8 104
THE LEARNING ACADEMY AT THE ELS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
JUPITER
Public · charter 11.9 104 -14.8%
ROYAL PALM SCHOOL
LANTANA
Public 14.1 95 +4.4%
TURNING POINTS ACADEMY
WEST PALM BEACH
Public 6.9 62
ED VENTURE CHARTER SCHOOL
LANTANA
Public · charter 14.7 75 +5.6%

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