| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Palm Beach County, FL |
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| Total Students |
2811 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
46% /
54% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
181 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 902 students | | Grade 10 - 770 students | | Grade 11 - 656 students | | Grade 12 - 483 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:16 |
1:19 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
n/a |
| % Asian |
2% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
34% |
18% |
| % Black |
35% |
26% |
| % White |
27% |
52% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
1% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
33% |
26% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Palm Beach County School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
236 |
24 |
| Number of Students Managed |
176,211 students |
15,852 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$1,690,560,000 |
$150,286,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$1,843,419,000 |
$148,035,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,594 |
$9,481 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,461 |
$9,339 |
| District Graduation Rates |
85% |
90% |
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- Lake Worth Community High School is a high school located in Lake Worth, Florida
- Established in 1922 as Lake Worth High School, it is currently one of Palm Beach County's largest schools. It has four magnet programs: the award winning Air Force JROTC, Medicine and Allied Health, Child Care and Development, and Criminal Justice. The Palm Beach County School Board added the word Community to the names of all public high schools, including Lake Worth High School, in the 1980s.
- Home of the Trojans.
- Academics
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Lake Worth High School has many Advanced Placement courses as well as many honors courses. The All-Star Academic Team has also been quite successful being able to make it to the finals during the 2008-2009 school year. Many students do well and are accepted into highly ranked universities.Students have been accepted to such schools as Columbia University, Cornell University, the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, Emory University, Brown University, New York University, the University of Miami, John Hopkins University and Darmouth College. During the 2008-2009 school year, one student was waitlisted at Harvard University. Several students have also been accepted to the University of Florida, Florida State University, and many other respectable schools.
- Curriculum
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School begins at 7:23 AM and ends at 2:50 PM.
- English
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Four Credits of English are required. English 1 is offered all the way up to AP English Language and Literature.
- Social Studies
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One credit of World History, one credit of American History, 0.5 credit of Economics, and 0.5 credit of Government are required to graduate. World history is usually taken during sophomore year, american history during junior year, and economics and government is taken during senior year.
- Math
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Four Credits of Math are required to graduate. Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, and AP Statistics are offered.
- Science
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Four Credits of Science are needed to graduate. Integrated Science (formerly known as Earth Sciences), Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy, Physics, Marine Biology, Environmental Science.
- Foreign Languages
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Foreign Language is required to graduate high school. At least two credits are required for college acceptance. Spanish and French are both offered from Spanish and French 1 up to AP Spanish Language and Literature and AP French Language.
- Athletics
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The Lake Worth High School mascot is the Trojan and colors are Maroon and White (and also Gold pre-2000). The Trojans perennially have struggled to maintain success due to various issues. The Trojans haven't come close to winning a state championship for decades in football and in basketball have struggled to maintain the early success of the 2000s which lead to two county scoring champions (Sam Barber and Anthony Marshall) and a Final Four appearance in 2002.
- Although perennially talented, academic issues have held back many of Lake Worth's great athletes in more recent times, leading to transfers and disappointing seasons. In 2006, the Trojans were lauded to make major noise in 6A with Fab Five honoree A.J. Green and Sophomore sensation Sammy Emile. Many likened both players to former Lake Worth greats such as Barber and Marshall. Green subsequently missed his entire senior season due to academic issues after being lauded as the top player in the county. After a spectacular freshman season for Emile, he also missed the same season and subsequently transferred to a prep school. After losing these two stars, other players became disillusioned at Lake Worth and transferred to other schools, including rival Santaluces who then went on to have hugely successful seasons with former Lake Worth students Larry Sainglus, who played for Lake Worth's varsity and Corey Rivero, who transferred after he didn't receive playing time his freshman season.
- A perennial doormat, Lake Worth's most recent football success, in 07-08, saw them throw away two oppurtunities to clinch their district championship in more than 20 years. After falling to district rival Park Vista in the regular season finale with the outright district championship on the line, Lake Worth squandored another oppurtunity after losing a three-way tiebreaker between John I Leonard (W) and Park Vista (L). It was the closest the football team to being crowned a champion in years. After losing D1 prospects Joseph Looney and Star Jackson, as well as future college players and standouts Douglas Perry, Roosevelt Watson, Willie Hall, amongst others, Lake Worth struggled to maintain their successes and subsequently posted a very disappointing 1-9 effort in 2008.
- Trojan Athletics include:Basketball - BoysBasketball - GirlsBowlingCross CountryFootballJV FootballFlag FootballSoccer - BoysSoccer - GirlsSwim TeamVolleyballWrestling
- Many student athletes have arisen from the intense athletics program at Lake Worth High School. Their long time crosstown rivals have been Santaluces Community High School Chiefs and most recently the Park Vista Community High School Cobras.
- Notable alumni
- Mark Foley, former member of the United States House of Representatives who resigned following the disclosure of sexual internet communications between Foley and teenage boys. (Class of 1973)
- Deidre Hall and Andrea Hall, twin sisters; both stars of the soap opera Days of our Lives (Class of 1965)
- Otis Thorpe former Providence College Friar and NBA basketball player for the Kansas City Kings (Class of 1980)
- External links
- The school's website
- Lake Worth High School Alumni Foundation
- Lake Worth Dollars for Scholars (DFS)
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (33460) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
32,007 people |
15,366,089 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
23% |
27% |
| Population Average Age |
34 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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2.3 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$30,360
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$38,396 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4 rooms |
5.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
48 years old |
32 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
48% / 52% |
67% / 33% |
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