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Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Junior School (Top 100, #25)

Palm Beach County School District
Palm Beach County

501 S. Sapodilla Avenue
West Palm Beach, Florida
(561)802-6000

Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index:	1.99
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap:	42.7
College Readiness Index	81.3

For more information on this school, visit the SchoolMatters website.

Grades Served	7-12
Magnet School	No
Charter School	No
Admissions Type	Application-Merit Selection
NCES Locale Type	Mid-Size City
Receives Title I Funding	No

Enrollment	1327
Minority Enrollment (% of total)	21.0%
Disadvantaged Student Enrollment (% of total)	7.1%

State Test Performance Index	142.4
Poverty-Adjusted Adjusted Performance Index	1.99

Disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate	77.7
Disadvantaged Students Performance Gap	42.7
Non-disadvantaged Students' State Test Proficiency Rate	91.3
Current State Test Achievement Gap	13.5

AP Participation Rate	100.0%
Quality-Adjusted AP Participation Rate	75.0%
Exams Per Test Taker	3.6
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker	2.9
AP Pass Rate	58.8%
College Readiness Index	81.3

Criteria for Medals

Gold Medal

Top 100 schools nationally based on College Readiness Index

Silver Medal

all other schools with a college-readiness index of at least 20, but that are not in the top 100 nationally

Bronze Medal

either do not offer AP, or do not achieve a college readiness index of at least 20, but successfully meet other two key performance indicator criteria

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