Boca Raton High School
| Boca Raton Community High School | |
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1501 Northwest 15th Court Boca Raton, Florida United States |
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| Coordinates | 26°21′44″N 80°07′00″W / 26.362254°N 80.116757°WCoordinates: 26°21′44″N 80°07′00″W / 26.362254°N 80.116757°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | Palm Beach County School District |
| Principal | Susie King |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Number of students | 3,510 |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Bobcat |
| Newspaper | The Paw Print |
| Website | www.bobcatnews.com |
Boca Raton Community High School is a public, coeducational high school that is part of the School District of Palm Beach County, Florida. The school has been rated an "A" school each consecutive year by the Florida Department of Education since the year 2005. In 2010, Boca High ranked 62 in the 2010 Newsweek list of the 1,000 Top High Schools. In 2011, Boca High was ranked 22nd in the country according to Newsweek.com.
In 2002, the school was almost entirely demolished, and then reconstructed as a new, fully functional, state-of-the-art campus. There is a brand new science building.
In August 2007, the building of a new stadium began, and it was finished by July 2008. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the stadium features FieldTurf, a type of artificial turf with a thin, blade-like carpet that will allow use no matter what the weather. The new turf is also twice as soft as the previous field, so falling on it is safer. The installation of the artificial turf is the first for any school in the Palm Beach County School District, according to Jim Cartmill, assistant director of program management with the School Board.
The stadium features a nine-lane track, bleachers that stretch from goal line to goal line (for the home team fans)and from 10-yard line to 10-yard line (for visitors), with seating for up to 4,025 people, a 1,000 seat increase over the previous stadium. The stadium is accessible to the handicapped. It also has a pole vault and high jump, along with seven new lighted tennis courts. An Olympic-sized swimming pool was added and opened in early 2011.
Student Ethnicity is as follows:
Statistics:
2009 Passing Rate:
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Grade 10
Grade 11
Boca High is known for its magnet program, called STEM. This stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, and was started during the 2004-2005 school year.
In 2011-2012, the following Advanced Placement (AP) exams are available to students:
Recently, Boca Raton High School began to offer AICE classes, or Advanced International Certificate of Education. These courses are college accredited throughout universities in Florida; AICE is run by the University of Cambridge in England. The following AICE classes and standardized tests are offered at Boca Raton High School:
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