Royal Palm Beach, FL- (February 2018) Western Academy Charter School in Royal Palm Beach, an A rated school since 2006, has been designated a Florida School of Excellence based on their 2016-2017 state assessment scores. The school has been ranked in the top five percent of all schools in the state based on ELA, Math and Science achievement scores. The school has been ranked in the top seven percent of all K-8 schools in the state and in the top nine percent of all charter schools in the state.
“We are ecstatic with the new state ranking! We worked very hard last school year to push our scores up into the top 10 percent so to make it in the top five percent of all schools for student achievement in the state is especially rewarding,” said Linda Terranova, Principal of Western Academy Charter School. “Our ELA proficiency scores increased from top 13 percent to top six percent for all schools and our Science achievement increased from top 11 percent to top four percent for all schools in the state, so the hard work definitely paid off.” The schools’ Math proficiency scores are in the top four percent in the state for all schools.
Located at 650 Royal Palm Beach Boulevard in Royal Palm Beach, Western Academy is the number one ranked Charter School in Palm Beach County and is ranked sixth overall in all of Palm Beach County’s public schools. The school is an independent charter school which serves Kindergarten through 8th grade students in the western communities.
Western Academy Charter School:
The school currently serves 500 students in Kindergarten through 8th grade who reside in Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee, Western Lake Worth and Lantana. Western Academy Charter School is ranked in the top 5 percent of all schools in the state of Florida, and designated as a 2016-2017 Florida School of Excellence based on state test scores, and is also ranked the number one Charter school in Palm Beach County for 2016-2017. WACS addresses the whole child through a multi-sensory approach to learning.
For more information please call (561) 792-4123 or visit www.westernacademycharter.com
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