Palm Beach Central High, 8499 W. Forest Hill Blvd.: grades 9-12, 2,568 students on Aug. 24 and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.
Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, the School District of Palm Beach County’s Schools & Principals list, zone maps and feeder reports, start times and 11th Day Enrollment Report, Palm Beach County’s address records, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.
Palm Beach Central High is the School District of Palm Beach County’s high school on West Forest Hill Boulevard at the east end of the village, inside the village of Wellington, according to Palm Beach County’s municipal boundary map. The district’s school listing says it opened in 2003; its mascot is the Bronco. It is the zoned high school for about a third of the homes in Wellington and for neighborhoods to the east and south, and the district counted 2,568 students on Aug. 24.
Who to call
- Front office: 561-304-1000, 8499 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington, FL 33411
- School website: pbch.palmbeachschools.org
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s student registration page; district main line 561-434-8000
- Buses: the district’s Transportation Call Center, 561-357-1110
| Address | 8499 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington, FL 33411 |
| Phone | 561-304-1000 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| School day | 7:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. |
| Village limits | Inside the village of Wellington |
| District | School District of Palm Beach County |
Principal
Principal Reginald Myers, according to the district’s Schools & Principals list, which the school’s website links from its menu.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 2,568 students on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026). The district rates the building for 2,744, so it is at 94% of capacity, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report.
- Federal count: 2,841 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 150 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 19 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F, from the share of possible points it earns on state test results, learning gains and, for high schools, the graduation rate and college and career acceleration.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (68% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | B |
| 2022-23 | B (informational baseline) |
From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:
- English language arts: 68%
- Math: 53%
- Science: 82%
- Social studies: 84%
- Graduation rate (2024-25): 97%
- College and career acceleration (2024-25): 78% of graduates
- Learning gains: 61% in English and 45% in math
The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site, an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Matching the district’s boundary maps against Palm Beach County’s address records, about 32% of the homes inside the village, roughly 7,800, are zoned for Palm Beach Central. The rest of the village is zoned for Wellington Community High. Check any address with the district’s Find My School map or the Palm Beach Central zone map (PDF). Our neighborhood guides for Lake Worth Road, North of Forest Hill, Olympia and Wellington Green cover the schools that serve those streets.
Under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report, Palm Beach Central draws from these middle school zones:
- Okeeheelee Middle in Greenacres: 13 planning areas, zoned for Cholee Lake Elementary, Pine Jog Elementary, Forest Hill Elementary, Liberty Park Elementary and Melaleuca Elementary
- Emerald Cove Middle: seven planning areas, zoned for Everglades Elementary, Elbridge Gale Elementary and Equestrian Trails Elementary
- Polo Park Middle: one planning area, zoned for Panther Run Elementary
The School Board’s only boundary change for 2026-27, Boundary Study RB-1, adopted March 11, 2026, redrew elementary zones in Riviera Beach; no Wellington school’s zone changed, according to the district’s enrollment and boundaries page.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 key dates:
- Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students; the second quarter starts Tuesday, Oct. 13
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: fall holiday
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is also a day off for students
The school’s bell schedule runs a seven-period day for most of the year: warning bell at 7:25 a.m., first period from 7:30 a.m., fifth period and lunch from 11:20 a.m. to 12:56 p.m., and seventh period ending at 2:50 p.m. During testing it switches to a block schedule with the same start and end times.
Programs
The district’s 2026-27 Choice and In-House Programs guide (PDF) lists three choice programs at Palm Beach Central, open to students countywide: Culinary Arts, Engineering and Technology, and Information Technology. Students apply through the district’s school choice office and seats are assigned by lottery.
The school’s own website groups its choice academies as Culinary Arts, Cybersecurity, Digital Design, Engineering (Project Lead the Way) and Medical Sciences, and has pages on Cambridge Assessment International Education and AVID.
Sports and activities
Palm Beach Central plays football in Class 6A, Region 4, District 13 for 2026-27 and 2027-28, according to the FHSAA’s finalized football classifications. The other teams in that district are Dr. Joaquín García, Jupiter, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Lakes, Santaluces and Wellington, so the village’s two high schools play each other in district.
The school’s sports page lists bowling, cross country, sideline cheer, football, boys and girls golf, swimming, girls volleyball, boys and girls basketball, basketball and competitive cheer, boys and girls soccer, girls weightlifting, baseball, beach volleyball, girls flag football, boys and girls lacrosse, softball, tennis, track and field, water polo, boys volleyball and boys weightlifting. The athletic director is Willow Louis.
Follow the Broncos on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.
More on Wellington schools
- The school’s website
- The district’s Schools & Principals list, with the school’s district listing
- Every public school in Wellington
- Our Wellington schools guide for registration, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Palm Beach Central High serve?
Grades 9 through 12. It is a School District of Palm Beach County high school at 8499 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington.
What is Palm Beach Central’s school grade?
Palm Beach Central earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 68% of possible points. Its 2024-25 graduation rate was 97%.
Which middle schools feed into Palm Beach Central?
Okeeheelee Middle in Greenacres and Emerald Cove Middle in Wellington, plus one Polo Park Middle planning area, under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report.
What time does Palm Beach Central start?
The warning bell rings at 7:25 a.m. and first period starts at 7:30 a.m.; the last period ends at 2:50 p.m., according to the school.
Is Palm Beach Central in Wellington?
Yes. The campus on Forest Hill Boulevard is inside the village of Wellington, at its east end, on Palm Beach County’s municipal boundary map.
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