VILLAGE ACADEMY ON THE ART & SARA JO KOBACKER CAMPUS

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632 Students

Other Pre-K - 12th

School Overview

Village Academy, located on the Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus in Delray Beach, Florida, is a unique K-12 public school that operates as part of the Palm Beach County School District. The school is distinct for its "community school" model, which emphasizes a continuous educational experience for students from kindergarten through high school graduation. By housing all grade levels on a single campus, Village Academy fosters a close-knit environment where students can build long-term relationships with faculty and peers, helping to create a stable and supportive academic culture.

The school is deeply integrated into the local Delray Beach community, often serving as a hub for both student learning and neighborhood engagement. Village Academy focuses on providing a comprehensive curriculum that aims to prepare students for college and career readiness while addressing the diverse needs of its student body. With its emphasis on mentorship and academic progression, the school strives to provide a consistent educational pathway that helps students navigate the challenges of childhood and adolescence within a singular, dedicated learning community.

632

Total Students

54.0

Full-Time Teachers

11.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

85.0%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for VILLAGE ACADEMY ON THE ART & SARA JO KOBACKER CAMPUS
Demographic	Student Count
White	5
Hispanic	57
Black	567
Two or More	1
American Indian	2

Black
567 (89.7 %)
Hispanic
57 (9.0 %)
White
5 (0.8 %)
American Indian
2 (0.3 %)
Two or More
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	PALM BEACH
Phone:	(561)243-6100
Website:	http://vac.palmbeachschools.org
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 12th
Total Students:	632
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	54.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	511
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	26

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 132

Kindergarten 49

Grade 1 50

Grade 2 46

Grade 3 62

Grade 4 38

Grade 5 35

Grade 6 53

Grade 7 39

Grade 8 56

Grade 9 28