PBDA at a Glance

Year Founded:  1921, oldest independent school in Florida

School Colors: Blue and Gold

School Teams: Pelican, Flamingo

School Mascot: Bulldog

Grades: Age 2 through grade 9

Student Enrolled: 540

Students Receiving Financial Aid:  20%

Faculty Members: 87

Faculty/Student ratio: 1:6

Average years experience of faculty: 16 years

Administrative (8) and staff members (23): 31

Academic Departments: Early Childhood Development, English, Math, History, Science, Foreign Language, Technology, Visual Arts, Music, Drama

Campus: Two campuses 1.3 miles apart.  Lower School Campus (Age 2 through Grade 3) is located on the intracoastal waterway in central West Palm Beach; Upper School Campus (Grades 4-9) is in historic, central Palm Beach.

Technology Infrastructure: Wireless, Mac, SmartBoards in all academic classrooms, grades 1-9

Transportation: Bus transportation is available for grades K- 9

Public Speaking Program: Pre-K – 9

Girls Athletic Programs: Volleyball, Field Hockey, Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse, Tennis

Boys Athletic Programs: Flag Football, Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse, Tennis

Intramural Sports: Grades 7-9

Interscholastic Sports: Grades 5-9

Community Outreach Programs: Bulldog Outreach, Adopt-a-Grandparent at Noreen McKeen Retirement Facility, St. Anne’s Place, Thanksgiving Project with Glades Academy in Pahokee, FL, Read-a-thon for Hope Rural School in Indiantown, FL, Partnership with Palm Beach Rehabilitation Center, Partnership with the Kindergarten at Warfield Elementary School in Indiantown, FL, Race for the Cure, Palm Beach Civic Association, Annual used book and clothing drive to benefit Migrant children in Indiantown and Haiti, Back Pack Project for children in need.