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: Pre-Primary (age 2) through grade 9

Student Enrollment: 510

Faculty Members: 79

Student/Faculty ratio: 6:1

Average years experience of Faculty: 17 years

Two Campuses, One School: Lower School Campus (Pre-K through grade 3) is located on the Intracoastal Waterway in central West Palm Beach; Upper School Campus (grades 4-9) is just 1.3 miles away in historic, central Palm Beach.

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

Transportation: Bus transportation is available for grades K- 9

After School Enrichment 2010/2011: Instrumental music, Pottery, Dance, Percussion, Art, Acting, Chess, Cooking, and Yoga

Financial Aid: Palm Beach Day Academy subscribes to the School and Student Service by NAIS (sss.nais.org).  Families with students in grades K-9 are open to apply for needs-based financial assistance.

Secondary School Placement: Consistently, more than 98% of PBDA
students are able to attend their first choice secondary schools.

Accreditations:
Florida Council of Independent Schools
Florida Kindergarten Council

Memberships/Affiliations:
National Association of Independent Schools
Educational Records Bureau
Secondary School Admissions Test Board
Independent School Management
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Florida Reggio Collaborative

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, Back Pack Project for children in need.