Seminole Ridge Community High, 4601 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, Westlake: grades 9-12, 2,251 students, a B in 2026 and zoned for Bay Hill homes.
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 and start times, Palm Beach County’s address records, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and the FHSAA.
Seminole Ridge Community High is the School District of Palm Beach County’s high school for grades 9 to 12 on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road in Westlake. It is not in Palm Beach Gardens, but it is the zoned high school for a slice of the city’s southwest corner. The teams are the Hawks; the school opened in 2005, according to the district’s school information.
Who to call
- Front office: 561-422-2600, 4601 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, Westlake, FL 33470
- School website: smrh.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 | 4601 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, Westlake, FL 33470 |
| Phone | 561-422-2600 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| School day | 7:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. |
| District | School District of Palm Beach County |
The federal NCES directory gives a Loxahatchee mailing address; the district lists the school in Westlake, and Palm Beach County’s address records place the campus inside Westlake city limits.
Which Palm Beach Gardens homes are zoned here
In the district’s high school boundary map, the Seminole Ridge zone covers about 4% of the land inside Palm Beach Gardens city limits, mostly south of Northlake Boulevard. Palm Beach County’s address records list 694 city addresses in that area, nearly all of them single-family homes. Our Bay Hill and Carleton Oaks guide maps them: Bay Hill, Rustic Lakes and Vintage Oaks are zoned for Seminole Ridge, while Carleton Oaks, Osprey Isles and Ancient Tree, north of Northlake, are zoned for Palm Beach Gardens Community High.
Check any address with the district’s Find My School map or the Seminole Ridge zone map (PDF).
Principal
Principal Robert Hatcher, according to the district’s Schools & Principals list, which the school’s website links from its menu.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 2,251 students on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026). The district rates the building for 2,359, so it is at 95% of capacity, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report.
- Federal count: 2,276 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 122 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 | B (62% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | B |
| 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: 65%
- Math: 47%
- Science: 81%
- Social studies: 71%
- Graduation rate (2024-25): 98%
- College and career acceleration (2024-25): 71% of graduates
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.
Feeder schools
Under the district’s 2026-27 middle to high school feeder report, Seminole Ridge draws from two middle schools west of the city:
- Western Pines Middle: planning areas zoned for Pierce Hammock, Golden Grove, Loxahatchee Groves and Acreage Pines elementaries. The Palm Beach Gardens addresses in this zone follow this path: Pierce Hammock Elementary, then Western Pines Middle.
- Osceola Creek Middle: areas zoned for Frontier, Golden Grove and Loxahatchee Groves elementaries.
No rezoning approved for 2026-27 affects Seminole Ridge. The School Board’s only boundary change, Boundary Study RB-1, adopted March 11, 2026, covers schools in the Riviera Beach area, 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 district’s start and end times list Seminole Ridge’s day as 7:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Programs
The district’s 2026-27 Choice and In-House Programs guide (PDF) lists five choice programs at Seminole Ridge: Army JROTC, Biotechnology, Construction, Medical Sciences, and Television and Film Production Technology. In-house programs are Automotive Service Technology and Information Technology. The school’s choice and career academies page says any student, zoned or not, may apply to the choice academies, and lists an academy open house at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the auditorium. The school also runs a Cambridge AICE diploma program.
Sports and activities
The Hawks play football in Class 5A, Region 3, District 12 for 2026-27, according to the FHSAA’s classifications, the same district as both Palm Beach Gardens high schools. The other teams are William T. Dwyer, Martin County, Palm Beach Gardens, Royal Palm Beach and South Fork.
The school’s athletics staff page lists baseball, beach volleyball, boys and girls basketball, bowling, sideline and competitive cheer, boys and girls cross country, flag football, football, boys and girls golf, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, boys and girls swimming, boys and girls tennis, track, boys and girls volleyball, weightlifting, and boys and girls wrestling. The athletic director is James Gailey.
Follow the Hawks on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.
More on Palm Beach Gardens schools
- The school’s website
- Every public school in Palm Beach Gardens
- Our Palm Beach Gardens schools guide for registration, the School Board and the full calendar
Frequently asked questions
Is Seminole Ridge Community High in Palm Beach Gardens?
No. It is at 4601 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road in Westlake, about 6 miles southwest of the Bay Hill area. Its zone takes in about 700 addresses in the southwest corner of Palm Beach Gardens, including Bay Hill, Rustic Lakes and Vintage Oaks.
What grades does Seminole Ridge Community High serve?
Grades 9 through 12, according to the School District of Palm Beach County.
What is Seminole Ridge’s school grade?
Seminole Ridge Community High earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 62% of possible points. It has earned a B in every graded year since 2016. Its 2024-25 graduation rate was 98%.
Which schools feed Seminole Ridge from Palm Beach Gardens?
Palm Beach Gardens addresses in the Seminole Ridge zone are zoned for Pierce Hammock Elementary and Western Pines Middle, under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report.
What time does Seminole Ridge start?
The district lists the school day as 7:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.
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