William T. Dwyer High, 13601 N. Military Trail: grades 9-12, 2,059 students on the district's Aug. 24 count and an A in Florida's 2026 grades.
Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, the School District of Palm Beach County’s Schools & Principals list, feeder reports and start times, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the federal NCES school directory and the FHSAA.
William T. Dwyer High is the School District of Palm Beach County’s high school for grades 9 to 12 on North Military Trail in the north end of Palm Beach Gardens, near the Jupiter line. It is the zoned high school for about a third of the city’s homes. The teams are the Panthers and the school colors are maroon, navy blue and silver; the school opened in 1990, according to the district’s school information.
Who to call
- Front office: 561-625-7800, 13601 N. Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
- School website: wtdh.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 | 13601 N. Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 |
| Phone | 561-625-7800 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| School day | 7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. |
| District | School District of Palm Beach County |
The federal NCES directory gives a West Palm Beach mailing address in ZIP code 33410; the district and the school use Palm Beach Gardens, 33418, and the district’s municipal boundary map puts the campus inside city limits.
Principal
Principal Corey Brooks, according to the district’s Schools & Principals list, which the school’s website links from its menu.
Enrollment and teachers
- District count: 2,059 students, 13 of them in pre-K, on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026). The district rates the building for 2,427, so it is at 85% of capacity, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report.
- Federal count: 2,320 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 121 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. An A for a high school takes 65% of points or more in the state’s 2026 file.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (66% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | A |
| 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: 71%
- Math: 59%
- Science: 75%
- Social studies: 73%
- Graduation rate (2024-25): 98%
- College and career acceleration (2024-25): 73% 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.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address with the district’s Find My School map or the Dwyer zone map (PDF). About 34% of the city’s homes are zoned for Dwyer, according to our neighborhoods guide, including Alton, Mirasol and the Evergrene and Frenchman’s Creek area. Most of the rest of the city is zoned for Palm Beach Gardens Community High. The Dwyer zone also takes in the south side of Jupiter.
Under the district’s 2026-27 middle to high school feeder report, Dwyer draws from five middle school zones:
- Watson B. Duncan Middle: the planning areas zoned for Marsh Pointe Elementary and four of those zoned for Timber Trace Elementary.
- Howell L. Watkins Middle: the areas zoned for Dwight D. Eisenhower K-8, part of The Conservatory School @ North Palm Beach and part of the West Riviera and Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune elementary pair.
- Independence Middle in Jupiter: the Lighthouse Elementary and Beacon Cove Intermediate areas, one Jerry Thomas Elementary area and one Marsh Pointe area.
- John F. Kennedy Middle and Bear Lakes Middle: areas zoned for West Riviera and Bethune.
The School Board’s only boundary change for 2026-27, Boundary Study RB-1, adopted March 11, 2026, redrew elementary zones in Riviera Beach, including the West Riviera and Bethune zones, according to the district’s enrollment and boundaries page. It did not change Dwyer’s own zone or any zone inside Palm Beach Gardens.
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 from first period at 7:30 a.m. to afternoon announcements ending at 2:40 p.m., with two lunch periods assigned by building.
Programs
The district’s 2026-27 Choice and In-House Programs guide (PDF) lists three choice programs at Dwyer: Early Childhood Teacher Education, Finance and the International Baccalaureate diploma program. In-house programs, open only to students zoned for the school, are Construction and Culinary Arts. The school’s programs page also links its AICE diploma and AVID programs. Choice programs take applications through the district’s school choice office.
Sports and activities
The Panthers play football in Class 5A, Region 3, District 12 for 2026-27, according to the FHSAA’s classifications. The other teams in that district are Martin County, Palm Beach Gardens, Royal Palm Beach, Seminole Ridge and South Fork.
The school’s athletics page says it fields 27 varsity teams and has won 11 state championships, and calls itself the home of the FHSAA 6A baseball state champions. Its teams and coaches page lists baseball, girls beach volleyball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls bowling, competitive cheer, boys and girls cross country, girls flag football, football, boys and girls golf, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming and diving, boys and girls tennis, boys and girls track and field, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls weightlifting, and wrestling. The athletic director is Tyler DeBorde.
Follow the Panthers 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
What grades does William T. Dwyer High serve?
Grades 9 through 12. It is a School District of Palm Beach County high school at 13601 N. Military Trail, inside Palm Beach Gardens city limits.
What is Dwyer High’s school grade?
William T. Dwyer High earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 66% of possible points, its third A in a row. Its 2024-25 graduation rate was 98%.
Which middle schools feed Dwyer High?
Parts of five middle school zones: Watson B. Duncan, Howell L. Watkins, Independence, John F. Kennedy and Bear Lakes, under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report. In Palm Beach Gardens, the Marsh Pointe and Eisenhower elementary zones and part of Timber Trace’s feed Dwyer.
What time does Dwyer High start?
The district lists the school day as 7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
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