Jupiter Community High, 500 N. Military Trail: grades 9-12, 2,989 students on the district's Aug. 24 count and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 9, 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.

Jupiter Community High, known to most families as Jupiter High, is the School District of Palm Beach County’s high school for grades 9 to 12 on Military Trail, just south of Indiantown Road and inside town limits. The teams are the Warriors and the school colors are green and gold; the school opened in 1965, according to the district’s school information.

Who to call
Address 500 N. Military Trail, Jupiter, FL 33458
Phone 561-744-7900
Grades 9 to 12
School day 7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
District School District of Palm Beach County

Principal

Principal Amber Saunders, according to the district’s Schools & Principals list, which the school’s website links from its menu.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 2,989 students on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026). The district rates the building for 3,353, so it is at 89% of capacity, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report. That makes it the largest public school serving Jupiter.
  • Federal count: 3,047 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 159 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. A school’s grade is 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. The state’s 2026 file sets an A for a high school at 65% of points or more.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (69% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 A

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: 73%
  • Math: 63%
  • Science: 84%
  • Social studies: 83%
  • Graduation rate (2024-25): 98%
  • College and career acceleration (2024-25): 80% of graduates

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is 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 Jupiter Community High zone map (PDF). In the district’s boundary map, the Jupiter High zone covers about seven-tenths of the land inside Jupiter town limits, including the town’s north and west sides. Most of the south side, including most of Abacoa, is zoned for William T. Dwyer High in Palm Beach Gardens. The zone also reaches well beyond town: Tequesta and Jupiter Farms are in it.

Under the district’s 2026-27 middle to high school feeder report:

No rezoning that affects Jupiter High has been approved. The School Board’s only boundary change for 2026-27, Boundary Study RB-1, adopted March 11, 2026, covers elementary schools in Riviera Beach, 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 lists Jupiter High’s day as 7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.

Programs

The district’s 2026-27 Choice and In-House Programs guide (PDF) lists four choice programs at Jupiter High: Army JROTC (new this year), Engineering and Technology, Environmental Science and Field Research, and Medical Sciences. It also lists in-house programs, open only to students zoned for the school, in Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Horticulture, Information Technology and Marketing. Choice programs take applications through the district’s school choice office.

The school’s website says it is in its 11th year of the Cambridge AICE Diploma program.

Sports and activities

The Warriors play football in Class 6A, Region 4, District 13 for 2026-27, according to the FHSAA’s classifications. The other teams in that district are Dr. Joaquin Garcia, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Central, Palm Beach Lakes, Santaluces and Wellington.

The school’s athletics page lists baseball, beach volleyball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls bowling, competitive and sideline cheer, boys and girls cross country, flag football, football, boys and girls golf, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, boys and girls track, boys and girls volleyball, water polo, boys and girls weightlifting, and wrestling. The athletic director is Scott Selvidge, 561-744-7935. Tickets are sold through GoFan, and football gates open 60 minutes before kickoff, according to the same page.

Follow the Warriors on our Friday night football page and the high school scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Jupiter Community High serve?

Grades 9 through 12, according to the School District of Palm Beach County. The school is at 500 N. Military Trail, inside Jupiter town limits.

What is Jupiter High’s school grade?

Jupiter Community High earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 69% of possible points. It has earned an A every graded year in the state file since 2012, and its 2024-25 graduation rate was 98%.

Which middle schools feed Jupiter Community High?

All of Jupiter Middle, most of Independence Middle and the Jupiter Farms part of Watson B. Duncan Middle, under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report. The rest of Independence feeds William T. Dwyer High.

What time does Jupiter High start?

The district lists the school day as 7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.