South Tech Academy, Boynton Beach: admission, report card and hours

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: South Tech Academy, the district’s 2026-27 charter school directory, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades and the federal NCES school directory.

South Tech Academy is a public charter high school on West Woolbright Road, west of the city. It has a Boynton Beach mailing address, but the campus is in unincorporated Palm Beach County, outside the city limits, on the district’s municipal boundary map. The district’s 2026-27 charter directory lists it as a career academy and as a high-performing charter school, and lists the same governing board as South Tech Preparatory Academy.

Who to call

• Front office: 561-369-7001, 6161 W. Woolbright Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33437
• School website: www.southtechschools.org
• Applying: the school’s own admissions process (below), not the district’s zone map
• District charter schools office: 561-434-8681 (Charter Schools department)

Principal

Principal Joshua Wigelsworth, according to the district’s 2026-27 charter school directory.

Enrollment and teachers

• Federal count: 1,094 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 21 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida gave South Tech Academy an A in its 2026 school grades, after an A in 2025. The school earned 72% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file.

Achievement is the share of tested students who scored on grade level on the state’s tests. Florida grades every public school A to F from those test results, students’ learning gains, science and social studies results and, for middle and high schools, acceleration and graduation measures, the columns of the state’s file show. For a high school, A is 65% of possible points or more, B is 60% to 64%, C is 45% to 59% and D is 35% to 44%, the file says.

The full report card, with test results by subject and student group, is on the state’s school report card for South Tech Academy. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable file, linked from its school grades page.

How admission works

South Tech Academy is a public charter school, so it has no attendance zone. SouthTech Schools begins its new-student admissions each March. If applications exceed capacity, it runs a lottery to choose students at random, and admission decisions are mailed each April, according to its apply page.

The district’s charter school directory lists the school’s current charter term as July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2035.

Calendar and bell times

The district’s 2026-27 charter school directory lists the school day as 7 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. For the school’s own calendar, see its website. The district’s key dates for its own schools are on its 2026-27 calendar.

More on Boynton Beach schools

• The school’s website and the district’s charter school directory
• Every public school in Boynton Beach, with zones and report cards
• Our Boynton Beach schools guide for the full calendar, registration and School Board meetings

Frequently asked questions

What grades does South Tech Academy serve?

South Tech Academy serves grades 9 through 12. It is at 6161 W. Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach.

What is South Tech Academy’s Florida school grade?

South Tech Academy earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 72% of possible points, after an A in 2025.

How do you get into South Tech Academy?

Apply through SouthTech Schools. Admissions begin each March, a lottery is held if applications exceed capacity, and decisions are mailed each April.

What are South Tech Academy’s school hours?

7 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 charter school directory.