St. Mark’s Episcopal School provides an academically enriched program in a nurturing Christian environment.

St. Mark’s Episcopal School was founded in 1979 as a Christian outreach of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. St. Mark’s Church and School are located in Palm Beach County, Florida, 3 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean on Florida’s east coast.

St. Mark's, which was established by the clergy and parishioners as a preschool alternative emphasizing a loving and nurturing Christian environment, has grown steadily in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the National Association of Episcopal Schools and the Vestry of the Church. During the past thirty-one years the following classrooms spaces and programs have been added: 1980-Kindergarten; 1982-Elementary Classes through Grade Six; 1995-Middle School; 2001-Robb Field Sports Complex; 2002-Fine Arts Classroom Building; and 2011-Youth Center & Gymnasium. The School is housed on a five acre site shared with the Church in addition to a six acre sports complex with multi-purpose field, courts, and pavilion.

The enrollment capacity is 403 in the Lower School and 150 in the Middle School with a total school enrollment of 553.

Admission is open to academically qualified students without regard to race, creed, gender, or national origin. St. Mark's Episcopal School seeks students from backgrounds who can contribute to and benefit from its PK2 through grade eight enriched program. Students must meet the School's academic and behavioral standards.

- Florida Council of Independent Schools
- Florida Kindergarten Council

Students in kindergarten through 2nd grade are assessed using the Children's Progress Academic Assessment (CPAA), and students in 3rd through 8th grade will take the CTP-4 (ERB) each spring.

The professional staff, administrators and teachers, number 41. All teachers hold, at minimum, a bachelor's degree and a State of Florida certificate or qualify as candidates for a Florida certificate.

The 46 eighth grade graduates are attending the most prestigious private and public high school programs in Palm Beach County offered at the following: Cardinal Newman High School (16); Dreyfoos School of the Arts (2); Jupiter Christian School (1); Jupiter High School (6); Oxbridge Academy (2); Palm Beach Gardens High School (2); Suncoast Community High School (3); The Benjamin School (4); The King's Academy (1); William T. Dwyer High School (6); South Fork High School (Stuart) (1); Barron Collier High School (Naples) (1); and Leon High School (Tallahassee) (1).

Pre-Kindergarten (PK2, PK3, and PK4)
The program is designed to allow children to develop their individual talents and abilities and to experience success in academic and social situations

Grades K-5
The learning environment in the Lower School is designed to address the emotional, intellectual, physical, social, and spiritual needs of each child. In addition to classroom instruction in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, students receive instruction in art, Spanish, Christian education, music, physical education, science lab, and library.

Awards/Recognition:

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Competition: First, Second, and Third Place - 5 students (2011); First, Second, Third, and Honorable Mention 5 students (2010); First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention 6 students (2009); First Place, Second Place, Third Place & Honorable Mention 9 students (2008), (2007)
• Florida Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest: Honorable Mention (2008)
• ArtiGras Youth Art Competition: Second Place in fourth grade, Third Place in first and fifth grades, and Honorable Mention in second and third grades (2011);Second Place in second grade and Honorable Mention in third and fifth grade (2010);First Place in second grade & 2 Honorable Mentions (2009); Third Place & Honorable Mention (2008); Second Place & Honorable Mention (2007); Second Place & Honorable Mention (2006)
• Lighthouse Center for the Arts Annual Community Students' Exhibition: Two awards (2011); Gorman Award (2010); Wildlife Award (2010); JWC Award (2010); First Place(2009); Second Place (2007); First Place, Second Place, & two Awards of Excellence (2005); Second Place (2004); Award of Excellence (2003), (2002)
• Palm Beach Fellowship of Christians & Jews Writing and Creative Arts Contest: Essay Contest - Second Place (2008); Third Place (2008); Honorable Mention (2008), (2007), (2005), (2003); Art - Honorable Mention (2008), Third Place & Honorable Mention (2007) (not offered in 2010 and 2011)
• Florida Elementary All State Chorus: Two students selected (2011), (2010), (2009), (2008), (2007), (2006); one student selected (2004)
• Chorus performances: City Place, The Breakers Hotel, City of Palm Beach Gardens, Prosperity Oaks Retirement Community, Meridian Park Women's Club, Worth Avenue on Palm Beach, and the Gardens Mall
• Jump Rope for Heart: Ranked 2nd in Florida raising $27,903 (2011); 3rd in Florida raising $22,945 (2010); ranked #11 out of 20 schools in Florida, raising $14,107 in grades 2-5 (2009)
• Changing Faces of the Everglades Art Contest: First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth (2010)
• Duke TIP - 27 - 4th/5th graders (2011) and 18 - 5th graders who qualified and registered last year; 60 4th/5th graders qualified (2010)

The St. Mark's Middle School Program focuses on the traditional core subjects of English, mathematics, science, and social studies/history while offering additional enrichment courses in foreign language, band, technology, physical education, and religious studies. Elective courses in the arts include visual and graphic art, web design, drama, dance, and photography. The program provides each student with a comprehensive and challenging curriculum that reflects current research. The instructional process enables students to develop critical thinking skills and a love of learning through multi-sensory activities.

Awards/Recognition:

• Science Fair Awards: 5 of 20 projects submitted earned the following awards at the Palm Beach County Science Fair (2011): 1st Place (1); 2nd Place (1); 3rd Place (1); 4th Place (2); 8 of 20 projects submitted earned the following awards at the Palm Beach County Science Fair (2010): 2nd Place (1); 3rd Place (2); 4th Place (5); 10 of 20 projects submitted earned the following awards at the Palm Beach County Science Fair (2009): 2nd Place (3); 3rd Place (5); 4th Place (2). 10 of 21 projects submitted earned the following awards at the Palm Beach County Science Fair (2008): 1st Place (1); 2nd Place (1); 3rd Place (4); 4th Place (4)
• Florida Music Association (2010) - Middle School/Enrollment Award for state of Florida
• All State Band: Student selected (2010), (2006)
• All State Chorus: Two students selected (2011)
• Florida Bandmasters Festival: "Excellent" rating (2010), (2009), (2008), (2007), (2005); "Superior" rating (2006), (2004)
• Florida Bandmasters Middle School Honor Band: 2 students selected (2010), (2009)
• Florida Bandmasters Solo & Ensemble Music Performance Assessment: 18 students earned Superior ratings and 6 earned Excellent ratings (2011); 26 students earned Superior ratings (2010); 24 students earned Superior rating, (2009)
• Palm Beach Fellowship of Christians & Jews Writing and Creative Arts Contest: Writing - 4 Honorable Mentions (2009); Art - Honorable Mention (2008) (PBFCJ - not offered 2011 - 2010)
• VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot's Pen Essay Contest: 1 regional winner (2009)
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Competition: Honorable Mention (2008), (2007); First, Second, Third, Fourth, Honorable Mention (2006) (did not participate after 2008)
• Daughters of the American Revolution American History Essay Contest: Second Place (2011); First and Second Place (2010); First Place in 6th, 7th and 8th grade (2008), (2007)
• ArtiGras Youth Art Competition: Third Place (2011); Honorable Mention (2008), (2007); Second, Third, Honorable Mention (2006)
• Math Counts Competition (2011), (2010), (2009)
• Palm Beach County Cultural Council - The Changing Face of the Everglades Art Contest (2010) - three students selected for traveling exhibit
• Scholastic Art Contest: 2 students accepted (2009)
• Lighthouse Gallery Art Competition: Two Awards (2011); (2010)
• French Language Fair: 11 Superior Awards & 11 Excellent Awards (2011); Superior (2010), (2009)
• Palm Beach County World Language Fair: 2 Superior Awards, 1 Excellent Award (2011); (2010)
• Community Service: 50% of Palm Beach County High School students awarded the Congressional Award started their community service projects at St. Mark's (2010), (2009), (2008), (2007), (2006)
• President's Volunteer Service Award: (2011) 42 students qualified totaling 3950 hours of service; (2010) 50 students qualified, totaling 4534 hours of service; (2009) 48 students qualified, totaling 3,912 hours of service; (2008) 68 students qualified, totaling 5,446 hours of service; (2007) 58 students qualified
• Community Service Projects: St. George's Soup Kitchen; Paint Your Heart Out; Food Drive; Toy Drive; Supplies for Soldiers Drive (2011), (2010), (2009), (2008)
• Service Learning: Sponsor of Honduran Orphan at Our Little Roses: sponsor of Mama Ada Foundation: Oxfam Banquet for Whole Hunger Awareness: Cookies for Cancer (2011), (2010)
• PawPrints Yearbook, Honorable Mention in the 2010 Yearbook, Taylor Publishing (2010)