{{other uses|Oxbridge (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox school | name = Oxbridge Academy Foundation, Inc. | image = | image_size = 200 px | alt = Official logo | logo = Oxbridge Academy Foundation logo.png | caption = | location = 3151 North Military Trail<br />West Palm Beach, Florida | country = United States | coordinates = {{Coord|26.7234|N|80.1125|W|type:edu_region:US-FL|display=inline,title}} | principal = Ralph Maurer | founder = William L. Koch | faculty = 62<ref name=OurTeachers>[https://www.flipsnack.com/Oxbridgeacademy3151/faculty-directory-2018-2019-f7n8vf8fh/full-view.html] ''Oxbridge Academy Foundation, Inc.'', Mar. 17, 2019</ref> | ratio = 10:1 | enrollment = 520<ref name=SchoolProfile>[https://www.oapb.org/about/quick-facts Quick Facts] ''Oxbridge Academy Foundation, Inc.'', March. 17, 2019</ref> | religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian | gender = Co-educational | campus_size = 54 acres | campus_type = Suburban | enrollment_as_of = 2019 | type = Private, day, college preparatory school | us_nces_school_id = A1501048 | grades = 6–12 | athletic_conference = Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) | motto = ''For A Lifetime'' | mascot = Thunderwolf | tuition = Middle school: $34,500<br>Upper school: $41,500<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oapb.org/admission/tuition-affordability|title=Tuition & Affordability|website=oapb.org|access-date=December 22, 2024}}</ref> | fees = New student: $1,575<br>Annual student fee: $2,500 | mascot image = | nickname = Thunderwolves | colors = Red, White, Navy Blue<br>{{color box|red}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|navy}} | publication = ''Oxbridge Today'' | established = 2011 | website = {{URL|www.oapb.org}} }}
'''Oxbridge Academy''' is a private, coeducational, college-preparatory middle and high school in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. The school, managed by the '''Oxbridge Academy Foundation, Inc.''', serves grades 6–12.<ref name=NYT060116>Frances Robles, [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/us/koch-oxbridge-high-school-florida.html Upheaval Amid ‘Alarming’ Revelations at William Koch’s Florida School], ''The New York Times'', June 1, 2016.</ref>
== History ==
The school was funded with a $50 million donation from Bill Koch.<ref>William Koch page 32 April 2013 Florida Trend magazine</ref><ref>Kevin Thompson [http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/education/oxbridge-academy-near-west-palm-beach-seeks-to-be-/nLszK/ Oxbridge Academy near West Palm Beach seeks to be region's 'critical thinking' private school] June 5, 2011 Palm Beach Post</ref> Koch's goal was to create a school for his own children where academically gifted students of all socioeconomic backgrounds could do hands-on projects and learn by problem solving, a place where students ruled.<ref name=NYT060116 /> Oxbridge was opened in under a year on a 45-acre campus that once held a Jewish community center.<ref name=NYT060116 /> By 2016, Koch had donated more than $75 million to the school.<ref name=NYT060116 />
By 2014, the school added a football team at the request of the student body. In April 2016, Koch announced that Academic Dean John Klemme would serve as the School's president, placing Robert Parsons on paid leave pending an investigation of harassment claims.<ref>Tony Doris [https://eu.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2016/04/22/koch-puts-oxbridge-ceo-on/6777763007/ Exclusive: Oxbridge CEO on leave, pending internal investigation] April 22, 2016 Palm Beach Post</ref> Parsons' compensation package was worth $1 million, with an annual salary of about $600,000 per year.<ref name=NYT060116 />
On May 27, 2016, Koch fired Parsons and declined to renew the contracts of director of athletics Craig Sponsky and the football coach Doug Socha; Koch noted that a "power elites group" in the school "ran the asylum".<ref name=May27letter>[https://cmgpbpwestpalmbeat.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/oxb2.pdf Letter to Oxbridge Community], May 27, 2016, accessed June 1, 2016.</ref>
In July 2016, David Rosow was elected president and CEO of Oxbridge Academy.<ref name="Aug01letter">[http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/oxbridge-cites-improprieties-forfeits-two-years-of/nr8gm/ In 4-page letter to parents, Koch says Oxbridge righting its missteps] Aug 02, 2016 Palm Beach Post</ref>
On June 20, 2018, the school announced that it was ending its football program after a number of its players transferred to other schools.<ref>Wells Dusenbury [http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/football/palm-beach/fl-sp-oxbridge-shuts-down-footbal-20180620-story.html/ Oxbridge Academy shutting down football program this fall] June 20, 2018 Sun-Sentinel</ref> The program was revived for the 2023–24 school year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-11 |title=Oxbridge Academy prepares for first football season since 2017 |url=https://www.wptv.com/sports/local-sports/high-school/oxbridge-academy-prepares-for-first-football-season-since-2017 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm |language=en}}</ref>
== Athletics recruiting violations == In 2016, the school self-reported athletic recruiting violations and forfeited all athletic victories for the previous two years, including three FHSAA district championships.<ref name="Palm Beach Post: Oxbridge Cites Improprieties, Forfeits Two Years of Victories">[http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/oxbridge-cites-improprieties-forfeits-two-years-of/nr8gm/ Palm Beach Post: Financial aid inconsistencies root of Oxbridge sports teams’ forfeits], August 2, 2016, accessed August 20, 2016.</ref>
== Notable students and alumni ==
* Travis Homer – class of 2016, NFL player for the Chicago Bears<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shweky {{!}} |first=Brett |date=2019-12-30 |title=Travis Homer: Weekly homegrown spotlight on Seattle Seahawks running back |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2019/12/30/travis-homer-weekly-homegrown-spotlight-on-seattle-seahawks-running-back/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Sun Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> * Keidron Smith – class of 2018, NFL player for the Denver Broncos<ref>{{cite web |title=OXBRIDGE CELEBRATES TWO ALUMNI IN THE NFL: TRAVIS HOMER OF THE BEARS AND KEIDRON SMITH OF THE BRONCOS! |url=https://www.oapb.org/about/news-academic-achievements/news-details-page-1/~board/alumni-news/post/oxbridge-celebrates-two-alumni-now-in-the-nfl-travis-homer-of-the-bears-and-keidron-smith-of-the-broncos |website=www.oapb.org |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref> * Barron Trump – class of 2024, son of 45th and 47th President of the United States Donald Trump<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-20 |title=Barron Trump to attend exclusive school near Mar-a-Lago |url=https://apnews.com/article/mar-a-lago-barron-trump-aaaad1e5de36da73507e9ab77a50c457 |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.oapb.org/}}
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