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What's one thing BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
841
Middle
DISTRICT 947 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002695
BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
3505 SHENANDOAH BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33409 · (561) 615-7700 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL841 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Florida public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
545 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 251 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 282 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 308 | 37% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.3% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 36.8% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 841 | 64.8% | 40.0% |
| JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL RIVIERA BEACH | 821 | 66.6% | 39.5% |
| LOCKHART MIDDLE ORLANDO | 660 | 65.5% | 39.1% |
| CONGRESS COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYNTON BEACH | 845 | 63.6% | 28.4% |
| MEMORIAL MIDDLE ORLANDO | 712 | 69.2% | 31.1% |
| HOWELL L. WATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM BEACH GARDENS | 705 | 67.1% | 39.3% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #462 of 560 | #27 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #444 of 560 ▲ 27 | #31 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #446 of 560 ▲ 20 | #27 of 36 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 841 | #265 of 584 | #25 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #91 of 547 | #18 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #377 of 553 | #26 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #114 of 565 | #7 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.0% | #44 of 137 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
841
+58 (+7%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,295
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 841 | 49.5 | 17.0:1 | 65% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 54 | 15.7:1 | 66% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 842 | 57 | 14.8:1 | 74% (624) |
| 2020-21 | 783 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 92% (719) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 89% (638) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 54 | 13.4:1 | 91% (659) |
| 2010-11 | 777 | 47 | 16.5:1 | 81% (630) |
| 2000-01 | 1,479 | 80 | 18.5:1 | 64% (951) |
| 1990-91 | 1,295 | 69 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL, located in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its enrollment is 841 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 233 schools in PALM BEACH, which enrolls 191,505 students in total.
The student body at BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is 64% Black. It is also 28% Hispanic and 5% White. Palm Beach County's residents are about 19% Black, 45 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.0 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Florida, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 65% of the student body. Among public schools in Palm Beach County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of Florida public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.7% for BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL. The school posts 40.0%, 8.7 points below the prediction.
The county, Palm Beach County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $83,581, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 245, with about 192,831 students.
SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles from BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 58 students, from 783 to 841.
This page collects posts and questions about BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in WEST PALM BEACH
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,163 students
- FOREST HILL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,923 students
- PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,397 students
- ALEXANDER W DREYFOOS JUNIOR SCHOOL OF THE ARTSHigh · 1,352 students
- BAK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTSMiddle · 1,246 students
Nearby schools
- SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 683
- EGRET LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 547
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH1.5 mi · 1,014
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 2,809
- BAK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS1.8 mi · 1,246
- GRASSY WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 705
Frequently asked questions
About BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 841 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 5% White, 28% Hispanic, 64% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.