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Alumni: what's one memory from BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,310
Middle
DISTRICT 1,374 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLAGLER·NCES 120054002170
BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
4500 BELLE TERRE PKWY, PALM COAST, FL 32164 · (386) 446-6700 · Flagler County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,310 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
584 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL→FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within FLAGLER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
56.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,310
+422 (+48%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 17.1:1
% White
57%
was 60%
% Hispanic
18%
was 11%
% Black
16%
was 20%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a large middle-grades school in PALM COAST, Florida, BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL educates 1,310 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by FLAGLER. That puts it 65% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.
FLAGLER runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 13,521 students. BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.1:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 53.9%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Flagler County put the typical household earns roughly $77,363 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Flagler County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,521 students), BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: LEWIS E. WADSWORTH ELEMENTARY, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.5%.
BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 48% since 2018, when it stood at 888 (now 1,310). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 11% to 18%. Class-load math has grew: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Flagler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
126,528
Census ACS
Median income
$77,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
13,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FLAGLER
- FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,533 students
- MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,102 students
- INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,438 students
- BELLE TERRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,288 students
- BUNNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,061 students
- OLD KINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,019 students
Other schools in PALM COAST
- FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,533 students
- MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,102 students
- INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,438 students
- BELLE TERRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,288 students
- RYMFIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 967 students
- IMAGINE SCHOOL AT TOWN CENTERElementary · 885 students
Nearby schools
- LEWIS E. WADSWORTH ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 740
- RYMFIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 967
- IMAGINE SCHOOL AT TOWN CENTER3.3 mi · 885
- FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL3.7 mi · 2,533
- IFLAGLER-VIRTUAL FRANCHISE3.8 mi · 178
- INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,438
Frequently asked questions
About BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,310 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 21.1:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FLAGLER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.