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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
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Florida public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
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
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 | 397 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 470 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 443 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 52.9% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,310 | 44.6% | 53.9% |
| RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL CANTONMENT | 1,180 | 46.2% | 60.9% |
| BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL PALMETTO | 1,171 | 49.4% | 56.2% |
| OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWBERRY | 962 | 44.0% | 55.6% |
| PUNTA GORDA MIDDLE SCHOOL PUNTA GORDA | 1,098 | 42.6% | 51.0% |
| TAVARES MIDDLE SCHOOL TAVARES | 933 | 48.0% | 49.1% |
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 BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #274 of 560 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #292 of 560 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #309 of 560 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,310 | #31 of 584 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #428 of 547 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #233 of 553 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #366 of 565 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.5% | #8 of 137 |
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
1,310
+423 (+48%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 933
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 1,310 | 62 | 21.1:1 | 45% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 1,325 | 63 | 21.0:1 | 52% (689) |
| 2022-23 | 1,343 | 66 | 20.4:1 | 63% (841) |
| 2020-21 | 887 | 47 | 18.9:1 | 59% (525) |
| 2017-18 | 888 | 52 | 17.1:1 | 67% (593) |
| 2015-16 | 1,020 | 57 | 17.9:1 | 70% (718) |
| 2010-11 | 1,044 | 66 | 15.8:1 | 66% (684) |
| 2000-01 | 873 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 42% (364) |
| 1990-91 | 933 | 52 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
In PALM COAST, Florida, part of Flagler County, BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school. Total enrollment is 1,310 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. It has 65% more students than the average for middle schools in Florida (about 794).
FLAGLER enrolls 13,521 students in 11 schools, including BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
At BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, 57% of students are White. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Flagler County is about 75% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Teacher count: 62 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 21.1:1. The average for middle schools in Florida, 19.6:1, is lower. Roughly 45% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 45% of Florida public middle schools.
A school with BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Florida is predicted to score 58.8%. BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 53.9%, 5.0 points below that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Flagler County show that the median household earns about $77,363 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Flagler County has 13 public schools with about 13,521 students, including BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, LEWIS E. WADSWORTH ELEMENTARY, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL is 7th among 8 schools close by.
BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 887 to 1,310. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 18.9:1 to 21.1:1.
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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.