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.

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