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What's the biggest difference between CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
836
Middle
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLIER·NCES 120033004489
CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL
4255 18TH AVE NE, NAPLES, FL 34120 · (239) 377-5200 · Collier County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL836 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Florida public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
20.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
564 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 270 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 276 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 290 | 35% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
55.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
76.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 76.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 60.4% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL
CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 836 | 67.5% | 58.6% |
| TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL PLANT CITY | 1,000 | 66.7% | 34.8% |
| W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRADENTON | 1,017 | 66.3% | 30.2% |
| ELECTA LEE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL BRADENTON | 679 | 68.8% | 31.0% |
| DR. DAVID L. ANDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUART | 911 | 62.5% | 45.6% |
| DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY DUNDEE | 725 | 72.0% | 54.8% |
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 CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Collier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #207 of 560 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #95 of 560 ▲ 118 | #6 of 11 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #258 of 560 ▲ 24 | #8 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 836 | #268 of 584 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #373 of 547 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #363 of 553 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.5% | #74 of 565 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #47 of 137 | N/A |
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
836
+134 (+19%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 836 | 41 | 20.4:1 | 67% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 33.2 | 25.0:1 | 54% (447) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 33.3 | 23.9:1 | 53% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 36 | 19.5:1 | 71% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 66% (476) |
| 2015-16 | 747 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 65% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 46 | 17.2:1 | 57% (448) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL
CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school with a street address in NAPLES, Florida. The school had 836 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
In COLLIER, 69 schools enroll a combined 48,252 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL, at 64%. Smaller groups are 25% White, 7% Black, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Collier County is roughly 28% Hispanic. CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 41 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL was 20.4:1. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 20.4:1 here. CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 67%. For comparison, public schools in Collier County average 48%.
allk12 grades CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 47.4% for a school in Florida with CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 58.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Collier County, the median household income is $90,045, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Collier County has 75 public schools and roughly 48,252 students.
SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is up 19% from 2020-21, when CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL had 702 students, to 2024-25, when it had 836.
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Collier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
398,291
Census ACS
Median income
$90,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
48,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLLIER
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,990 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
Other schools in NAPLES
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,054 students
- GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,867 students
- GULF COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,714 students
- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,535 students
- MASON CLASSICAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,509 students
- AUBREY ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,496 students
Nearby schools
- SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 792
- PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL3.9 mi · 2,054
- PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 645
- CORKSCREW MIDDLE SCHOOL4.3 mi · 1,013
- CORKSCREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 908
- ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 1,041
Frequently asked questions
About CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 836 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 25% White, 64% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by COLLIER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.