DON ESTRIDGE HIGH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL

DON ESTRIDGE HIGH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the big 6-8 campuss in BOCA RATON, Florida, one of the schools within PALM BEACH, with 1,270 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 60% larger than the state mean of about 794.

DON ESTRIDGE HIGH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 233 schools operated by PALM BEACH, a district that hosts 191,505 students overall.

In terms of who attends, DON ESTRIDGE HIGH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DON ESTRIDGE HIGH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL has 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DON ESTRIDGE HIGH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 71.5%; this one delivers 89.0%, a residual of +17.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Palm Beach County put the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DON ESTRIDGE HIGH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

Nearest neighbor: BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DON ESTRIDGE HIGH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 73.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 1,275 students in 2018 compared to 1,270 in 2025.

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