INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in JUPITER, Florida, INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a substantial junior high, operated by PALM BEACH. It instructs 1,236 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 56% bigger than the state mean of about 794.

Across the 233 schools in PALM BEACH (191,505 students total), INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder reads as 23% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 53% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 20% of students at INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate median household income runs about $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 70.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 13%, going from 1,413 students in 2018 to 1,236 in 2025.

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