JEAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL

JEAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized middle school in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, overseen by PALM BEACH. Current enrollment sits at 862 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; JEAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JEAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 45% Black, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, JEAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Palm Beach County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), JEAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

GRASSY WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JEAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 964 students in 2018 compared to 862 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 51% to 45% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.