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Enrollment
1,272
Middle
DISTRICT 947 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150002375
JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL
15245 MILITARY TRL, JUPITER, FL 33458 · (561) 745-7200 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
412 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 413 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 419 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 440 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
66.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 69.1% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL
JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,272 | 32.4% | 65.3% |
| OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL NAPLES | 1,172 | 32.4% | 78.8% |
| TRAFALGAR MIDDLE SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 962 | 34.2% | 61.1% |
| BURNS MIDDLE SCHOOL BRANDON | 1,108 | 34.7% | 56.1% |
| WESTERN PINES COMMUNITY MIDDLE ROYAL PALM BEACH | 1,097 | 33.8% | 68.2% |
| MULRENNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL VALRICO | 1,027 | 33.9% | 58.0% |
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 JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #138 of 560 | #13 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #135 of 560 ▼ 6 | #14 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #136 of 560 ▼ 11 | #15 of 36 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,272 | #42 of 584 | #6 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #77 of 547 | #15 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #232 of 553 | #18 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #463 of 565 | #25 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #266 of 379 | #14 of 27 |
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
1,272
-173 (-12%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,704
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,272 | 75.8 | 16.8:1 | 32% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 1,375 | 77.6 | 17.7:1 | 34% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 1,384 | 85.6 | 16.2:1 | 38% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 1,445 | 89 | 16.2:1 | 47% (677) |
| 2017-18 | 1,386 | 85 | 16.3:1 | 43% (593) |
| 2015-16 | 1,231 | 73 | 16.9:1 | 43% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 1,382 | 73 | 18.9:1 | 33% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 1,621 | 80 | 20.3:1 | 21% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 1,704 | 91 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL
JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle-grades school in JUPITER, Florida. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 1,272 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Florida is about 794, so this school runs 60% larger than that.
JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL belongs to PALM BEACH, a district of 233 schools and 191,505 students.
At JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL, the largest share of students is White, at 47%. The remaining shares are 41% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 75.8 full-time equivalents, or about 16.8 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. About 32% of students, or 412, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Palm Beach County average 45%.
JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.3%, compared with a predicted 64.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Palm Beach County has about 1,533,806 residents, and the median household income is $83,581, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Palm Beach County has 245 public schools and roughly 192,831 students.
LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 65.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment dropped 12%, to 1,272.
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Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALM BEACH
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- PARK VISTA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,881 students
- BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,819 students
- PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,809 students
- PALM BEACH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,760 students
Other schools in JUPITER
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,122 students
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,236 students
- LIMESTONE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 902 students
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 826 students
- JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 688 students
- JUPITER FARMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
Nearby schools
- LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 569
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,236
- BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 603
- JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 3,122
- WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 2,163
- JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 826
Frequently asked questions
About JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,272 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 47% White, 41% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.