JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL

JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as an expansive 6-8 campus in JUPITER, Florida, run under PALM BEACH. Current enrollment sits at 1,272 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 60% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

Within PALM BEACH, which oversees 233 schools and 191,505 students, JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 41% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL has 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.9%; this one delivers 65.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate median household income runs about $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 1,386 students in 2018 compared to 1,272 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 31% to 41% across the same window.

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