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Enrollment
1,275
Middle
DISTRICT 947 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150004024
L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
5332 LAKE WORTH RD, GREENACRES, FL 33463 · (561) 649-6900 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,275 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
838 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
36.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,275
-1 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.1:1
% White
6%
was 6%
% Hispanic
76%
was 72%
% Black
14%
was 18%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a 6-8 campus of well-populated scale in GREENACRES, Florida, operated by PALM BEACH, educateing 1,275 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 61% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.
L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 233 schools operated by PALM BEACH, a district that instructs 191,505 students overall.
On demographics, L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%; the rest looks like 14% Black, 6% White. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.
With demographic context factored in, L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.2%, the actual is 38.8%, a residual of -9.5 points.
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%. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Five-year trend. L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,276 (now 1,275). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 72% to 76%.
In the discussion threads here, members of the L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 GREENACRES
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,262 students
- OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,401 students
- CHOLEE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 976 students
- LIBERTY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 914 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 817 students
- TRADEWINDS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 816 students
Nearby schools
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 817
- GREENACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 773
- MONTESSORI ACADEMYOF EARLY ENRICHMENT INC1.0 mi · 192
- TRADEWINDS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 816
- DIAMOND VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 800
- JOHN I. LEONARD HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 3,262
Frequently asked questions
About L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,275 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 15.6:1 (82 FTE teachers).
How diverse is L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 6% White, 76% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
L C SWAIN 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.