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What's the biggest difference between L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL and what you expected?
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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
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Florida public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
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
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 | 368 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 400 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 507 | 40% |
Student demographics
40%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
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.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.7% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 39.7% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,275 | 65.7% | 38.8% |
| OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL GREENACRES | 1,401 | 60.3% | 49.8% |
| MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA | 973 | 67.4% | 34.4% |
| SOUTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 1,304 | 61.9% | 45.8% |
| PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 1,397 | 60.2% | 46.2% |
| CONNISTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 1,153 | 60.3% | 43.5% |
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 L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #482 of 560 | #30 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #434 of 560 ▲ 13 | #28 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #482 of 560 ▲ 9 | #31 of 36 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,275 | #41 of 584 | #5 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #27 of 547 | #7 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #458 of 553 | #34 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #102 of 565 | #6 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #378 of 379 | #27 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
1,275
-134 (-10%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 986
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,275 | 82 | 15.6:1 | 66% (838) |
| 2023-24 | 1,387 | 90 | 15.4:1 | 71% (978) |
| 2022-23 | 1,451 | 83 | 17.5:1 | 74% (1,075) |
| 2020-21 | 1,409 | 84 | 16.8:1 | 94% (1,331) |
| 2017-18 | 1,276 | 79 | 16.1:1 | 89% (1,133) |
| 2015-16 | 1,173 | 76 | 15.4:1 | 92% (1,084) |
| 2010-11 | 986 | 64 | 15.4:1 | 82% (807) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Among the schools in GREENACRES, Florida, is L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, a large middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,275 students. By comparison, middle schools in Florida enroll about 794 students on average.
The district, PALM BEACH, has 191,505 students enrolled across 233 schools.
Hispanic students are 76% of those enrolled at L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. The rest of enrollment is 14% Black and 6% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Palm Beach County's population at about 24%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
With 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.6:1. Statewide, middle schools in Florida average 19.6:1. Roughly 66% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Palm Beach County report 45%.
On the allk12 Grade, L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Florida public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.2% for L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL. The school posts 38.8%, 9.5 points below the prediction.
For the population of Palm Beach County, the median household earns about $83,581 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Palm Beach County, 245 public schools serve about 192,831 students.
Of the public schools around it, L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 45.5% on proficiency, and L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL is below that at 38.8%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 1,275 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,409. The ratio was 16.8:1 in 2020-21 and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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.