LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE

LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE is one of the moderately sized 6-8 campuss in LAKE WORTH, Florida, one of the schools within PALM BEACH, with 1,136 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 43% above typical.

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

On demographics, LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment; the rest reads as 23% Black, 6% White, 3% Native American. By comparison, Palm Beach County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 49.9%; this one comes in at 32.5%, -17.5 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Palm Beach County put median household income runs about $83,581, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.2%.

LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 1,141 students in 2018 compared to 1,136 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 62% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.