LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL

LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a moderately sized 6-8 campus in LANTANA, Florida, one of the schools within PALM BEACH. The school caters to 819 students in grades 6 through 8.

PALM BEACH runs 233 schools in total, collectively educating 191,505 students. LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 40% Black, 8% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.2%; this one delivers 35.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Palm Beach County) records that the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

LANTANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 887 (now 819).

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