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Enrollment
819
Middle
DISTRICT 947 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001521
LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL
1225 W DREW ST, LANTANA, FL 33462 · (561) 540-3400 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 8% 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.
- DBeats 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
15.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
539 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 | 263 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 322 | 39% |
Student demographics
60%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
37.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.6pp 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 42 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 | 37.2% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 37.1% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL
LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 819 | 65.8% | 35.3% |
| DISCOVERY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL KISSIMMEE | 804 | 64.9% | 44.4% |
| JEAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 862 | 61.7% | 37.1% |
| GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL RIVERVIEW | 964 | 63.7% | 30.1% |
| JENNINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL SEFFNER | 686 | 67.3% | 27.4% |
| FORT MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 687 | 62.9% | 33.4% |
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 LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #510 of 560 | #33 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #474 of 560 ▼ 5 | #33 of 36 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #475 of 560 ▲ 12 | #30 of 36 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #281 of 584 | #27 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #37 of 547 | #9 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #243 of 553 | #20 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #101 of 565 | #5 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #273 of 379 | #16 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
819
+16 (+2%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 819 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 66% (539) |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 53.5 | 14.4:1 | 73% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 801 | 52.5 | 15.3:1 | 78% (628) |
| 2020-21 | 803 | 53 | 15.2:1 | 94% (755) |
| 2017-18 | 887 | 60 | 14.8:1 | 90% (796) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 58 | 13.4:1 | 88% (684) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | 55 | 14.3:1 | 70% (554) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 45 | 18.8:1 | 57% (481) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 31 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL
LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school in Florida, located in LANTANA. School enrollment was 819 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 233 schools in PALM BEACH, which enrolls 191,505 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL, at 48%. The rest of enrollment is 40% Black and 8% White. Among all residents of Palm Beach County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 15.8:1 comes from the school's 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.8 students per teacher below the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 66% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Palm Beach County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
Measured against Florida public middle schools, LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL would be expected to post about 48.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Palm Beach County show that the median household income is $83,581, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, LANTANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 803 students in 2020-21 and 819 in 2024-25.
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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
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- 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 LANTANA
- SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGHHigh · 2,452 students
- STARLIGHT COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 792 students
- PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARYElementary · 579 students
- LANTANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 517 students
- PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY SECONDARYHigh · 438 students
- ROYAL PALM SCHOOLCombined · 286 students
Nearby schools
- LANTANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 517
- PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 579
- PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY SECONDARY0.6 mi · 438
- ED VENTURE CHARTER SCHOOL0.9 mi · 75
- BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,185
- IMAGINE SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR CAMPUS1.5 mi · 1,047
Frequently asked questions
About LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 819 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 8% White, 48% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of PALM BEACH.
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