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What's one thing SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
597
Middle
DISTRICT 947 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150008251
SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL
9385 BOYNTON BEACH BLVD, BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33472 · (561) 732-8252 · Palm Beach County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Florida public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
34.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
252 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 | 154 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 189 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 254 | 43% |
Student demographics
70%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
65.8%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
67.9%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 61.6% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 597 | 42.2% | 62.4% |
| CRESTWOOD COMMUNITY MIDDLE ROYAL PALM BEACH | 752 | 46.3% | 57.5% |
| PROGRESS VILLAGE MIDDLE MAGNET TAMPA | 849 | 43.1% | 60.1% |
| ATTUCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLLYWOOD | 632 | 47.0% | 47.8% |
| LAKEVIEW MIDDLE WINTER GARDEN | 786 | 43.5% | 44.9% |
| PINES MIDDLE SCHOOL PEMBROKE PINES | 626 | 44.2% | 53.0% |
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 SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #170 of 560 | #16 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #173 of 560 ▲ 31 | #15 of 36 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #137 of 560 ▼ 3 | #16 of 36 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #439 of 584 | #34 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 34.1:1 | #544 of 547 | #36 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #48 of 553 | #5 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #391 of 565 | #19 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.8% | #48 of 379 | #3 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
597
-107 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
34.1:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 597 | 17.5 | 34.1:1 | 42% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 26.5 | 24.4:1 | 41% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 19 | 36.4:1 | 42% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 704 | 32 | 22.0:1 | 50% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 875 | 24 | 36.5:1 | 36% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 880 | 48 | 18.3:1 | 25% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school for students in BOYNTON BEACH, Florida. The school serves 597 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Florida average about 794 students.
A total of 233 schools make up PALM BEACH, with 191,505 students enrolled.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL. The largest is Black students, at 36%. The next largest groups are 34% Hispanic, 23% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Palm Beach County overall, about 19% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 17.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 34.1:1. On average, middle schools in Florida have 19.6:1, compared with 34.1:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 42% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 45% average for public schools in Palm Beach County.
The allk12 Grade for SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL is B+. Compared with Florida public middle schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 2.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (62.4% versus 60.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Palm Beach County, where the median household income is $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 245 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL is behind the 69.0% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Over 4 years, SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment dropped 15%, to 597. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 22.0:1 in 2020-21 to 34.1:1 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
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 BOYNTON BEACH
- BOYNTON BEACH COMMUNITY HIGHHigh · 1,559 students
- FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACHElementary · 1,247 students
- SOUTH TECH ACADEMYHigh · 1,141 students
- CITRUS COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,137 students
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,079 students
- IMAGINE SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR CAMPUSElementary · 1,047 students
Nearby schools
- SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 1,024
- SUNSET PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 909
- WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 896
- HAGEN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 745
- BEN GAMLA-PALM BEACH3.3 mi · 229
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.5 mi · 1,079
Frequently asked questions
About SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 34.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 23% White, 34% Hispanic, 36% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by PALM BEACH.
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