SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM

Located at 2845 SUMMIT BLVD, in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM is a tight-knit junior high that serves 324 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by PALM BEACH. Enrollment runs roughly 59% below the state mean of about 794.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM reports that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 9% White, 7% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM higher than the state norm the norm. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Palm Beach County put median household earnings sit near $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

The closest other public school is SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. As a public charter, SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM's enrollment has expanded 136% since 2018, when it stood at 137 (now 324). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 75% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

On allk12, members of the SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.