WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized intermediate school in BOYNTON BEACH, Florida, part of PALM BEACH. Current enrollment sits at 896 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 233 schools operated by PALM BEACH, a district that caters to 191,505 students overall.

In terms of who attends, WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Palm Beach County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

After controlling for student poverty, WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.1%; this one delivers 79.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Palm Beach County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SUNSET PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 66.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.