WESTERN PINES COMMUNITY MIDDLE

As a mid-sized junior high in ROYAL PALM BEACH, Florida, WESTERN PINES COMMUNITY MIDDLE enrolls 1,097 students from grades 6 through 8, part of PALM BEACH. Compared to the state average of about 794 students per school, that is 38% larger than typical.

Across the 233 schools in PALM BEACH (191,505 students total), WESTERN PINES COMMUNITY MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WESTERN PINES COMMUNITY MIDDLE shows that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 36% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, WESTERN PINES COMMUNITY MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.2%, the actual is 68.2%, a residual of +4.0 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Palm Beach County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WESTERN PINES COMMUNITY MIDDLE is one of 245 public schools in Palm Beach County (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students).

The closest other public school is GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTERN PINES COMMUNITY MIDDLE at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 67.4%.

WESTERN PINES COMMUNITY MIDDLE operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,091 students in 2018 compared to 1,097 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 30% to 36%.

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