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Christa Mcauliffe Middle School is a middle school located in Boynton Beach, FL, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 1,387 students. Operated by Palm Beach, the campus sits about 12.6 miles from The Palm Beach's newsroom and is part of The Palm Beach's ongoing local education coverage.
The school employs roughly 75 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.5:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.
Christa Mcauliffe Middle School is a traditional zoned public school within Palm Beach, meaning enrollment is generally tied to residence within the school's attendance boundary. Boundary maps and feeder patterns are published by the district and updated annually.
State accountability ratings for FDOE are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Palm Beach publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.
Middle school transitions matter: The Palm Beach reports on Christa Mcauliffe Middle School's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.
Tip about Christa Mcauliffe Middle School? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Christa Mcauliffe Middle School". For more education coverage, see thepalmbeach.org/schools or browse The Palm Beach's latest reporting at thepalmbeach.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.
The Palm Beach covers Boynton Beach schools — board meetings, bond elections, ratings releases, academic and athletic news. Subscribe to the latest reporting at thepalmbeach.org/news or /newsletter.
Data source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data — canonical NCES page ↗. Per-school profile generated by The Palm Beach from the most recent federal directory release. Updated 2026-05-22.