Lake Worth Community Middle

Lake Worth Community Middle is a middle school located in Lake Worth, FL, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 1,249 students. Operated by Palm Beach, the campus sits about 5.5 miles from The Palm Beach's newsroom and is part of The Palm Beach's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 57 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.9:1. That ratio is above the state average for FL, suggesting larger class sizes than the regional norm.

Lake Worth Community Middle 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 Lake Worth Community Middle's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Lake Worth Community Middle? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Lake Worth Community Middle". 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.