Emerald Cove Middle School

Emerald Cove Middle School is a middle school located in Wellington, FL, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 1,241 students. Operated by Palm Beach, the campus sits about 11.3 miles from The Palm Beach's newsroom and is part of The Palm Beach's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 70 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.7:1. That ratio is roughly in line with the state average for FL public schools.

Emerald Cove 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 Emerald Cove Middle School's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Emerald Cove Middle School? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Emerald Cove 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.