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Bear Lakes Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County. The school has 842 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bear Lakes Middle School enrolls 842 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 579 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 196 | 23% |
| White | 42 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
624 of the school's 842 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 617 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bear Lakes Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 88.
Bear Lakes Middle School is one of 234 schools in PALM BEACH, based in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The district serves 189,634 students district-wide and employs 11,177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 842 students, Bear Lakes Middle School is close to the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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