HOWELL L. WATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL

HOWELL L. WATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida, serving grades 06–08 with 705 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

705

Teachers (FTE)

43.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	494	70%
Hispanic/Latino	131	19%
White	54	8%
Two or more races	11	2%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	705	374M / 331F

English Language Learners: 117 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	18.0% -30.8pp	48.8%	747
Reading Proficiency	33.0% -19.2pp	52.2%	747
Science Proficiency	28.0%	—	233

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.42 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

155

22% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

107

15.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	705	100%

Contact & Location

9480 MACARTHUR BLVD

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33403

Phone: (561)776-3600

http://hlwm.palmbeachschools.org

District

PALM BEACH

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,465

District enrollment: 190,567

Other Schools in District

ACREAGE PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ADDISON MIZNER SCHOOL Elementary
ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BANYAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Elementary
BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 33403) → CensusDepth.com
Florida population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Florida teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

120150001481

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD