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Jeaga Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

985^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Jeaga Middle School in West Palm Beach, FL, serves 862 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Palm Beach school district, where it has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Florida middle schools over the past decade. The school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.6% and proficiency rates in English Language Arts (43%) and Math (37%) that fall well below district averages. Despite spending $14,760 per student—higher than many nearby schools—these academic outcomes remain low, suggesting that funding alone isn't driving improvement.

Interestingly, Jeaga shows a striking contrast in its advanced math program. Students taking Algebra 1 and Geometry End-of-Course exams achieve proficiency rates of 89% and 86%, respectively, rivaling top-performing schools like Bak Middle School Of The Arts. This creates a "two schools" dynamic: one where most students struggle to meet grade-level standards, and another where a select group excels in advanced coursework. Nearby Bear Lakes Middle School, which has a similar demographic profile (64.8% free/reduced lunch vs. Jeaga's 61.7%), outperforms Jeaga in nearly every subject, indicating that school-level factors like leadership and instruction play a key role in the performance gap.

There are some positive trends: Jeaga's state ranking has improved from the 10th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 19th percentile in 2025-2026, and 8th-grade ELA proficiency has risen from 26% to 43% over the same period. However, the school still lags behind neighbors like Crestwood Community Middle (65% ELA proficiency) and Palm Springs Middle School (53% ELA proficiency). For parents, Jeaga offers a strong advanced math track but requires careful attention to whether the school can meet their child's overall academic needs, especially given the high absenteeism and persistent achievement gaps.

862

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,760

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3777 N Jog Rd
West Palm Beach, FL 33411

(561) 242-8000

District: Palm Beach

Students who attend Jeaga Middle School usually attend:

High:

Palm Beach Lakes High School

Feeder schools for Jeaga Middle School:

Elementary:	Benoist Farms Elementary School
	Grassy Waters Elementary School
	Grove Park Elementary School
	West Gate Elementary School
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	Wynnebrook Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

African American:

44.8%

White:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (44% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Civics scores 28 pts below the Florida average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg64%

Florida avg61%

985^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 38Middle Schools in the Palm Beach

33^rd of 70Palm Beach among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	985 of 1216	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	939 of 1205	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1050 of 1196	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1049 of 1177	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1017 of 1148	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1026 of 1136	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	906 of 1099	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	834 of 1035	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	866 of 1031	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	844 of 997	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.1	727 of 999	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	631 of 956	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.1	609 of 897	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.1	595 of 891	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	522 of 839	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.5	496 of 780	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.9	476 of 740	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.2	498 of 736	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.0	507 of 675	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.4	404 of 602	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.7	473 of 593	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Algebra 189%+26 vs state

Geometry86%+30 vs state

Civics49%-28 vs state

English Language Arts43%-18 vs state

Math41%-18 vs state

Science29%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, February 12, 2012

I think this is the worst school in palm beach county! They actually have study hall as a REQUIRED ELECTIVE!?! Really what is that teaching our children that its okay to sit for a whole class period and gossip which leads to more fights at this disastrous school! Then phone calls from teachers about your child's behavior and they decide to complain about their job, the pay...Etc. Then to actually hear the teacher on the phone complaining about all the kids in her class at that moment and hear this teacher tell students and I QUOTE " Well that was STUPID" Wow what an example they are setting for our future generation. Sad and shameful! Needless to say my child will not be attending this school next year if it takes every resource I can dig up. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 4, 2011

no hay suficiente vijilancia y hay mucha violencia y nadie se da cuenta lo se por que lo acabo de pasar con mi hija le dieron entre dos y no se pudo defender por que cuando mira ya habia un grupo fue a la oficina y ni tan siquiera me llamaron viendo que le dieron con un palo estoy bien disgustada Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Friday, February 5, 2010

this is a great school i spend 3 years here and they teach really well! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jeaga Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3777 N Jog Rd	West Palm Beach	33411	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 242-8000	862	50	17.2	61.7%	50 (5.8%)	386 (44.8%)	399 (46.3%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.0%)	24.3	985^th of 1216 public middle schools	19.0%		25.1	939^th of 1205 public middle schools	22.1%	46	41.0	46.0	43.0	23.0	20.0	68.0	29.0	89.0	86.0	49.0	$14,760	$1,022	$13,739
Bear Lakes Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3505 Shenandoah Blvd	West Palm Beach	33409	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 615-7700	841	50	16.9	64.8%	44 (5.2%)	538 (64.0%)	238 (28.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	29.5	920^th of 1216 public middle schools	24.3%		26	930^th of 1205 public middle schools	22.8%	10	42.0	45.0	52.0	37.0	41.0	64.0	36.0	92.0	100.0	60.0	$15,296	$1,357	$13,940
Bak Middle School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	1725 Echo Lake Dr	West Palm Beach	33407	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	No	(561) 882-3870	1,246	72	17.3	19.7%	481 (38.6%)	188 (15.1%)	320 (25.7%)	167 (13.4%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (6.3%)	96.3	8^th of 1216 public middle schools	99.3%		96.6	11^th of 1205 public middle schools	99.1%	3	96.0	95.0	96.0	96.0	93.0	99.0	89.0	100.0	99.0	98.0	$13,313	$402	$12,911
Roosevelt Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1900 N Australian Ave	West Palm Beach	33407	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 822-0200	793	57	13.9	73.4%	17 (2.1%)	481 (60.7%)	276 (34.8%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	38.5	801^st of 1216 public middle schools	34.1%		43.2	701^st of 1205 public middle schools	41.8%	100	54.0	47.0	47.0	58.0	55.0	61.0	40.0	85.0	87.0	57.0	$16,580	$827	$15,753
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1901 Avenue S	Riviera Beach	33404	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 845-4500	821	50	16.4	66.6%	47 (5.7%)	502 (61.1%)	242 (29.5%)	5 (0.6%)	14 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	30.9	899^th of 1216 public middle schools	26.1%		20.9	990^th of 1205 public middle schools	17.8%	91	44.0	44.0	49.0	45.0	34.0	78.0	39.0	88.0	85.0	58.0	$14,672	$1,074	$13,598
Sports Leadership And Management (Slam) Middle School Palm	Public, Charter	6-8	2845 Summit Blvd	West Palm Beach	33406	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 641-4449	324	15	21.0	57.7%	28 (8.6%)	24 (7.4%)	263 (81.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	33.1	871^st of 1216 public middle schools	28.4%		35.9	803^rd of 1205 public middle schools	33.4%	68	57.0	46.0	53.0	54.0	49.0	31.0	35.0	57.0		72.0	$8,230	$807	$7,423
Palm Springs Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1560 Kirk Rd	West Palm Beach	33406	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 434-3300	1,397	86	16.3	60.2%	108 (7.7%)	262 (18.8%)	979 (70.1%)	14 (1.0%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	22 (1.6%)	39.9	775^th of 1216 public middle schools	36.3%		36.1	801^st of 1205 public middle schools	33.5%	26	50.0	53.0	55.0	44.0		58.0	48.0	86.0	78.0	65.0	$13,975	$1,025	$12,950
Okeeheelee Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2200 Pinehurst Dr	Greenacres	33413	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 434-3200	1,401	79	17.8	60.3%	99 (7.1%)	208 (14.8%)	1,044 (74.5%)	15 (1.1%)	18 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (1.1%)	40	773^rd of 1216 public middle schools	36.4%		44	685^th of 1205 public middle schools	43.2%	88	53.0	53.0	51.0	50.0		58.0	45.0	91.0	89.0	67.0	$13,052	$987	$12,066
Conniston Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3630 Parker Ave	West Palm Beach	33405	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 802-5400	1,153	74	15.5	60.3%	147 (12.7%)	160 (13.9%)	816 (70.8%)	9 (0.8%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.0%)	32.6	880^th of 1216 public middle schools	27.6%		29.4	891^st of 1205 public middle schools	26.1%	11	58.0	49.0	49.0	41.0	25.0	53.0	41.0	88.0	100.0	62.0	$14,398	$1,205	$13,193
Howell L. Watkins Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	9480 MacArthur Blvd	Palm Beach Gardens	33403	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 776-3600	705	43	16.3	67.1%	54 (7.7%)	494 (70.1%)	131 (18.6%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	27.8	942^nd of 1216 public middle schools	22.5%		30.3	886^th of 1205 public middle schools	26.5%	56	46.0	44.0	53.0	37.0	39.0	46.0	42.0	89.0		63.0	$16,206	$1,298	$14,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeaga Middle School

What high school do graduates of Jeaga Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jeaga Middle School usually go on to attend Palm Beach Lakes High School

What is the racial makeup of Jeaga Middle School?

Students at Jeaga Middle School are 46% Hispanic, 45% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Jeaga Middle School a good school?

Jeaga Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Florida middle schools.

What district is Jeaga Middle School in?

Palm Beach

How many students attend Jeaga Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 862 students attended Jeaga Middle School.

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