Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · West Palm Beach, Florida

Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B in West Palm Beach, Florida enrolled 324 students in 2024-25 with 15.4 full-time teachers, 21.0 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 33-37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

349 students in 2022-23, 334 students in 2023-24, 324 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 15.4.

Students enrolled at Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233492023-243342024-25324
Students enrolled at Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233492023-243342024-25324
Students enrolled at Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233492023-243342024-25324
Students enrolled at Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B by school year2022-23: 349, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233492023-243342024-25324
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334915.023.3
2023-2433417.019.6
2024-2532415.421.0

21.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Florida middle schools

Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 21.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 21.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 21.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Florida middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.6 to 81.2; This school 21.0; state median 19.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 21.0state median 19.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B enrolled 357 students and reported no counselor; it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

81.2% of students were Hispanic, 8.6% White, 7.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic81.2%
  2. White8.6%
  3. Black7.4%
  4. Two or more races1.5%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Reading and language arts, 2021-2233‑37%55%53%
Math, 2022-2342%55% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in West Palm Beach

6 public middle schools in West Palm Beach report 2024-25 enrollment; Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bak Middle School of the Arts1,24617.316.9%
Conniston Middle School1,15315.656.0%
Jeaga Middle School86217.257.0%
Bear Lakes Middle School84117.061.5%
Roosevelt Middle School79313.968.2%
Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B32421.050.6%

All public schools in West Palm Beach →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B

  1. Palm Springs Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 1,397 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Conniston Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 1,153 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B with Palm Springs Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Palm Beach County School District spends per student$14,024 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,024
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaSports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B is the number 521 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#521 of 571
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher21.0 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.21.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B

  1. How many students attend Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B?
    324 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 349 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in West Palm Beach, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B?
    21.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B a Title I school?
    Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sports Leadership and Management (Slam) Middle School Palm B in?
    Palm Beach County School District, NCES district ID 1201500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120150008562 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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