Polo Park Middle School
3.5 out of 5 | 9 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,127 middle school students from grades 6-8
- Ranks 189th out of 742 middle schools in FL.
School District Details
- Palm Beach County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,394
- Graduation Rate: 64.8%
- Dropout Rate: 5.0%
- Students Per Teacher: 15.1
- Enrolled Students: 172,897
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 1,127
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 62.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.2
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 528 (46.9%)
- Females: 556 (49.3%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 77 (6.8%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 271 (24.0%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 348 (30.9%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 5 | 0.4% |
| Black | 216 | 19.2% |
| Asian | 46 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic | 275 | 24.4% |
| White | 542 | 48.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade | 381 | 33.8% |
| 7th Grade | 393 | 34.9% |
| 8th Grade | 353 | 31.3% |
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
76.3%
District:
75.9%
State:
65.3%
Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers
School:
4.9%
State:
4.8%
Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background
School:
7.9%
State:
4.8%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3.5
3.5 out of 5 | 9 Reviews
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9 reviews for Polo Park Middle School
- Reviewed by Student on June 12, 2011
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - This school is absolutely revolting. It's dirty, not cleansed of gum on the floor and walls. The students are very rude and immature. they also dress very inappropriately. The teachers here are unfair, most are racist. They give too little homework, and don't even help you study.
- Reviewed by Student on May 29, 2011
- Rating:
(4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - im a 6th grader and this year has been pretty cool and fun i haven't gotten in trouble this school year. all my teachers are nice and cool.
- Reviewed by Student on December 08, 2010
- Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- This school is okay. I go there now and Im a 7th grader. It was a struggle there for me in the 6th grade, but so far in this year...I'm doing alright. I have a teacher there that I have known since about 2nd or 3rd Grade :)
- Reviewed by Student on October 28, 2010
- Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Gooooddddd school i'm a sixth grader awesome so far! (:
except for this one teacher.........
- Reviewed by Student on July 31, 2010
- Rating:
(3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - i love this school now that im am going to 7th grade but there is a teachher thata is so mean!!!
- Reviewed by Former Student on August 20, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - i went to this school half of my sixth grade year till i moved its an awesome school but they need to be more organized last year if you took the bus to my nieghborhood we sat at the school for 45 minutes to an hour...... and in the morning sometimes the bus wouldn't even show up...... but other then that its a great school..... but i heard this year that on the first day that there were kids waiting in the media center for hours trying to get there schedule fixed or just get there schedule......
- Reviewed by Student on August 11, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Oh my gosh im going to that school now it seems like its an awesome school!
- Reviewed by Student on June 13, 2009
- Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- school was so bad for me when i went their and the teachers are bad and my first year i am a good student but they were so behind i already knew everything they taught it was a horrible school.
- Reviewed by Former Student on October 07, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Love this school now im in 8 grade!!
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Polo Park Middle School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on FCAT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
AYP and Flordia State School Grades (2010)
Florida School Grade: A
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO
Percent Criteria Met
School:
85.0%
District:
69.0%
FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 64.0% | 64.0% | 57.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | 60.0% | 55.0% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | 56.0% | 53.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 73.0% | 68.0% | 67.0% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 68.0% | 70.0% | 62.0% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | 64.0% | 60.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.0% | 70.0% | 68.0% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 82.0% | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | 69.0% | 66.0% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | 72.0% | 67.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 71.0% | 57.0% | 55.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | 55.0% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 65.0% | 50.0% | 42.0% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | 43.0% | 40.0% |
Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010
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