John F. Kennedy Middle School
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 821 students
Howell L. Watkins Middle School
9480 Macarthur Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33403
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
705
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Palm Beach
Palm Beach County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 554 Florida middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Florida middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Howell L. Watkins Middle School
Howell L. Watkins Middle School is a magnet middle school in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Palm Beach. The school is located in a small city in Palm Beach County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 705 students were enrolled, with about 16.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Florida middle school (19.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 554 Florida middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 705 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Palm Beach
- County
- Palm Beach County
- NCES school ID
- 120150001481
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.