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Buddy Taylor Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4500 Belle Terre Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL 32164 · (386) 446-6700 · Part of Flagler County School District

Palm Coast’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Florida school districts

Directions
Students
1,310
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Buddy Taylor Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of Florida’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 47.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Palm Coast kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Palm Coast kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Buddy Taylor Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4500 Belle Terre Pkwy, Palm Coast

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6397
Grade 7470
Grade 8443
Enrollment over time
887’20
1,022’21
1,343’22
1,325’23
1,310’24

Up 47.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 18%Black 16%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buddy Taylor Middle School from Palm Coast families.

Other schools in Flagler County School District

The district →
Belle Terre Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Palm Coast
A−
1,288 students16:1
Bunnell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bunnell
C+
1,061 students13:1
Old Kings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Flagler Beach
A
1,019 students15:1
Rymfire Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palm Coast
B+
967 students13:1
Lewis E. Wadsworth Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palm Coast
B+
740 students13:1
Imagine School at Town Center
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Palm Coast
B+
885 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Palm Coast’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.