Jupiter Middle, 15245 N. Military Trail: grades 6-8, 1,208 students on the district's Aug. 24 count and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, the School District of Palm Beach County’s Schools & Principals list, feeder reports and start times, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file and the federal NCES school directory.

Jupiter Middle is the School District of Palm Beach County’s middle school for grades 6 to 8 on North Military Trail, north of Donald Ross Road and inside Jupiter town limits. The teams are the Mariners and the school colors are royal blue, yellow and kelly green; the school opened in 1981, according to the district’s school information. Lighthouse Elementary sits on the access road behind it.

Who to call
Address 15245 N. Military Trail, Jupiter, FL 33458
Phone 561-745-7200
Grades 6 to 8
School day 9:30 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.
District School District of Palm Beach County

Principal

Principal Lisa Hastey, according to the district’s Schools & Principals list, which the school’s website links from its menu.

Enrollment and teachers

  • District count: 1,208 students on the 11th day of the 2026-27 school year (Aug. 24, 2026). The district rates the building for 1,731, so it is at 70% of capacity, according to its 11th Day Enrollment Report.
  • Federal count: 1,375 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 18 students per teacher.

State report card

Florida grades every public school A to F, from the share of possible points it earns on state test results and learning gains, plus, for middle schools, how many students pass high school courses and industry certifications early. An A for a middle school takes 64% of points or more in the state’s 2026 file.

School year Grade
2025-26 A (68% of possible points)
2024-25 A
2023-24 B

From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:

  • English language arts: 68%
  • Math: 76%
  • Science: 69%
  • Social studies: 78%
  • Middle school acceleration: 85%

The full report card is on the state’s Florida school report cards site, an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable file.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School map or the Jupiter Middle zone map (PDF). In the district’s boundary map, the Jupiter Middle zone covers about half the land inside Jupiter town limits, including Inlet Village, the A1A beachfront and most of Limestone Creek. The rest of town is zoned for Independence Middle. The zone also takes in Tequesta.

Under the district’s 2026-27 middle to high school feeder report, Jupiter Middle has 22 planning areas, and every one goes on to Jupiter Community High. The elementary schools behind them:

No rezoning that affects Jupiter Middle has been approved. The School Board’s only boundary change for 2026-27, Boundary Study RB-1, adopted March 11, 2026, covers elementary schools in Riviera Beach, according to the district’s enrollment and boundaries page.

Calendar and bell times

From the district’s 2026-27 key dates:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students; the second quarter starts Tuesday, Oct. 13
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: fall holiday
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; Monday, Jan. 4, is also a day off for students

The district lists Jupiter Middle’s day as 9:30 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.

Programs

The district’s 2026-27 Choice and In-House Programs guide (PDF) lists four choice programs at Jupiter Middle: Multimedia, Music and Communications; Pre-Culinary Arts; Pre-Engineering (Gateway to Technology); and Pre-Medical Sciences. The school’s choice programs page says the Multimedia, Music and Communications academy lets accepted students choose multimedia, band or chorus, or journalism. Choice programs take applications through the district’s school choice office.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Jupiter Middle serve?

Grades 6 through 8, according to the School District of Palm Beach County. The school is at 15245 N. Military Trail, inside Jupiter town limits.

What is Jupiter Middle’s school grade?

Jupiter Middle earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 68% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025, after a B in 2024.

Which high school does Jupiter Middle feed into?

Jupiter Community High. Every Jupiter Middle planning area goes on to Jupiter High under the district’s 2026-27 feeder report.

What time does Jupiter Middle start?

The district lists the school day as 9:30 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.