Congress Middle, 101 S. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach: grades 6-8, 891 students (2023-24), a C in Florida's 2026 school grades. 561-374-5600.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: Congress Middle, the School District of Palm Beach County and its school and boundary map data, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades and the federal NCES school directory.

Congress Community Middle School is the School District of Palm Beach County middle school inside Boynton Beach city limits, on South Congress Avenue about four blocks south of Boynton Beach Boulevard. The district and the school’s website call it Congress Middle. Its fact box lists 1976 as its opening year and the Cougar as its mascot.

Who to call

  • Front office: 561-374-5600, 101 S. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach, FL 33426
  • School website: cgrm.palmbeachschools.org
  • Enrolling a new student: the zoned school first, the district says; or Admissions and Family Experience, 561-434-8197 (registration)
  • Buses: district Transportation Services, 561-242-8300
  • District main line: 561-434-8000
Address 101 S. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Phone 561-374-5600
Grades 6 to 8
School day 9:30 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.
Run by School District of Palm Beach County

Principal

Principal Bernadette Standish, according to the school’s School Info page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 891 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 15 students per teacher.
  • School’s own figure: the fact box on the school’s School Info page lists 1,064 students. It does not say when that count was taken.

State report card

Florida gave Congress Middle a C in its 2026 school grades, after a C in 2025. The school earned 51% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file.

2026 school grade measure Result
School grade C (51% of points)
English language arts achievement 39%
Math achievement 35%
2025 school grade C

Achievement is the share of tested students who scored on grade level on the state’s tests. Florida grades every public school A to F from those test results, students’ learning gains, science and social studies results and, for middle and high schools, acceleration and graduation measures, the columns of the state’s file show. For a middle school, A is 64% of possible points or more, B is 57% to 63%, C is 44% to 56% and D is 34% to 43%, the file says.

The full report card, with test results by subject and student group, is on the state’s school report card for Congress Middle. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the state’s downloadable file, linked from its school grades page.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Check any address with the district’s Find My School map or its middle school attendance zone maps. Zones do not follow city limits. Most of the city is in the Congress zone: about 69% of the city’s land, on the district’s boundary maps. The rest of the city is zoned for Carver Community Middle in Delray Beach (about 21%), Tradewinds Middle in Greenacres (about 6%) and Lantana Community Middle in Lantana (about 4%).

The district does not publish a feeder list. On its boundary maps (the 2026-27 elementary map and the 2025-26 middle and high school maps), by area:

Rezoning. The only boundary study the School Board adopted in 2025-26, RB-1 on March 11, 2026, covered Riviera Beach schools, according to the district’s enrollment and demographics page. No approved rezoning affects Congress Middle.

Calendar and bell times

The district’s school start and end times list gives Congress Middle’s day as 9:30 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. From the district’s 2026-27 key dates:

  • Monday, Oct. 12: no school for students (teacher duty and training day)
  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school for students
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: fall holiday, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break

Programs

The school’s choice programs page lists a Digital Graphic Design Academy, a Digital Video Design Academy, a Pre-Engineering Academy, a Pre-Medical Academy and a STEAM program. District choice programs take applications through the district’s school choice page.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Congress Community Middle School serve?

Congress Community Middle School serves grades 6 through 8. It is at 101 S. Congress Ave. in Boynton Beach.

What is Congress Community Middle School’s Florida school grade?

Congress Middle earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 51% of possible points, after a C in 2025.

Which high school does Congress Middle feed into?

It depends on the address. On the district’s boundary maps, the Congress Middle zone overlaps the Boynton Beach Community High, Santaluces Community High and Atlantic Community High zones. Check any address with the district’s Find My School map.

What time does Congress Middle start?

The school day runs 9:30 a.m. to 4:05 p.m., according to the district’s school start and end times list.