West Boynton Middle, 8655 Senator Joe Abruzzo Ave., Boynton Beach: grades 6-8, 658 students (2023-24), an A in Florida's 2026 school grades. 561-359-6900.
Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: West Boynton 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.
West Boynton Middle School is a School District of Palm Beach County middle school on Senator Joe Abruzzo Avenue off Acme Dairy Road, west of the city. Its fact box lists 2023 as its opening year and the Stingers as its mascot. It has a Boynton Beach mailing address, but the campus is in unincorporated Palm Beach County, outside the city limits, on the district’s municipal boundary map.
Who to call
- Front office: 561-359-6900, 8655 Senator Joe Abruzzo Ave., Boynton Beach, FL 33472
- School website: bbha.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 | 8655 Senator Joe Abruzzo Ave., Boynton Beach, FL 33472 |
| Phone | 561-359-6900 |
| 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 Joseph Peccia, according to the school’s School Info page.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 658 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That works out to about 16 students per teacher.
State report card
Florida gave West Boynton Middle an A in its 2026 school grades, after an A in 2025. The school earned 81% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file.
| 2026 school grade measure | Result |
|---|---|
| School grade | A (81% of points) |
| English language arts achievement | 87% |
| Math achievement | 88% |
| 2025 school grade | A |
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 West Boynton 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. On the district’s boundary maps, none of the land inside Boynton Beach city limits is in the West Boynton zone.
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:
- High school (share of this zone inside each): Park Vista Community High (about 92%) and Boynton Beach Community High (about 8%)
- Elementary zones (share of each inside this zone): Sunset Palms (all), Crystal Lakes (about 42%) and Hagen Road (about 17%)
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 West Boynton Middle.
Calendar and bell times
The district’s school start and end times list gives West Boynton 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 Pre-Information Technology, Pre-Medical Sciences and Sports Management. District choice programs take applications through the district’s school choice page.
More on Boynton Beach schools
- The school’s website, which the district runs, and its School Info page
- Every public school in Boynton Beach, with zones and report cards
- Our Boynton Beach schools guide for the full calendar, registration and School Board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does West Boynton Middle School serve?
West Boynton Middle School serves grades 6 through 8. It is at 8655 Senator Joe Abruzzo Ave. in Boynton Beach.
What is West Boynton Middle School’s Florida school grade?
West Boynton Middle earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 81% of possible points, after an A in 2025.
Which high school does West Boynton Middle feed into?
It depends on the address. On the district’s boundary maps, the West Boynton Middle zone overlaps the Park Vista Community High and Boynton Beach Community High zones. Check any address with the district’s Find My School map.
What time does West Boynton 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.
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