Best Middle Schools in Florida

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1196)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
120039005913	981	Country Club Middle School	Public	6-8	18305 NW 75th Pl	Miami Lakes	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 820-8800	644	34	18.9	70.5%	14 (2.2%)	136 (21.1%)	491 (76.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,397			$2,251			$9,147	21.2	17.4	1007	26
120144001426	982	Union Park Middle	Public	6-8	1844 Westfall Dr	Orlando	32817	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 249-6309	706	45	15.6	73.8%	62 (8.8%)	111 (15.7%)	500 (70.8%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.7%)	$12,575			$2,679			$9,896	21.2	23.2	933	49
120144001463	983	Carver Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4500 W Columbia St	Orlando	32811	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 296-5110	721	44	16.3	79.2%	10 (1.4%)	621 (86.1%)	83 (11.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	$13,054			$3,165			$9,890	21.1	17.5	1004	21
120144003630	984	Chain Of Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	8700 Conroy Windermere Rd	Orlando	32835	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 909-5400	1,209	49	24.6	46.2%	187 (15.5%)	478 (39.5%)	466 (38.5%)	35 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	33 (2.7%)	$7,641			$876			$6,765	21	20.8	969	15
120150004024	985	L C Swain Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5332 Lake Worth Rd	Greenacres	33463	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 649-6900	1,451	83	17.4	74.1%	104 (7.2%)	229 (15.8%)	1,072 (73.9%)	20 (1.4%)	15 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.8%)	$11,685			$1,828			$9,857	21	20.2	977	8
120008410714	986	Idea Hope	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5050 E 10th Ave	Tampa	33619	Hillsborough County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 755-4690	794	40	19.8	100.0%	31 (3.9%)	548 (69.0%)	207 (26.1%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,705			$1,223			$18,482	21			(n/a)
120048000744	987	Joseph Stilwell Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7840 Burma Rd	Jacksonville	32221	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 693-7523	612	33	18.5	68.5%	176 (28.8%)	264 (43.1%)	131 (21.4%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	$11,267			$2,733			$8,533	20.9	20.3	975	12
120150004021	988	Tradewinds Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5090 Haverhill Rd S	Greenacres	33463	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 493-6400	912	51	18	73.8%	80 (8.8%)	321 (35.2%)	447 (49.0%)	19 (2.1%)	18 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	$12,573			$2,005			$10,566	20.9	17.3	1011	23
120087004352	989	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	4702 N Central Ave	Tampa	33603	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 872-5230	600	33	18.1	72.0%	46 (7.7%)	106 (17.7%)	423 (70.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	$11,298			$3,037			$8,261	20.9	26.2	892	97
120153006504	990	Paul R. Smith Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1410 Sweetbriar Dr	Holiday	34691	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 246-3200	994	53	18.7	82.3%	503 (50.6%)	117 (11.8%)	271 (27.3%)	17 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (8.2%)	$8,223			$1,357			$6,867	20.7	27.9	871	119

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Algebra 1, EOC Civics, FAST English Language Arts, FAST Math, EOC Geometry, EOC Biology 1, EOC US History, Statewide Science Science test scores released by the Florida Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on June 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Florida Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Florida Department of Education.
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