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)
120009008094	81	Rising Leaders Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1527 Lincoln Ave	Panama City	32405	Bay County	Bay	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 215-0844	301	18	16.7	36.2%	175 (58.1%)	57 (18.9%)	28 (9.3%)	14 (4.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.3%)	$9,126			$402			$8,725	90	94.2	41	40
120180004452	82	Villages Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 Tatonka Terrace	The Villages	32162	Sumter County	Sumter	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 259-2350	3,473	214	16.2	35.6%	2,417 (69.6%)	164 (4.7%)	505 (14.5%)	193 (5.6%)	5 (0.1%)	12 (0.3%)	177 (5.1%)	$16,360			$1,016			$15,344	89.9	90.6	78	4
120153008948	83	Starkey Ranch K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	12200 Lake Blanche Drive	Odessa	33556	Hillsborough County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 794-2000	1,928	101	19	17.3%	1,310 (67.9%)	48 (2.5%)	315 (16.3%)	142 (7.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	105 (5.4%)	$7,732			$945			$6,787	89.8	89.1	95	12
120087001036	84	Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	1005 W Swann Ave	Tampa	33606	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 276-5682	612	29	21.4	23.7%	401 (65.5%)	37 (6.0%)	116 (19.0%)	21 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.7%)	$8,771			$1,553			$7,218	89.8	90.4	81	3
120039007815	85	Pinecrest Cove Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4101 SW 107th Ave	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 480-2097	947	46	20.5	55.2%	16 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	923 (97.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,147			$1,719			$7,429	89.7	91.5	67	18
120018008164	86	Everest Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10038-10044 W. McNab Rd	Tamarac	33321	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 532-3015	153	7	21.8	98.0%	14 (9.2%)	77 (50.3%)	55 (35.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$9,149			$1,295			$7,854	89.6	34.7	779	693
120081004084	87	Gulf Coast Academy Of Science And Technology	Public, Charter	6-8	10444 Tillery Rd	Spring Hill	34608	Hernando County	Hernando	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 688-5092	212	13	16.3	35.4%	142 (67.0%)	7 (3.3%)	49 (23.1%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$9,547			$1,028			$8,518	89.6	90.8	72	15
120174008280	88	Valley Ridge Academy	Public	K-8	105 Greenleaf Dr	Ponte Vedra	32081	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-4090	1,306	80	16.3	14.5%	951 (72.8%)	68 (5.2%)	160 (12.3%)	62 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (4.7%)	$9,098			$403			$8,696	89.6	90.8	75	13
120174002898	89	Switzerland Point Middle School	Public	6-8	777 Greenbriar Rd	Saint Johns	32259	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-8650	1,430	76	18.8	4.8%	1,043 (72.9%)	53 (3.7%)	191 (13.4%)	77 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (4.4%)	$7,670			$327			$7,343	89.4	90.5	80	9
120171008494	90	Seminole Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3580 N Us Highway 17-92	Lake Mary	32746	Seminole County	Seminole	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 864-8296	530	29	18.2	28.5%	173 (32.6%)	40 (7.5%)	117 (22.1%)	176 (33.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.4%)	$8,439			$00			$8,439	89.4	92.1	64	26

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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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