Best Middle Schools in Florida

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the FAST and Statewide Science and EOC test scores by the Florida Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, June 30, 2024.

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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)
120009002665	431	Surfside Middle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 Nautilus St	Panama City Beach	32413	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	No	(850) 767-5180	843	43	19.6	48.4%	549 (65.1%)	80 (9.5%)	117 (13.9%)	20 (2.4%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.7%)	$8,557			$924			$7,633	61.3	57.2	468	37
120039000414	432	Everglades K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8375 SW 16th St	Miami	33155	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 264-4154	953	65	14.6	63.8%	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	933 (97.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$13,773			$2,643			$11,129	60.9	56.5	478	46
120039007241	433	Aventura Waterways K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	21101 NE 26th Ave	Miami	33180	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 933-5200	2,168	110	19.7	32.3%	830 (38.3%)	137 (6.3%)	1,116 (51.5%)	47 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	37 (1.7%)	$9,681			$1,521			$8,160	60.9	55.3	492	59
120132001304	434	Key Largo School	Public	PK, KG-8	104801 Overseas Hwy	Key Largo	33037	Monroe County	Monroe	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 453-1255	773	69	11.2	55.1%	275 (35.6%)	35 (4.5%)	437 (56.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	$18,077			$1,837			$16,240	60.9	44.6	641	207
120039007911	435	Doral International Academy Of Math And Science	Public, Charter	K-8	6700 NW 104th Ave	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 270-2088	816	49	16.6	37.6%	37 (4.5%)	6 (0.7%)	752 (92.2%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$10,649			$1,065			$9,584	60.8	60	435
120114001204	436	Yankeetown School	Public	PK, KG-8	4500 Highway 40 W	Yankeetown	34498	Levy County	Levy	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 447-2372	265	12	22.2	79.6%	238 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$14,446			$4,142			$10,305	60.8	62.3	411	25
120018004314	437	Lyons Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	4333 Sol Press Blvd	Coconut Creek	33073	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-3700	1,757	82	21.4	60.0%	441 (25.1%)	424 (24.1%)	748 (42.6%)	74 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	63 (3.6%)	$8,869			$1,321			$7,548	60.7	55.2	493	56
120039007396	438	Hialeah Gardens Middle School	Public	6-8	11690 NW 92nd Ave	Hialeah Gardens	33018	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 817-0017	1,608	63	25.5	60.7%	19 (1.2%)	18 (1.1%)	1,566 (97.4%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,394			$1,322			$7,072	60.7	61.2	423	15
120015004313	439	Royal Palm Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7145 Babcock St NE	Palm Bay	32909	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	Yes	(321) 723-0650	332	24	14	63.6%	187 (56.3%)	51 (15.4%)	58 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.2%)	$9,598			$1,142			$8,457	60.7	63.8	395	44
120015003541	440	Sculptor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1301 Armstrong Dr	Titusville	32780	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 264-4000	556	35	15.8	26.1%	446 (80.2%)	6 (1.1%)	46 (8.3%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.0%)	$9,199			$1,124			$8,075	60.6	66.1	367	73

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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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