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)
120039008218	251	Academir Charter School Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5800 SW 135th Ave	Miami	33183	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 967-8492	297	16	18.5	62.6%	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	293 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,561			$827			$7,733	75.7	66.8	361	110
120039000518	252	South Miami K-8 Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6800 SW 60th St	South Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 667-8847	534	39	13.6	51.3%	31 (5.8%)	79 (14.8%)	416 (77.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$14,556			$2,150			$12,405	75.6	80.6	190	62
120009004304	253	Deane Bozeman School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13410 Highway 77	Panama City	32409	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	No	(850) 767-1300	1,619	85	19	44.8%	1,463 (90.4%)	9 (0.6%)	79 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (3.4%)	$9,226			$1,157			$8,070	75.4	69.9	328	75
120198004175	254	Emerald Coast Middle School	Public	6-8	4019 Us Highway 98e	Santa Rosa Beach	32459	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	No	(850) 622-5025	868	45	19.2	23.6%	622 (71.7%)	18 (2.1%)	176 (20.3%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.0%)	$10,172			$1,170			$9,001	75.4	79	210	44
120087008715	255	Riverview Academy Of Math And Science	Public, Charter	K-8	9906 Symmes Rd	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 412-6111	946	63	15	45.3%	233 (24.6%)	238 (25.2%)	381 (40.3%)	25 (2.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.8%)	$9,730			$1,693			$8,037	75.4	78.6	212	43
120015008446	256	Pineapple Cove Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6162 Minton Rd NW	Palm Bay	32907	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 802-9500	1,044	66	15.9	22.4%	692 (66.3%)	61 (5.8%)	212 (20.3%)	20 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.4%)	$7,251			$376			$6,876	75.3	79.1	207	49
120138001353	257	Addie R. Lewis School	Public	PK, KG-8	281 Mississippi Ave	Valparaiso	32580	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 833-4130	693	46	15	44.3%	451 (65.1%)	72 (10.4%)	62 (8.9%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	90 (13.0%)	$12,411			$1,954			$10,456	75.3	72.6	289	32
120039000463	258	Miami Lakes K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	14250 NW 67th Ave	Hialeah	33014	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 822-7757	1,159	60	19.3	48.3%	34 (2.9%)	61 (5.3%)	1,049 (90.5%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	$10,964			$1,729			$9,235	75.1	73.5	280	22
120144001400	259	Blankner K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 S Mills Ave	Orlando	32806	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 245-1720	818	56	14.6	35.9%	470 (57.5%)	70 (8.6%)	201 (24.6%)	32 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	36 (4.4%)	$12,131			$1,907			$10,224	75	74.6	264	5
120030008632	260	St Johns Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	114 Canova Rd	Fleming Island	32003	Clay County	Clay	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 458-8240	845	55	15.3	0.9%	647 (76.6%)	26 (3.1%)	111 (13.1%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (4.9%)	$7,054			$317			$6,737	75	75.2	254	6

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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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