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)
120201002031	521	Roulhac Middle School	Public	6-8	1535 Brickyard Rd	Chipley	32428	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 638-6170	440	28	15.8	53.9%	321 (73.0%)	71 (16.1%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.5%)	$9,745			$972			$8,773	54.5	53.5	517	4
120039007932	522	Bridgeprep Academy South	Public, Charter	K-8	10700 SW 56th St	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 271-3109	436	28	15.5	4.4%	13 (3.0%)	6 (1.4%)	416 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,365			$653			$8,712	54.5	66	369	153
120087002508	523	Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 Ehrlich Rd	Tampa	33624	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 975-7325	971	55	17.6	46.0%	306 (31.5%)	71 (7.3%)	507 (52.2%)	38 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	$9,008			$1,741			$7,266	54.5	52.3	532	9
120192002009	524	Southwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	605 W New Hampshire Ave	Deland	32720	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 822-6700	697	39	17.8	62.6%	308 (44.2%)	174 (25.0%)	162 (23.2%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (5.0%)	$10,966			$1,807			$9,159	54.4	53	524
120015008971	525	Pineapple Cove Classical Academy At Lockmar	Public, Charter	K-8	720 Emerson Drive NE	Palm Bay	32907	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(321) 329-5533	562	43	13	26.9%	332 (59.1%)	56 (10.0%)	114 (20.3%)	14 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.5%)	$9,704			$1,047			$8,657	54.4			(n/a)
120108008656	526	Athenian Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	18851 Oak Center Drive	Fort Myers	33967	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 319-9384	405	23	17.6	9.9%	176 (43.5%)	26 (6.4%)	182 (44.9%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$7,483			$616			$6,866	54.3	58.3	457	69
120177005371	527	West Gate K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1050 NW Cashmere Blvd	Port St Lucie	34986	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 807-7600	1,522	85	17.9	59.3%	485 (31.9%)	410 (26.9%)	505 (33.2%)	41 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (5.1%)	$10,731			$2,002			$8,729	54.3	61.7	415	112
120192002417	528	Silver Sands Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Herbert St	Port Orange	32129	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 322-7550	1,165	63	18.4	54.4%	745 (63.9%)	192 (16.5%)	114 (9.8%)	40 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (6.1%)	$9,358			$1,439			$7,918	54.2	50.3	559	31
120087008667	529	Slam Academy At Apollo Beach	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5150 N Us Hwy 41	Apollo Beach	33572	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 773-4560	1,157	60	19.2	59.6%	364 (31.5%)	213 (18.4%)	479 (41.4%)	14 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	83 (7.2%)	$7,246			$633			$6,613	54.1	40.5	696	167
120093001064	530	Sebastian River Middle School	Public	6-8	9400 Fellsmere Rd	Sebastian	32958	Indian River County	Indian River	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 564-5111	862	41	21	65.3%	392 (45.5%)	118 (13.7%)	316 (36.7%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	$9,463			$2,598			$6,865	53.9	40.4	697	167

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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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