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)
120186001949	821	Taylor County Middle School	Public	6-8	601 E Lafayette St	Perry	32347	Taylor County	Taylor	No	No	No	No	(850) 838-2516	627	34	18.4	64.4%	401 (64.0%)	161 (25.7%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.2%)	$9,656			$1,754			$7,902	33.1	35.6	763	58
120105008934	822	Lake Pointe Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Cagan View Rd	Clermont	34714	Lake County	Lake	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 253-6500	1,070	67	15.9	50.4%	258 (24.1%)	163 (15.2%)	575 (53.7%)	20 (1.9%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.3%)	$10,320			$1,650			$8,670	33.1	38.7	718	104
120111008156	823	Renaissance Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4351 Mahan Dr	Tallahassee	32308	Leon County	Leon	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 391-5259	319	17	18.7	83.1%	24 (7.5%)	255 (79.9%)	20 (6.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$15,004			$2,093			$12,910	33.1	26	894	71
120087000983	824	Marshall Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	18 S Maryland Ave	Plant City	33563	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 757-9360	1,089	52	21.1	69.1%	324 (29.8%)	134 (12.3%)	584 (53.6%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.4%)	$8,224			$1,854			$6,370	32.9	29.1	854	30
120048007902	825	Somerset Academy-Middle Eagle Campus	Public, Charter	6-8	2100 Dunn Ave	Jacksonville	32218	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 503-0661	188	4	47	75.5%	13 (6.9%)	157 (83.5%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$7,994			$790			$7,204	32.9	43.7	654	171
120060003066	826	Crossroad Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	470 Strong Rd	Quincy	32351	Gadsden County	Gadsden	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 875-9626	553	27	20.6	81.2%	21 (3.8%)	371 (67.1%)	143 (25.9%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	$11,246			$542			$10,704	32.9	44.9	638	188
120048007909	827	Duval Charter Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	100 Scholars Way	Jacksonville	32216	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 724-1536	547	17	32.1	100.0%	51 (9.3%)	347 (63.4%)	124 (22.7%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	$10,861			$1,977			$8,885	32.9	24.4	917	90
120018000142	828	Pompano Beach Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	310 NE 6th St	Pompano Beach	33060	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-4200	1,040	53	19.6	72.6%	170 (16.3%)	502 (48.3%)	330 (31.7%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.8%)	$10,215			$1,756			$8,459	32.8	30.6	836	8
120150001502	829	Conniston Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3630 Parker Ave	West Palm Beach	33405	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 802-5400	1,075	65	16.5	73.5%	115 (10.7%)	179 (16.7%)	749 (69.7%)	12 (1.1%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	$12,576			$1,873			$10,703	32.8	23.6	928	99
120039007416	830	Excelsior Prep Charter School Of Hialeah	Public, Charter	K-8	369 E 10th St	Hialeah	33010	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 883-8359	287	17	16.8	81.9%	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	281 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,712			$927			$9,785	32.8	34.5	784	46

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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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