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)
120147004402	951	Kissimmee Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2850 Bill Beck Blvd	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 847-1400	620	39	15.8	100.0%	73 (11.8%)	53 (8.5%)	473 (76.3%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	$8,598			$1,544			$7,054	23.5	47.5	604	347
120039007377	952	Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12225 SW 280th St	Homestead	33032	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 257-0377	781	47	16.6	80.4%	16 (2.0%)	358 (45.8%)	402 (51.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,494			$3,152			$9,341	23.4	30.5	839	113
120144001429	953	Westridge Middle	Public	6-8	3800 W Oak Ridge Rd	Orlando	32809	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 354-2640	1,207	60	20.1	68.4%	33 (2.7%)	514 (42.6%)	633 (52.4%)	14 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.8%)	$9,408			$1,850			$7,557	23.4	28	869	84
120159001796	954	Frostproof Middle/Senior High	Public	6-12	1000 Palm Ave N	Frostproof	33843	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 635-7809	1,150	64	17.9	59.8%	467 (40.6%)	116 (10.1%)	542 (47.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	$10,665			$1,737			$8,928	23.4	24.8	912	42
120162001810	955	Crescent City Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2201 S Us Highway 17	Crescent City	32112	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 698-1629	1,005	44	22.8	71.9%	325 (32.3%)	122 (12.1%)	495 (49.3%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.1%)	$11,000			$3,410			$7,589	23.4	22.7	944	11
120159003927	956	Rosabelle W. Blake Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	510 Hartsell Ave	Lakeland	33815	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 499-2870	642	37	17.3	62.8%	175 (27.3%)	296 (46.1%)	137 (21.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.8%)	$9,800			$1,430			$8,370	23.3	31.7	819	137
120018000177	957	McNicol Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1602 S 27th Ave	Hollywood	33020	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 323-3400	643	38	16.9	80.4%	29 (4.5%)	458 (71.2%)	142 (22.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.2%)	$13,177			$2,049			$11,128	23.3	17.8	1001	44
120150002935	958	Indian Ridge School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1955 Golden Lakes Blvd	West Palm Beach	33411	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 681-0005	95	28	3.3	76.8%	27 (28.4%)	45 (47.4%)	16 (16.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	$88,680			$19,229			$69,450	23.2	8.2	1097	139
120144008091	959	Renaissance Charter School At Chickasaw Trail	Public, Charter	K-8	8203 Valencia College Ln	Orlando	32825	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	Yes	(321) 206-0662	961	58	16.5	85.8%	76 (7.9%)	184 (19.1%)	655 (68.2%)	19 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.2%)	$9,693			$1,096			$8,597	22.9	27.2	880	79
120126001266	960	Lake Weir Middle School	Public	6-8	10220 SE Sunset Harbor Rd	Summerfield	34491	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6120	1,207	53	22.7	76.1%	520 (43.1%)	247 (20.5%)	334 (27.7%)	9 (0.7%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	83 (6.9%)	$8,665			$2,007			$6,658	22.7	21.9	952	8

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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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