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)
120039008741	581	Bridgeprep Academy Of Miami Dade	Public, Charter	K-8	3500 NW 89th Court	Doral	33172	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 305-7834	836	50	16.7	1.8%	23 (2.8%)	11 (1.3%)	795 (95.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,149			$569			$9,580	50.6	53.9	509	72
120018002544	582	Forest Glen Middle School	Public	6-8	6501 Turtle Run Blvd	Coral Springs	33067	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-3400	1,115	55	20.2	61.6%	208 (18.7%)	421 (37.8%)	395 (35.4%)	40 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	43 (3.9%)	$10,824			$2,168			$8,656	50.5	49.9	565	17
120159001793	583	Lakeland Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	740 Lake Miriam Dr	Lakeland	33813	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 648-3500	1,265	64	19.7	40.6%	647 (51.1%)	177 (14.0%)	349 (27.6%)	34 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (4.3%)	$7,875			$1,125			$6,750	50.5	45.6	626	43
120150008299	584	Renaissance Charter School At Wellington	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 S State Road 7	Wellington	33414	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 472-5412	713	29	24.5	50.5%	105 (14.7%)	239 (33.5%)	320 (44.9%)	18 (2.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.1%)	$10,913			$1,007			$9,907	50.4	50.2	560	24
120003000032	585	Fort Clarke Middle School	Public	6-8	9301 NW 23rd Ave	Gainesville	32606	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 333-2800	961			53.1%	385 (40.1%)	333 (34.7%)	127 (13.2%)	52 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.6%)	$8,468			$834			$7,634	50.3	48.4	589	4
120192002419	586	New Smyrna Beach Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 S Myrtle Ave	New Smyrna Beach	32168	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	No	(386) 426-7450	1,037	64	16.2	53.4%	828 (79.8%)	80 (7.7%)	54 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.3%)	$9,700			$1,411			$8,291	50.3	46.6	610	24
120018000245	587	Annabel C. Perry Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	6850 SW 34th St	Miramar	33023	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-7050	623	39	15.9	82.7%	22 (3.5%)	494 (79.3%)	88 (14.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$13,778			$2,882			$10,896	50.2	42.1	674	87
120015000086	588	Andrew Jackson Middle School	Public	7-8	1515 Knox McRae Dr	Titusville	32780	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 269-1812	551	29	19	58.4%	293 (53.2%)	116 (21.1%)	90 (16.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (8.0%)	$10,362			$1,595			$8,766	50.2	53.7	515	73
120144008225	589	Renaissance Charter School At Hunters Creek	Public, Charter	K-8	4140 Town Center Blvd	Orlando	32837	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 206-3103	1,451	74	19.6	55.2%	95 (6.5%)	78 (5.4%)	1,220 (84.1%)	47 (3.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	$9,465			$794			$8,672	50.1	43.8	651	62
120123007475	590	Imagine Charter At Lakewood Ranch	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10535 Portal Crossing	Bradenton	34211	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 750-0900	550	30	18.3	50.4%	342 (62.2%)	36 (6.5%)	150 (27.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	$9,282			$428			$8,854	50.1	42.5	668	78

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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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