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)
120027002089	451	Citrus Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	150 W Citrus Springs Blvd	Citrus Springs	34434	Citrus County	Citrus	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 344-2244	821	50	16.5	59.0%	584 (71.1%)	51 (6.2%)	114 (13.9%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	53 (6.5%)	$9,693			$1,504			$8,189	59.3	54.4	503	52
120018005458	452	North Broward Academy Of Excellence Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8200 SW 17th St	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 718-2211	377	16	23.5	70.6%	4 (1.1%)	312 (82.8%)	50 (13.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$6,625			$350			$6,276	59.3	49.6	568	116
120105003596	453	Windy Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3575 Hancock Rd	Clermont	34711	Lake County	Lake	No	No	No	No	(352) 394-2123	1,280	71	18	35.2%	492 (38.4%)	185 (14.5%)	493 (38.5%)	41 (3.2%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (4.5%)	$8,069			$852			$7,217	59.2	56.4	480	27
120039007291	454	Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	15735 SW 144th St	Miami	33196	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 252-5900	1,344	74	18.1	64.1%	56 (4.2%)	50 (3.7%)	1,212 (90.2%)	19 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	$11,291			$2,179			$9,113	59.2	56	485	31
120195004457	455	Riversprings Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Spring Creek Hwy	Crawfordville	32327	Wakulla County	Wakulla	No	No	No	No	(850) 926-2300	549	31	17.7	35.7%	416 (75.8%)	71 (12.9%)	24 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.8%)	$9,496			$1,200			$8,297	59	74.7	260	195
120132001301	456	Sugarloaf School	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Crane Blvd	Summerland Key	33042	Monroe County	Monroe	No	No	No	No	(305) 745-3282	673	38	17.7	33.3%	441 (65.5%)	20 (3.0%)	174 (25.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	$15,792			$1,415			$14,377	59	64.3	388	68
120150008251	457	Somerset Academy Canyons Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	9385 Boynton Beach Blvd	Boynton Beach	33472	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 732-8252	691	19	36.3	42.4%	250 (36.2%)	204 (29.5%)	185 (26.8%)	16 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.5%)	$9,255			$587			$8,668	59	58.4	452	5
120048000660	458	Duncan U. Fletcher Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 3rd St N	Jacksonville Beach	32250	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	No	(904) 247-5929	1,140	55	20.7	32.9%	719 (63.1%)	121 (10.6%)	215 (18.9%)	24 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (4.9%)	$8,669			$1,156			$7,514	58.9	56.9	471	13
120018002983	459	Indian Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1355 S Nob Hill Rd	Davie	33324	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-3300	2,020	89	22.7	45.5%	715 (35.4%)	158 (7.8%)	1,005 (49.8%)	102 (5.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	37 (1.8%)	$8,179			$862			$7,318	58.8	54.8	499	40
120018002703	460	Walter C. Young Middle School	Public	6-8	901 NW 129th Ave	Pembroke Pines	33028	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-4570	873	45	19.4	56.1%	88 (10.1%)	275 (31.5%)	448 (51.3%)	38 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.4%)	$11,552			$1,628			$9,923	58.8	61.4	420	40

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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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