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)
120087008520	601	Southshore Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11667 Big Bend Rd	Riverview	33579	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 769-1209	1,228	65	18.8	51.6%	270 (22.0%)	342 (27.9%)	505 (41.1%)	26 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (6.4%)	$7,560			$764			$6,795	49.6	38.1	726	125
120150008594	602	Bridge Prep Academy Of Palm Beach	Public, Charter	K-8	9085 Happy Hollow Rd	Delray Beach	33446	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 708-4548	168	10	16.1	52.4%	59 (35.1%)	33 (19.6%)	63 (37.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.0%)	$15,055			$1,294			$13,761	49.6			(n/a)
120018003030	603	Sawgrass Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	12500 W Sample Rd	Coral Springs	33065	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-4500	1,073	51	21	56.4%	216 (20.1%)	369 (34.4%)	400 (37.3%)	49 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.3%)	$10,396			$1,574			$8,822	49.6	52	538	65
120033004489	604	Cypress Palm Middle School	Public	6-8	4255 18th Ave NE	Naples	34120	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	No	(239) 377-5200	796	33	23.8	53.4%	219 (27.5%)	53 (6.7%)	506 (63.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$11,084			$1,213			$9,870	49.5	46.5	612	8
120123002838	605	Braden River Middle School	Public	6-8	6215 River Club Blvd	Bradenton	34202	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 751-7080	810	45	18	57.7%	330 (40.7%)	82 (10.1%)	316 (39.0%)	39 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)	$9,661			$1,297			$8,364	49.4	49.3	573	32
120036002732	606	Lake City Middle School	Public	7-8	843 SW Arlington Blvd	Lake City	32025	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 758-4800	970	47	20.6	62.8%	522 (53.8%)	297 (30.6%)	71 (7.3%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.9%)	$8,400			$1,549			$6,851	49.3	49.3	572	34
120150003010	607	Woodlands Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5200 Lyons Rd	Lake Worth	33467	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 357-0300	1,551	81	19.1	39.8%	606 (39.1%)	401 (25.9%)	419 (27.0%)	69 (4.4%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.2%)	$10,584			$1,013			$9,571	49.2	65.1	381	226
120195003673	608	Wakulla Coast Charter School Of Arts Science & Technology	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	48 Shell Island Road	Saint Marks	32355	Wakulla County	Wakulla	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 925-6344	169	14	12	62.1%	138 (81.7%)	8 (4.7%)	18 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$8,639			$1,504			$7,135	49.2	51.9	539	69
120039008688	609	Somerset Preparatory Academy Middle School (Homestead)	Public, Charter	6-8	3000 SE 9th St	Homestead	33035	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 574-5287	320	15	21.3	64.7%	23 (7.2%)	22 (6.9%)	269 (84.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,343			$785			$7,558	49	45.2	633	24
120039000476	610	North County K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	3250 NW 207th St	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 624-9648	343	18	19	79.0%	3 (0.9%)	292 (85.1%)	45 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,331			$3,687			$9,645	49	45.2	632	22

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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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