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)
120126005612	1141	Marion Technical Institute	Public, Magnet	8-12	1614 E Fort King St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-4765	162	17	9.5	54.9%	78 (48.1%)	34 (21.0%)	33 (20.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (8.0%)	$26,375			$3,476			$22,899	5.1	3.9	1138	3
120018002486	1142	Lanier-James Education Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	1050 NW 7th Ct	Hallandale Beach	33009	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-7350	131	12	10.9	73.3%	11 (8.4%)	70 (53.4%)	44 (33.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$39,030			$4,376			$34,655	5.1	3.6	1143	1
120171007721	1143	Journeys Academy	Public, Alternative	2-12	1722 W Airport Blvd	Sanford	32771	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 320-7827	122	9	13.3	77.9%	27 (22.1%)	51 (41.8%)	35 (28.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)								5	3	1155	12
120159003925	1144	Compass Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	550 Clower St E	Bartow	33830	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 519-8701	153	8	19.1	79.1%	34 (22.2%)	36 (23.5%)	77 (50.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.6%)	$8,527			$1,839			$6,688	4.5	3	1156	12
120159001989	1145	Bill Duncan Opportunity Center	Public	6-12	3333 Winter Lake Rd	Lakeland	33803	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 499-2860	62	13	4.7	74.2%	17 (27.4%)	29 (46.8%)	11 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								4.5	4	1136	9
120156002791	1146	Calvin A. Hunsinger School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1863 N Betty Ln	Clearwater	33755	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 469-4260	68	16	4.2	61.8%	33 (48.5%)	22 (32.4%)	7 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.8%)	$59,048			$7,470			$51,577	4.4			(n/a)
120024008540	1147	The Academy	Public	6-12	18300 Cochran Blvd	Port Charlotte	33948	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 255-7555	257	16	16	62.6%	167 (65.0%)	21 (8.2%)	49 (19.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	$18,623			$1,551			$17,072	4.4	1.8	1175	28
120048000635	1148	Grand Park Career Center	Public	6-12	2335 W 18th St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 630-6894	203	16	12.6	80.8%	12 (5.9%)	170 (83.7%)	10 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.4%)	$19,513			$3,287			$16,225	4.2			(n/a)
120126001902	1149	Silver River Mentoring And Instruction	Public	6-12	2500 SE 44th Ct	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 694-0191	202	5	40.4	85.6%	66 (32.7%)	82 (40.6%)	40 (19.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	$9,221			$345			$8,875	4.2	7.6	1102	47
120018005464	1150	Henry D Perry Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3400 Wildcat Way	Miramar	33023	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-7050	1,060	21	50.4	55.6%	124 (11.7%)	548 (51.7%)	351 (33.1%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.3%)	$10,089			$850			$9,239	4.1	5.2	1119	31

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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