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)
120018000236	481	Nova Middle School	Public	6-8	3602 College Ave	Davie	33314	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-3700	1,284	61	21	67.8%	96 (7.5%)	799 (62.2%)	259 (20.2%)	79 (6.2%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	40 (3.1%)	$9,071			$1,530			$7,542	57.5	53	522	41
120018008753	482	Summit Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11421 NW 56th Dr	Coral Springs	33076	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 603-3303	422	22	19.1	42.9%	69 (16.4%)	86 (20.4%)	222 (52.6%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.2%)	$8,015			$00			$8,015	57.5	52.5	529	47
120090001049	483	Ponce De Leon High School	Public	6-12	1477 Ammons Rd	Ponce De Leon	32455	Holmes County	Holmes	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 836-4242	301	20	15.4	59.5%	277 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$12,118			$2,532			$9,585	57.4	56.5	479	4
120168001841	484	Brookside Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3636 S Shade Ave	Sarasota	34239	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	No	(941) 361-6472	745	47	15.8	66.3%	340 (45.6%)	93 (12.5%)	254 (34.1%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.4%)	$14,075			$1,015			$13,060	57.4	50.5	555	71
120039007484	485	Mater International Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	795 NW 32nd St	Miami	33127	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 634-0445	185	8	23.1	84.3%	2 (1.1%)	9 (4.9%)	174 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,150			$649			$7,502	57.1	56.6	475	10
120039007851	486	Somerset Oaks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1000 Old Dixie Hwy	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 247-3993	624	0		94.7%	24 (3.8%)	34 (5.4%)	560 (89.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,219			$618			$9,600	57.1	52.7	528	42
120039000581	487	Rockway Middle School	Public	6-8	9393 SW 29th Ter	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 221-8212	975	46	21.1	62.1%	20 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	946 (97.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,165			$1,701			$8,464	57.1	53.8	510	23
120168003935	488	Heron Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6501 W Price Blvd	North Port	34291	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 480-3371	902	59	15.2	71.5%	554 (61.4%)	76 (8.4%)	172 (19.1%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (8.6%)	$12,933			$980			$11,954	57.1	54.7	500	12
120159001739	489	Jewett Middle Academy Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	601 Martin Luther King Jr Blv	Winter Haven	33881	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 291-5320	584	30	19.4	46.1%	203 (34.8%)	183 (31.3%)	158 (27.1%)	16 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.3%)	$9,224			$1,022			$8,203	57	44.3	644	155
120039000438	490	Madie Ives K-8 Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	20770 NE 14th Ave	North Miami Beach	33179	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 651-3155	1,042	55	18.9	64.3%	28 (2.7%)	764 (73.3%)	234 (22.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	$12,559			$2,918			$9,641	57	64.4	387	103

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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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