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)
120177002901	701	Southport Middle School	Public	6-8	2420 SE Morningside Blvd	Port St Lucie	34952	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 337-5900	823	42	19.5	68.5%	285 (34.6%)	187 (22.7%)	278 (33.8%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.6%)	$11,243			$1,760			$9,483	41.5	33.3	798	97
120039001441	702	Irving & Beatrice Peskoe K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	29035 SW 144th Ave	Miami	33033	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 242-8340	763	50	15.2	81.9%	25 (3.3%)	121 (15.9%)	613 (80.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,703			$2,688			$10,015	41.5	53.4	518	184
120147004012	703	Bellalago Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3651 Pleasant Hill Rd	Kissimmee	34746	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 933-1690	1,162	63	18.4	45.1%	178 (15.3%)	266 (22.9%)	637 (54.8%)	34 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (3.7%)	$9,207			$1,491			$7,716	41.4	35.4	770	67
120144008418	704	Orange County Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	10250 University Blvd	Orlando	32817	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 440-9293	286	9	31.7	83.9%	58 (20.3%)	47 (16.4%)	168 (58.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.7%)	$12,992			$1,548			$11,443	41.4	27.7	872	168
120126004385	705	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	4773 SW 95th St	Ocala	34476	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-7930	1,365	67	20.3	54.4%	488 (35.8%)	246 (18.0%)	509 (37.3%)	52 (3.8%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (4.5%)	$8,373			$1,274			$7,099	41.2	37.5	734	29
120114004951	706	Nature Coast Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6830 NW 140th St	Chiefland	32626	Levy County	Levy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(352) 490-0700	90	6	15	82.2%	62 (68.9%)	7 (7.8%)	10 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)	$8,645			$534			$8,111	41.2	42.3	673	33
120114001201	707	Williston Middle High School	Public	6-12	350 SW 12 Ave	Williston	32696	Levy County	Levy	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 528-3542	1,119	42	26.8	60.4%	668 (59.7%)	205 (18.3%)	196 (17.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.1%)	$8,908			$1,448			$7,460	41.2	35.7	762	55
120033002101	708	New Beginnings - Naples	Public	2-8	3710 Estey Ave	Naples	34104	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 377-1070	38	4	9.5	65.8%	7 (18.4%)	10 (26.3%)	20 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	$29,745			$2,783			$26,962	41.1	28.8	857	149
120018000256	709	Apollo Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6800 Arthur St	Hollywood	33024	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 323-2900	1,168	55	21.1	70.9%	122 (10.4%)	390 (33.4%)	581 (49.7%)	36 (3.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	30 (2.6%)	$10,136			$1,885			$8,251	41.1	38.5	720	11
120087003377	710	Orange Grove Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3415 N 16th St	Tampa	33605	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 276-5717	498	25	19.9	68.3%	72 (14.5%)	251 (50.4%)	156 (31.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$9,534			$2,375			$7,158	41.1	38.8	715	5

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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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