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)
120033003339	211	Marco Island Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1401 Trinidad Ave	Marco Island	34145	Collier County	Collier	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 377-3200	322	21	15.3	44.4%	163 (50.6%)	7 (2.2%)	132 (41.0%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$11,646			$1,200			$10,446	79.2	86.9	123	88
120150002523	212	Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6500 Le Chalet Blvd	Boynton Beach	33472	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 374-6600	1,387	75	18.4	35.0%	617 (44.5%)	255 (18.4%)	360 (26.0%)	80 (5.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (4.8%)	$11,473			$1,100			$10,372	79.2	70.1	323	111
120087008054	213	Winthrop Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6204 Scholars Hill Ln	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 235-4811	1,357	73	18.5	34.0%	390 (28.7%)	259 (19.1%)	473 (34.9%)	115 (8.5%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	107 (7.9%)	$8,199			$273			$7,926	79.2	78.5	214	1
120018007781	214	Renaissance Charter School At Coral Springs	Public, Charter	K-8	6250 W Sample Rd	Coral Springs	33067	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 369-1179	1,537			57.7%	299 (19.5%)	482 (31.4%)	630 (41.0%)	68 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.5%)	47 (3.1%)	$8,208			$312			$7,896	79.1	77.9	224	10
120039010631	215	Mater Academy Biscayne North Miami Beach Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	12900 NE 12th Avenue	Miami	33181	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(305) 305-8580	97	0		34.0%	12 (12.4%)	11 (11.3%)	73 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$24,484			$10,498			$13,987	78.9			(n/a)
120144008196	216	Sunridge Middle	Public	6-8	14955 Sunridge Blvd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 656-0794	1,178	61	19.3	30.6%	590 (50.1%)	173 (14.7%)	297 (25.2%)	73 (6.2%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	37 (3.1%)	$9,554			$1,404			$8,151	78.9	79.2	205	11
120057003708	217	Apalachicola Bay Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	98 12th St	Apalachicola	32320	Franklin County	Franklin	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 653-1222	359	22	16.3	59.9%	254 (70.8%)	34 (9.5%)	31 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	$12,039			$2,534			$9,505	78.9	65.3	378	161
120018008090	218	Imagine Schools Plantation Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	8200 Peters Rd	Plantation	33324	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 358-4200	406	25	16.2	2.5%	220 (54.2%)	31 (7.6%)	135 (33.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$9,619			$10			$9,609	78.9	66.9	358	140
120039000542	219	Arvida Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	10900 SW 127th Ave	Miami	33186	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 385-7144	1,024	45	22.7	46.9%	69 (6.7%)	43 (4.2%)	889 (86.8%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$9,160			$1,246			$7,914	78.7	81.8	176	43
120030000331	220	Lakeside Junior High School	Public	6-8	2750 Moody Ave	Orange Park	32073	Clay County	Clay	No	No	No	No	(904) 336-5575	870	53	16.4	43.1%	538 (61.8%)	108 (12.4%)	142 (16.3%)	20 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	59 (6.8%)	$9,138			$600			$8,538	78.6	82.7	169	51

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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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