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)
120087003071	1071	Burnett Middle School	Public	6-8	1010 N Kingsway Rd	Seffner	33584	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 744-6745	628	33	19.3	73.4%	193 (30.7%)	176 (28.0%)	223 (35.5%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	$10,328			$2,469			$7,857	13.6	17.4	1008	63
120159001721	1072	Shelley S. Boone Middle School	Public	6-8	225 22nd St S	Haines City	33844	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 421-3302	1,403	60	23.3	51.7%	148 (10.5%)	325 (23.2%)	904 (64.4%)	13 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	$6,996			$1,129			$5,866	13.5	14.1	1048	24
120039000543	1073	Brownsville Middle School	Public	6-8	4899 NW 24th Ave	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 633-1481	487	25	19.4	70.8%	7 (1.4%)	254 (52.2%)	226 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,336			$3,662			$8,674	13.4	11	1073
120180004453	1074	Sumter Prep Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	709 N. West St	Bushnell	33513	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 568-1113	94	8	11.7	74.5%	42 (44.7%)	34 (36.2%)	14 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$23,509			$3,452			$20,058	13.4	9.8	1087	13
120087004162	1075	Giunta Middle School	Public	6-8	4202 S Falkenburg Rd	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 740-4888	857	48	18	73.9%	125 (14.6%)	304 (35.5%)	373 (43.5%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.3%)	$10,085			$2,508			$7,576	13.3	14.5	1044	31
120147003097	1076	Kissimmee Middle School	Public	6-8	2410 Dyer Blvd	Kissimmee	34741	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 870-0857	1,289	76	17	58.7%	107 (8.3%)	145 (11.2%)	984 (76.3%)	22 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.1%)	$10,297			$2,248			$8,049	13.2	10.1	1083	7
120039000559	1077	Kinloch Park Middle School	Public	6-8	4340 NW 3rd St	Miami	33126	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 445-5467	643	31	20.7	66.3%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	638 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,676			$2,168			$8,507	13.1	19.9	980	97
120003000016	1078	Hawthorne Middle/High School	Public	6-12	21403 SE 69th Ave	Hawthorne	32640	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 481-1900	458	15	30.5	71.2%	217 (47.4%)	182 (39.7%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	$10,185			$1,648			$8,536	13	18.4	996	82
120201601246	1079	Deaf Middle School (Fsdb)	Public	6-8	207 San Marco Ave	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	Deaf/Blind	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 827-2500	84	14	6	79.8%	44 (52.4%)	12 (14.3%)	17 (20.2%)	7 (8.3%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	$41,158			$1,586			$39,572	12.8	15.1	1039	40
120159005346	1080	Lake Marion Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	3055 Lake Marion Creek Dr	Poinciana	34759	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 427-1471	1,044	39	26.7	58.2%	87 (8.3%)	328 (31.4%)	598 (57.3%)	10 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	11 (1.1%)	$7,781			$1,629			$6,153	12.8	10.4	1080

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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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