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)
120048008253	311	River City Science Academy Innovation School	Public, Charter	K-8	8313 Baycenter Rd	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 855-8010	761	44	17.2	44.5%	266 (35.0%)	243 (31.9%)	142 (18.7%)	41 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.4%)	$9,468			$1,416			$8,052	71.6	72.1	297	14
120015008790	312	Pinecrest Academy Space Coast	Public, Charter	K-8	7550 Stadium Parkway	Viera	32940	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 307-7230	673	31	22	21.8%	409 (60.8%)	45 (6.7%)	133 (19.8%)	29 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (8.0%)	$8,666			$562			$8,104	71.4	79.9	196	116
120096001075	313	Cottondale High School	Public	6-12	2680 Levy St	Cottondale	32431	Jackson County	Jackson	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 482-9821	402	28	14.6	55.5%	299 (74.4%)	51 (12.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	$10,896			$1,852			$9,044	71.4	69.2	334	21
120168007469	314	Imagine School At North Port	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1000 Innovation Ave	North Port	34289	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 426-2050	1,189	75	15.8	50.1%	817 (68.7%)	71 (6.0%)	204 (17.2%)	36 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.0%)	$11,120			$750			$10,370	71.2	46.8	607	293
120156004036	315	Plato Academy Clearwater	Public, Charter	K-8	2045 Palmetto St	Clearwater	33765	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 228-9517	630	46	13.6	37.0%	377 (59.8%)	54 (8.6%)	126 (20.0%)	41 (6.5%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.8%)	$7,843			$548			$7,296	71.2	71.4	308	7
120150002870	316	Watson B. Duncan Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5150 117th Ct N	Palm Beach Gardens	33418	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 776-3500	1,157	70	16.5	40.9%	558 (48.2%)	224 (19.4%)	248 (21.4%)	60 (5.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.4%)	$12,419			$1,341			$11,077	71.1	65.4	376	60
120192007795	317	Ivy Hawn Charter School Of The Arts	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	565 S Lakeview Dr Unit 110	Lake Helen	32744	Volusia County	Volusia	Yes	No	No	No	(386) 228-3900	940	52	18	27.1%	645 (68.6%)	49 (5.2%)	186 (19.8%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	37 (3.9%)	$8,477			$1,547			$6,930	71.1	73	286	31
120039000584	318	South Miami Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6750 SW 60th St	South Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 661-3481	725	36	20.1	44.1%	73 (10.1%)	73 (10.1%)	569 (78.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$9,887			$1,255			$8,631	71	69.1	338	20
120063000862	319	Trenton High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1013 N Main St	Trenton	32693	Gilchrist County	Gilchrist	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 463-3210	715	31	23	47.8%	536 (75.0%)	60 (8.4%)	86 (12.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	$11,412			$1,713			$9,700	71	71.9	300	19
120123008717	320	Dr Mona Jain Middle School	Public	6-8	12205 44th Ave	Bradenton	34211	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 727-4747	994	47	21.1	29.0%	626 (63.0%)	70 (7.0%)	219 (22.0%)	33 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.4%)	$8,006			$860			$7,145	70.9	75.2	255	65

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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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