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)
120150003768	501	Imagine Schools Chancellor Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3333 High Ridge Rd	Boynton Beach	33426	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 585-1189	1,046	56	18.6	15.7%	465 (44.5%)	286 (27.3%)	217 (20.7%)	15 (1.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (5.4%)	$12,048			$1,588			$10,461	56.2	71.3	312	189
120108007800	502	Lee County Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2855 Colonial Blvd	Fort Myers	33966	Lee County	Lee	No	No	Yes	No	(239) 337-8178	801	39	20.5	10.7%	424 (52.9%)	64 (8.0%)	272 (34.0%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	$11,901			$1,756			$10,146	56.1	62.3	409	93
120168007410	503	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Panacea Blvd	North Port	34289	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 240-8590	978	59	16.5	55.4%	622 (63.6%)	89 (9.1%)	178 (18.2%)	26 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.0%)	$11,228			$821			$10,407	56	58.3	453	50
120039003048	504	John I. Smith K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	10415 NW 52nd St	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 406-0220	1,001	59	16.9	30.6%	52 (5.2%)	12 (1.2%)	910 (90.9%)	24 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$12,365			$1,697			$10,669	56	45.1	634	130
120123007312	505	Buffalo Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	7320 69th St E	Palmetto	34221	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 721-2260	1,127	55	20.4	44.5%	681 (60.4%)	116 (10.3%)	253 (22.4%)	27 (2.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.2%)	$8,339			$1,186			$7,153	55.9	55.1	495	10
120150008014	506	Gardens School Of Technology Arts Inc	Public, Charter	K-8	9153 Roan Ln	Palm Beach Gardens	33403	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 290-7661	344			68.6%	75 (21.8%)	141 (41.0%)	92 (26.7%)	12 (3.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	$10,765			$825			$9,941	55.6	54.8	497	9
120018008888	507	Bridgeprep Academy Of Broward K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 N. 46 Avenue	Hollywood	33021	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 362-8268	101	0		36.6%	9 (8.9%)	19 (18.8%)	63 (62.4%)	6 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$7,207			$00			$7,207	55.6	72.3	293	214
120087002506	508	Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Brooker Rd	Brandon	33511	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 744-8383	1,202	58	20.7	48.3%	568 (47.3%)	127 (10.6%)	358 (29.8%)	51 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (8.0%)	$8,225			$1,415			$6,811	55.5	61.8	414	94
120105001121	509	Umatilla Middle School	Public	6-8	305 E Lake St	Umatilla	32784	Lake County	Lake	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 669-3171	595	34	17.5	57.3%	447 (75.1%)	30 (5.0%)	85 (14.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	$9,959			$1,639			$8,320	55.4	46.5	613	104
120048000707	510	John E. Ford K-8 School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1137 Cleveland St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6540	622	40	15.5	57.6%	74 (11.9%)	463 (74.4%)	52 (8.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.5%)	$12,909			$2,524			$10,385	55.2	42.4	669	159

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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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