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)
120039005485	21	Archimedean Middle Conservatory	Public, Charter	6-8	12425 SW 72nd St	Miami	33183	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 279-6572	330	25	13.2	3.0%	31 (9.4%)	6 (1.8%)	269 (81.5%)	21 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,153			$00			$9,153	95.9	97	17	4
120087004101	22	Horizon Charter School Of Tampa	Public, Charter	K-8	7235 W Hillsborough Ave	Tampa	33634	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 887-3800	307	20	15.3	8.1%	42 (13.7%)	12 (3.9%)	200 (65.1%)	44 (14.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$8,919			$1,068			$7,851	95.8	97.4	14	8
120039008165	23	Just Arts And Management Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2450 NW 97th Ave	Doral	33172	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 597-9999	272	13	20.9	39.7%	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	261 (96.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,891			$1,183			$7,708	95.8	97	16	7
120039002809	24	Mast Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	3979 Rickenbacker Cswy	Key Biscayne	33149	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 365-6278	1,535	78	19.6	13.2%	345 (22.5%)	27 (1.8%)	1,127 (73.4%)	24 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	$11,214			$1,256			$9,958	95.8	96.2	23	1
120150004015	25	Don Estridge High Technical Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1798 NW Spanish River Blvd	Boca Raton	33431	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 989-7800	1,268	70	18.2	25.2%	620 (48.9%)	213 (16.8%)	260 (20.5%)	115 (9.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (4.5%)	$10,758			$685			$10,073	95.6	95.3	31	6
120018007843	26	Beachside Montessori Village	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2230 Lincoln St	Hollywood	33020	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 323-8050	793	43	18.4	34.9%	352 (44.4%)	63 (7.9%)	308 (38.8%)	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.2%)	$10,506			$1,096			$9,410	95.5	96.1	24	2
120039003558	27	Doral Academy Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2601 NW 112th Ave	Doral	33172	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 591-0020	1,381	41	33.6	28.5%	45 (3.3%)	10 (0.7%)	1,299 (94.1%)	19 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	$7,021			$1,183			$5,838	95.5	95.5	30	3
120105008588	28	Pinecrest Lakes Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	14012 Old Highway 50	Minneola	34711	Lake County	Lake	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 223-4482	1,006	34	29.5	29.8%	484 (48.1%)	99 (9.8%)	316 (31.4%)	48 (4.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.6%)	$9,010			$659			$8,350	95.3	96	25	3
120039004068	29	Aventura City Of Excellence School	Public, Charter	K-8	3333 NE 188th St	Aventura	33180	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 466-1499	1,032	65	15.8	1.3%	535 (51.8%)	18 (1.7%)	461 (44.7%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$14,527			$1,293			$13,234	95.3	92.7	57	28
120150001556	30	Addison Mizner School	Public	PK, KG-8	199 SW 12th Ave	Boca Raton	33486	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	No	(561) 362-3100	1,093	67	16.3	18.6%	760 (69.5%)	20 (1.8%)	254 (23.2%)	16 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.6%)	$11,182			$1,011			$10,171	95.2			(n/a)

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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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