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)
120144005031	131	Bridgewater Middle	Public	6-8	5600 Tiny Rd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 905-3710	1,210	51	23.7	18.3%	630 (52.1%)	53 (4.4%)	406 (33.6%)	86 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	27 (2.2%)	$8,538			$1,059			$7,479	86.4	84.1	153	22
120039008744	132	Pinecrest North Preparatory (Fontainebleau Campus)	Public, Charter	K-8	8925 Fontainebleau Blvd	Miami	33172	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 456-5071	784	0		66.2%	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	753 (96.0%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,003			$218			$8,785	86.2	87.9	108	24
120039007428	133	Somerset Academy Silver Palms	Public, Charter	K-8	23255 SW 115th Ave	Homestead	33032	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 257-3737	1,939	0		71.3%	65 (3.4%)	147 (7.6%)	1,676 (86.4%)	32 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (0.9%)	$9,319			$994			$8,324	86.2	83.9	156	23
120168003265	134	Sarasota School Of Arts/Sciences	Public, Charter	6-8	717 Central Ave	Sarasota	34236	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 330-1855	746	40	18.6	41.7%	439 (58.8%)	44 (5.9%)	209 (28.0%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	$10,825			$823			$10,002	86.1	81.9	175	41
120153004426	135	Dayspring Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9732 Little Rd	New Port Richey	34654	Pasco County	Pasco	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 862-8600	872	58	15	47.7%	596 (68.3%)	22 (2.5%)	171 (19.6%)	41 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.6%)	$9,223			$588			$8,635	86.1	85.4	134	1
120150001482	136	The Conservatory School At North Palm Beach	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-9	401 Anchorage Dr	North Palm Beach	33408	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 494-1800	901	55	16.5	55.5%	335 (37.2%)	353 (39.2%)	158 (17.5%)	23 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.2%)	$13,200			$1,281			$11,920	85.9	82.5	171	35
120168001837	137	Sarasota Middle School	Public	6-8	4826 Ashton Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6464	1,278	77	16.5	25.9%	915 (71.6%)	19 (1.5%)	226 (17.7%)	52 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.0%)	$10,968			$628			$10,339	85.8	86.6	125	12
120039008658	138	Downtown Doral Charter Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	7905 NW 53rd St	Doral	33166	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 513-3013	1,500	72	20.8	24.0%	57 (3.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1,428 (95.2%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$9,363			$2,398			$6,965	85.4	80	195	57
120132001306	139	Plantation Key School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Lake Rd	Tavernier	33070	Monroe County	Monroe	No	No	No	No	(305) 853-3281	565	40	14	34.0%	344 (60.9%)	3 (0.5%)	205 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$16,390			$1,501			$14,889	85.4	87.4	121	18
120039007580	140	Miami-Dade Online Academy- Virtual Instruction Program	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	6101 NW 2nd Avenue	Miami	33127	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	Yes	No	(786) 438-3233	190	0		1.6%	29 (15.3%)	23 (12.1%)	120 (63.2%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$6,915			$114			$6,802	85.4	90.1	85	55

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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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