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)
120039000580	571	Riviera Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	10301 SW 48th St	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 226-4286	504	28	18	63.1%	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	484 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,426			$2,921			$12,505	51	48.2	594	23
120189001957	572	Lake Butler Middle School	Public	5-8	150 SW 6th St	Lake Butler	32054	Union County	Union	No	No	No	No	(352) 448-5153	691	46	15	54.1%	540 (78.1%)	84 (12.2%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.1%)	$11,000			$1,464			$9,535	51	53	525	47
120006000037	573	Baker County Middle School	Public	5-8	211 E Jonathan St	MacClenny	32063	Baker County	Baker	No	No	No	No	(904) 259-2226	1,102	70	15.7	51.5%	853 (77.4%)	146 (13.2%)	38 (3.4%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.1%)	$9,266			$686			$8,580	50.8	54.3	504	69
120144005025	574	South Creek Middle	Public	6-8	3801 E Wetherbee Rd	Orlando	32824	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 251-2413	1,146	53	21.6	41.7%	93 (8.1%)	173 (15.1%)	769 (67.1%)	88 (7.7%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	12 (1.0%)	$8,871			$1,263			$7,608	50.8	53.9	508	66
120192005747	575	David C. Hinson Senior Middle School	Public	6-8	1860 N Clyde Morris Blvd	Daytona Beach	32117	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	No	(386) 274-6408	950	52	18.2	52.4%	543 (57.2%)	205 (21.6%)	94 (9.9%)	51 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.8%)	$8,893			$1,546			$7,347	50.7	51.9	540	35
120018000161	576	Sunrise Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1750 NE 14th St	Fort Lauderdale	33304	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-4700	1,242	64	19.5	64.0%	265 (21.3%)	584 (47.0%)	330 (26.6%)	16 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.7%)	$9,719			$1,501			$8,217	50.7	46.4	618	42
120024000302	577	Punta Gorda Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Education Ave	Punta Gorda	33950	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	No	(941) 575-5485	1,120	58	19.3	41.3%	788 (70.4%)	93 (8.3%)	158 (14.1%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (5.7%)	$10,211			$1,203			$9,008	50.7	48.6	585	8
120039007520	578	Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	11250 NW 86th St	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 889-5757	792	49	16.1	27.9%	33 (4.2%)	6 (0.8%)	729 (92.0%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$11,456			$1,755			$9,702	50.7	51	551	27
120147001475	579	St. Cloud Middle School	Public	6-8	1975 S Michigan Ave	Saint Cloud	34769	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 891-3200	1,229	70	17.6	59.8%	440 (35.8%)	87 (7.1%)	638 (51.9%)	13 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	44 (3.6%)	$9,306			$1,958			$7,348	50.6	48.5	588	9
120039007922	580	Mater Academy (Miami Beach)	Public, Charter	K-8	8625 Byron Ave	Miami	33141	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 864-2889	614	34	18	65.6%	90 (14.7%)	12 (2.0%)	504 (82.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$8,684			$99			$8,585	50.6	64	392	188

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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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