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)
120039007554	11	Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Miami Campus)	Public, Charter	6-8	5876 SW 68th St	South Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 740-0509	178	6	29.6	21.9%	9 (5.1%)	2 (1.1%)	166 (93.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,814			$293			$6,521	97.4	97.5	13	2
120108001143	12	The Sanibel School	Public	PK, KG-8	3840 Sanibel Captiva Rd	Sanibel	33957	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 472-1617	289	22	12.9	12.1%	237 (82.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (11.1%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$41,330			$2,361			$38,969	97.4	95.2	32	20
120039000534	13	Henry S. West Laboratory School	Public, Magnet	K-8	5300 Carillo St	Coral Gables	33146	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 661-7661	392	26	15	20.4%	92 (23.5%)	37 (9.4%)	239 (61.0%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$13,585			$1,768			$11,816	97.2	97.6	8	5
120039008409	14	True North Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9393 SW 72nd St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 749-5725	298	12	24.8	1.0%	57 (19.1%)	10 (3.4%)	222 (74.5%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$14,121			$963			$13,157	96.8	94.5	38	24
120039000546	15	George Washington Carver Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4901 Lincoln Dr	Coral Gables	33133	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 444-7388	971	48	20.2	16.5%	251 (25.8%)	34 (3.5%)	638 (65.7%)	28 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	$11,075			$1,335			$9,740	96.5	96.3	22	7
120018004058	16	Broward Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual	6-12	1400 NW 44th Ave	Coconut Creek	33066	Broward County	Broward	No	No	Yes	No	(754) 321-6050	600	62	9.6	3.2%	192 (32.0%)	113 (18.8%)	241 (40.2%)	37 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	$23,959			$1,330			$22,628	96.1	93.4	50	34
120198003138	17	Seaside Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	5-12	10 Smolian Circle	Santa Rosa Beach	32459	Walton County	Walton	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 231-0396	403	19	21.2	7.7%	343 (85.1%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.2%)	13 (3.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$11,672			$745			$10,927	96.1	95.9	26	9
120162004140	18	Q.I. Roberts Junior - Senior High School	Public	7-12	901 State Road 100	Florahome	32140	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 659-1737	476	27	17.6	44.5%	320 (67.2%)	51 (10.7%)	56 (11.8%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.1%)	$12,464			$4,078			$8,385	96	96.6	20	2
120087003404	19	Terrace Community Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10735 Raulerson Ranch Road	Tampa	33367	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 450-3518	659	37	17.8	4.9%	165 (25.0%)	86 (13.1%)	92 (14.0%)	266 (40.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	$10,117			$1,571			$8,546	95.9	96.4	21	2
120150001515	20	North Grade K-8	Public, Magnet	K-8	824 N K St	Lake Worth	33460	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 202-9300	735	48	15.3	63.0%	101 (13.7%)	98 (13.3%)	505 (68.7%)	13 (1.8%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$13,990			$1,972			$12,017	95.9	84.4	149	129

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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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