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)
120003007954	31	Alachua Learning Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	11100 W State Road 235	Alachua	32615	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(386) 418-2080	59	4	14.7	42.4%	39 (66.1%)	1 (1.7%)	11 (18.6%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.9%)	$9,568			$1,933			$7,635	95	97.1	15	16
120156003108	32	Clearwater Fundamental Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1660 Palmetto St	Clearwater	33755	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 298-1609	753	36	20.9	33.1%	495 (65.7%)	25 (3.3%)	184 (24.4%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	$8,216			$604			$7,614	94.9	94.4	40	8
120156008380	33	East Lake Middle School Academy Of Engineering	Public, Magnet	6-8	1200 Silver Eagle Dr	Tarpon Springs	34688	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 942-5419	394	21	18.7	15.0%	328 (83.2%)	9 (2.3%)	32 (8.1%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$9,007			$516			$8,491	94.8	94	45	12
120039007981	34	Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	5701 W 24th Ave	Hialeah	33016	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 557-5931	902	42	21.4	51.3%	36 (4.0%)	38 (4.2%)	813 (90.1%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,080			$1,417			$9,663	94.8	96.8	18	16
120039008792	35	Iprep Academy North	Public	6-12	1420 NE 215th St	Miami	33179	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 655-3909	476	21	22.6	28.4%	143 (30.0%)	75 (15.8%)	247 (51.9%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,937			$1,452			$8,485	94.3	95.8	27	8
120039008153	36	Somerset Academy Bay Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	9500 SW 97th Ave	Miami	33176	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 274-0682	244	9	27.1	17.2%	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	228 (93.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,248			$428			$7,819	94.3	93.4	51	15
120087008049	37	Walker Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8282 N Mobley Rd	Odessa	33556	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 631-4726	1,019	54	19	29.9%	402 (39.5%)	54 (5.3%)	320 (31.4%)	174 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (6.4%)	$8,867			$1,530			$7,337	94.2	94.6	37
120147004119	38	Osceola County School For The Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	3151 N Orange Blossom Trl	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 931-4803	970	51	18.9	41.0%	247 (25.5%)	56 (5.8%)	593 (61.1%)	42 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.1%)	$9,361			$1,167			$8,195	94.1	95.7	29	9
120174002897	39	Alice B. Landrum Middle School	Public	6-8	230 Landrum Ln	Ponte Vedra Beach	32082	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-8410	1,142	58	19.6	3.1%	875 (76.6%)	28 (2.5%)	110 (9.6%)	69 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (4.9%)	$7,903			$331			$7,572	93.9	93.7	47	8
120039003043	40	Ethel Koger Beckham K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4702 SW 143rd Ct	Miami	33175	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 222-8161	838	55	15.2	41.6%	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	826 (98.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,743			$2,171			$10,573	93.9	92.2	62	22

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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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