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)
120048008421	851	Duval Charter School At Mandarin	Public, Charter	K-8	5209 Shad Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 440-2901	843	41	20.5	48.9%	385 (45.7%)	173 (20.5%)	207 (24.6%)	21 (2.5%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (5.6%)	$9,928			$898			$9,030	31.3	45.8	625	226
120147007628	852	Westside K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2551 Westside Blvd	Kissimmee	34747	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 390-1748	1,722	97	17.8	39.4%	323 (18.8%)	178 (10.3%)	1,124 (65.3%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (4.9%)	$9,701			$1,871			$7,830	31.3	32.4	810	42
120132001296	853	Marathon School	Public	6-12	350 Sombrero Beach Rd	Marathon	33050	Monroe County	Monroe	No	No	No	No	(305) 289-2480	707	45	15.7	53.7%	295 (41.7%)	38 (5.4%)	352 (49.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	$15,099			$595			$14,503	31.2	32.4	811	42
120084000902	854	Avon Park Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Lake Ave	Avon Park	33825	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 452-4333	638	30	21.2	77.0%	157 (24.6%)	163 (25.5%)	297 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	$11,241			$2,938			$8,302	31.1	27.4	878	24
120153002391	855	Hudson Academy	Public, Magnet	4-8	14540 Cobra Way	Hudson	34669	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 774-8200	964	56	17.2	79.6%	665 (69.0%)	49 (5.1%)	170 (17.6%)	14 (1.5%)	12 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	50 (5.2%)	$9,759			$2,067			$7,693	30.8	37.3	737	118
120087007794	856	Franklin Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3915 E 21st Ave	Tampa	33605	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 744-8108	325	20	16.2	58.8%	62 (19.1%)	138 (42.5%)	97 (29.8%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	$13,942			$2,916			$11,026	30.8	45	636	220
120108002335	857	Lehigh Acres Middle School	Public	6-8	651 Sunrise Blvd.	Lehigh Acres	33936	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 369-6108	1,356	67	20.3	64.0%	200 (14.7%)	330 (24.3%)	764 (56.3%)	12 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	$10,394			$2,957			$7,438	30.7	29.7	847	10
120087000979	858	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	4444 W Bay Vista Ave	Tampa	33611	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 272-3050	563	26	21.6	64.8%	159 (28.2%)	123 (21.8%)	232 (41.2%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	$8,885			$1,909			$6,976	30.5	27.7	873	15
120039010630	859	Bridgeprep Academy Of Village Green Middle High School	Public, Charter	6-12	13300 SW 120 Street	Miami	33186	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(305) 253-8775	699	0		2.1%	21 (3.0%)	11 (1.6%)	661 (94.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,706			$00			$11,706	30.4			(n/a)
120177003020	860	Southern Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	5500 NE Saint James Dr	Port St Lucie	34983	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 785-5640	894	37	24.1	76.5%	274 (30.6%)	293 (32.8%)	274 (30.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.0%)	$9,750			$1,608			$8,142	30.2	23.9	926	66

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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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