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)
120144008564	841	Renaissance Charter At Crown Point	Public, Charter	K-8	83 West Rd	Ocoee	34761	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 401-6714	1,157	64	18	67.0%	151 (13.1%)	510 (44.1%)	376 (32.5%)	59 (5.1%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	47 (4.1%)	$9,448			$865			$8,584	32	34	791	50
120078004349	842	Labelle Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 E Cowboy Way	Labelle	33935	Hendry County	Hendry	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 674-4646	817	44	18.5	71.8%	147 (18.0%)	47 (5.8%)	602 (73.7%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$11,248			$2,744			$8,503	32	35.3	771	71
120159007029	843	Lake Alfred Polytech Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	925 Buena Vista Dr N	Lake Alfred	33850	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 295-5988	645	36	17.9	59.1%	223 (34.6%)	112 (17.4%)	286 (44.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$9,908			$1,565			$8,343	32	44.2	646	197
120003000012	844	Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1262 NW 31st Drive	Gainesville	32605	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 955-6718	847	29	29.2	55.7%	281 (33.2%)	303 (35.8%)	156 (18.4%)	35 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (8.0%)	$9,275			$879			$8,395	32	35.1	773	71
120144003458	845	Meadow Woods Middle	Public	5-8	1800 Rhode Island Woods Cir	Orlando	32824	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 850-5180	896	45	19.9	51.6%	67 (7.5%)	141 (15.7%)	648 (72.3%)	32 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	$9,915			$1,508			$8,408	31.9	24.1	922	77
120018000210	846	New River Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3100 Riverland Rd	Fort Lauderdale	33312	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 323-3600	1,587	73	21.7	70.1%	248 (15.6%)	414 (26.1%)	845 (53.2%)	21 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.4%)	$8,908			$1,610			$7,299	31.7	28.3	864	18
120087001001	847	Tomlin Middle School	Public	6-8	501 N Woodrow Wilson St	Plant City	33563	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 757-9400	1,499	74	20.2	63.7%	521 (34.8%)	103 (6.9%)	816 (54.4%)	12 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	41 (2.7%)	$7,546			$1,589			$5,957	31.5	41.4	684	163
120045002154	848	Ruth Rains Middle School	Public	5-7	981 SE 351 Hwy	Cross City	32628	Dixie County	Dixie	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 541-6254	431	28	15.3	76.3%	364 (84.5%)	32 (7.4%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$10,677			$2,348			$8,328	31.4	35	775	73
120105001109	849	Carver Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 N. Beecher St	Leesburg	34748	Lake County	Lake	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 787-7868	837	39	21.4	64.9%	310 (37.0%)	254 (30.3%)	204 (24.4%)	15 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.2%)	40 (4.8%)	$9,066			$1,403			$7,663	31.4	25.4	903	54
120015000107	850	Stone Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	1101 E University Blvd	Melbourne	32901	Brevard County	Brevard	No	Yes	No	Yes	(321) 723-0741	670	36	18.6	68.8%	254 (37.9%)	239 (35.7%)	110 (16.4%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)	$12,390			$3,154			$9,236	31.4	30	845	5

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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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