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)
120087010671	1001	Victory Charter School Tampa 6-12	Public, Charter	6-12	13901 Sheldon Road	Tampa	33625	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 551-2144	113	7	16.1	28.3%	17 (15.0%)	6 (5.3%)	80 (70.8%)	7 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$6,965			$00			$6,965	19.6			(n/a)
120087008428	1002	Bridgeprep Academy Of Tampa	Public, Charter	K-8	2418 W Swann Ave	Tampa	33609	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	Yes	(813) 258-5652	318	15	21.2	79.2%	54 (17.0%)	70 (22.0%)	172 (54.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	$10,517			$791			$9,726	19.6	17.2	1013	11
120177001927	1003	Dan McCarty Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 Mississippi Ave	Fort Pierce	34950	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 468-5700	747	38	19.6	88.4%	68 (9.1%)	410 (54.9%)	236 (31.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	$12,954			$2,662			$10,292	19.5	16.1	1027	24
120159001792	1004	Lake Gibson Middle School	Public	6-8	6901 Socrum Loop Rd N	Lakeland	33809	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 853-6151	1,218	63	19.3	56.1%	529 (43.4%)	275 (22.6%)	367 (30.1%)	22 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (1.7%)	$8,908			$1,766			$7,142	19.5	23.1	934	70
120111001825	1005	Fort Braden School	Public	PK, KG-8	15100 Blountstown Hwy	Tallahassee	32310	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-9374	636	39	16.5	72.5%	330 (51.9%)	77 (12.1%)	181 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	$11,011			$1,856			$9,155	19.4	25.6	900	105
120144001409	1006	Lockhart Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3411 Doctor Love Rd	Orlando	32810	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 296-5120	790	37	21.3	75.9%	91 (11.5%)	490 (62.0%)	177 (22.4%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.3%)	$9,998			$1,834			$8,164	19.4	18.4	997	9
120108001132	1007	Fort Myers Middle Academy	Public	6-8	3050 Central Ave	Fort Myers	33901	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 936-1759	687	36	19.2	67.0%	64 (9.3%)	324 (47.2%)	276 (40.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$12,527			$3,521			$9,006	19.3	13.8	1052	45
120048003172	1008	School Of Success Academy-Sos	Public, Charter	6-8	6974 Wilson Blvd	Jacksonville	32210	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 573-0880	148	8	18.5	83.1%	18 (12.2%)	93 (62.8%)	24 (16.2%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	$9,746			$1,690			$8,056	19.2	23.5	929	79
120018000261	1009	Crystal Lake Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3551 NE 3rd Ave	Pompano Beach	33064	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-3100	1,055	55	19.1	73.6%	92 (8.7%)	547 (51.8%)	394 (37.3%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	$10,423			$1,775			$8,649	19.1	17	1018	9
120039000574	1010	Palm Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 W 56th St	Hialeah	33012	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 821-2460	782	53	14.7	71.5%	8 (1.0%)	17 (2.2%)	753 (96.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$15,198			$3,227			$11,971	19.1	19.3	992	18

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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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