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)
120147008079	931	Florida Cyber Charter Academy At Osceola	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9143 Phillips Hwy Suite 590	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Osceola	Yes	No	Yes	No	(904) 247-3268	999	61	16.3	54.0%	325 (32.5%)	211 (21.1%)	372 (37.2%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (7.3%)	$8,492			$92			$8,399	24.7	24.6	914	17
120051000819	932	J. H. Workman Middle School	Public	6-8	6299 Lanier Dr	Pensacola	32504	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 494-5665	705	40	17.6	71.6%	145 (20.6%)	404 (57.3%)	102 (14.5%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.0%)	$10,827			$2,616			$8,213	24.6	21.8	953	21
120039007319	933	Excelsior Prep Charter School Of Miami Gardens	Public, Charter	K-8	18200 NW 22nd Ave	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 565-9188	447	0		83.7%	1 (0.2%)	406 (90.8%)	39 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,486			$3,827			$6,659	24.4	21.1	960	27
120018000150	934	Gulfstream Academy Of Hallandale Beach	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 S W 3rd St	Hallandale Beach	33009	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-5950	1,317	82	16	73.0%	136 (10.3%)	455 (34.5%)	685 (52.0%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (1.8%)	$11,843			$2,598			$9,244	24.3	20.4	974	40
120159001754	935	Bartow Middle School	Public	6-8	550 Clower St E	Bartow	33830	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 534-7415	1,046	53	19.7	62.6%	489 (46.7%)	217 (20.7%)	297 (28.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.3%)	$8,883			$1,394			$7,491	24.3	25.3	905	30
120048008228	936	Florida Cyber Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9143 Phillips Hwy	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	Yes	No	(904) 247-3268	1,018	87	11.7	68.9%	399 (39.2%)	277 (27.2%)	249 (24.5%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	74 (7.3%)	$8,884			$100			$8,785	24.3	24.7	913	23
120048007658	937	Global Outreach Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8985 Lone Star Rd	Jacksonville	32211	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 551-7104	1,083	51	21.2	65.2%	226 (20.9%)	151 (13.9%)	662 (61.1%)	14 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.5%)	$8,545			$1,878			$6,667	24.2	16.9	1019	82
120078007725	938	Digital Academy Of Florida	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	300 W Cowboy Way	Labelle	33935	Hendry County	Hendry	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 271-4300	6,396	0		58.1%	1,970 (30.8%)	1,464 (22.9%)	2,398 (37.5%)	76 (1.2%)	19 (0.3%)	11 (0.2%)	458 (7.2%)	$6,614			$165			$6,450	24.1	25.9	899	39
120018000213	939	Deerfield Beach Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 SE 6th Ave	Deerfield Beach	33441	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-3300	1,140	54	21.1	72.3%	115 (10.1%)	606 (53.2%)	375 (32.9%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.5%)	$9,793			$1,669			$8,124	24.1	23.2	932	7
120048000760	940	Fort Caroline Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3787 University Club Blvd	Jacksonville	32277	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 745-4927	424	28	15.1	60.6%	65 (15.3%)	276 (65.1%)	49 (11.6%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.2%)	$12,130			$2,850			$9,282	24	22.8	943	3

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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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