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)
120108003968	771	Mid Cape Global Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	76 Mid Cape Ter	Cape Coral	33991	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 995-0904	806	44	18.3	77.3%	173 (21.5%)	85 (10.5%)	518 (64.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	$8,456			$690			$7,766	36.6	53.8	511	260
120048010637	772	KIPP Impact Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7000 103rd Street	Jacksonville	32210	Duval County	Duval	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 683-6643	535	25	21.4	30.8%	32 (6.0%)	417 (77.9%)	65 (12.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$11,448			$00			$11,448	36.5			(n/a)
120015002590	773	Southwest Middle School	Public	7-8	451 Eldron Blvd SE	Palm Bay	32909	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 952-5800	920	46	20	57.6%	413 (44.9%)	233 (25.3%)	185 (20.1%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (7.8%)	$9,724			$1,794			$7,929	36.4	26.8	886	113
120039003697	774	Hubert O. Sibley K-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	255 NW 115th St	Miami	33168	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 953-3737	660	40	16.5	73.3%	9 (1.4%)	506 (76.7%)	142 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,148			$2,616			$9,533	36.3	32.1	816	42
120051000796	775	Ferry Pass Middle School	Public	6-8	8355 Yancey Ave	Pensacola	32514	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 494-5650	1,014	49	20.6	63.6%	353 (34.8%)	407 (40.1%)	119 (11.7%)	38 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	89 (8.8%)	$8,740			$1,638			$7,103	36.2	31.4	824	49
120027000307	776	Inverness Middle School	Public	6-8	1950 Highway 41 N	Inverness	34450	Citrus County	Citrus	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 726-1471	1,017	65	15.6	59.6%	836 (82.2%)	42 (4.1%)	67 (6.6%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.4%)	$10,098			$1,458			$8,641	36.2	37.5	736	40
120150008562	777	Sports Leadership And Management (Slam) Middle School Palm	Public, Charter	6-8	2845 Summit Blvd	West Palm Beach	33406	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 641-4449	349	15	23.2	84.5%	30 (8.6%)	45 (12.9%)	259 (74.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$9,704			$1,045			$8,658	36.2	31.4	825	48
120141001360	778	Yearling Middle School	Public	6-8	925 NW 23rd Ln	Okeechobee	34972	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5056	668	42	15.9	70.4%	265 (39.7%)	24 (3.6%)	347 (51.9%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.3%)	$10,328			$1,979			$8,349	36.1	32.6	809	31
120087003380	779	Pizzo K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	11701 Usf Bull Run St	Tampa	33617	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 987-6500	902	59	15.2	70.7%	59 (6.5%)	361 (40.0%)	421 (46.7%)	18 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	$12,001			$3,365			$8,636	36.1	33.7	795	16
120039000577	780	Ponce De Leon Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5801 Augusto St	Coral Gables	33146	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 661-1611	888	49	18.1	59.7%	50 (5.6%)	66 (7.4%)	764 (86.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$11,490			$2,180			$9,311	36	41.2	688	92

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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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