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)
120150002932	1051	Carver Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	101 Barwick Rd	Delray Beach	33445	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 638-2100	732	53	13.8	72.7%	53 (7.2%)	544 (74.3%)	111 (15.2%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	$15,340			$2,883			$12,457	15	22.5	948	103
120087000919	1052	McLane Middle School	Public	6-8	306 N Knights Ave	Brandon	33510	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 744-8100	817	35	23.3	74.2%	104 (12.7%)	389 (47.6%)	266 (32.6%)	14 (1.7%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	35 (4.3%)	$8,347			$2,066			$6,281	15	16.5	1024	28
120162001802	1053	Interlachen Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	126 N State Rd 315	Interlachen	32148	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 684-2115	1,097	53	20.6	70.8%	720 (65.6%)	138 (12.6%)	168 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.7%)	$11,573			$3,159			$8,416	14.9	19.4	989	64
120018000250	1054	Lauderdale Lakes Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3911 NW 30th Ave	Lauderdale Lakes	33309	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-3500	816	46	17.9	78.8%	16 (2.0%)	638 (78.2%)	140 (17.2%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	$11,313			$2,106			$9,207	14.8	15.9	1031	23
120159004185	1055	Hospital Homebound	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1909 Floral Ave S	Bartow	33830	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 665-4538	118	4	29.5	2.5%	53 (44.9%)	21 (17.8%)	39 (33.1%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								14.8	5.1	1121	66
120159003655	1056	Sleepy Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2215 Sleepy Hill Rd	Lakeland	33810	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 815-6577	1,090	55	19.8	66.5%	260 (23.9%)	285 (26.1%)	487 (44.7%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.4%)	$8,552			$1,329			$7,222	14.8	14.6	1043	13
120159001782	1057	Crystal Lake Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2410 Crystal Lake Dr N	Lakeland	33801	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 499-2970	949	51	18.6	70.9%	278 (29.3%)	184 (19.4%)	434 (45.7%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (4.0%)	$9,469			$1,546			$7,922	14.5	17.4	1010	47
120087000909	1058	Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	10201 N Boulevard	Tampa	33612	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 975-7665	593	28	21.5	77.6%	48 (8.1%)	178 (30.0%)	331 (55.8%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.9%)	$9,845			$2,502			$7,343	14.5	10.7	1076	18
120060000859	1059	James A. Shanks Middle School	Public	4-8	1400 W King St	Quincy	32351	Gadsden County	Gadsden	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 875-8737	574	30	19.1	92.2%	13 (2.3%)	389 (67.8%)	151 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.7%)	$11,666			$3,864			$7,803	14.3	15.2	1038	21
120087000946	1060	Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	7620 Old Big Bend Rd	Gibsonton	33534	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 671-5121	1,276	54	23.6	59.5%	281 (22.0%)	396 (31.0%)	486 (38.1%)	24 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	83 (6.5%)	$8,248			$1,798			$6,450	14.3	18.2	998	62

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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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