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)
120099001084	991	Jefferson Schools K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	50 David Road	Monticello	32344	Jefferson County	Jefferson	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 997-3555	715	50	14.3	57.8%	141 (19.7%)	432 (60.4%)	122 (17.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)								20.4			(n/a)
120132001295	992	Horace O'Bryant School	Public	PK, KG-8	1105 Leon St	Key West	33040	Monroe County	Monroe	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 296-5628	1,014	75	13.5	51.0%	217 (21.4%)	257 (25.3%)	483 (47.6%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.0%)	$16,319			$1,661			$14,657	20.3	28.9	856	136
120018002802	993	James S. Rickards Middle School	Public	6-8	6000 NE 9th Ave	Oakland Park	33334	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-4400	755	43	17.5	75.0%	89 (11.8%)	202 (26.8%)	434 (57.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.6%)	$10,531			$1,676			$8,856	20.3	19.8	982	11
120015003297	994	Palm Bay Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2112 Palm Bay Rd NE	Palm Bay	32905	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	Yes	(321) 984-2710	364	18	20.2	100.0%	104 (28.6%)	170 (46.7%)	61 (16.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$8,981			$1,222			$7,759	20.3	39.2	708	286
120108005603	995	Six Mile Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6851 Lancer Ave	Fort Myers	33912	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 768-9375	842	41	20.5	47.4%	241 (28.6%)	192 (22.8%)	344 (40.9%)	34 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	$7,933			$277			$7,656	20.3	34.2	789	206
120105001107	996	Oak Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 South St	Leesburg	34748	Lake County	Lake	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 787-3232	575	35	16.4	69.7%	146 (25.4%)	231 (40.2%)	145 (25.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (8.2%)	$10,269			$1,473			$8,796	20.3	17.2	1015	19
120087000970	997	Monroe Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4716 W Montgomery Ave	Tampa	33616	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 272-3020	412	24	17.5	67.0%	107 (26.0%)	146 (35.4%)	98 (23.8%)	10 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.7%)	$12,237			$2,505			$9,731	20.1	19.7	984	13
120087000934	998	Dowdell Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1208 Wishing Well Way	Tampa	33619	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 744-8322	526	27	19.8	76.4%	75 (14.3%)	133 (25.3%)	297 (56.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$9,429			$1,850			$7,578	20	19.4	990	8
120150002695	999	Bear Lakes Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3505 Shenandoah Blvd	West Palm Beach	33409	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 615-7700	842	57	14.7	74.1%	42 (5.0%)	579 (68.8%)	196 (23.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	$14,262			$2,567			$11,694	20	17.2	1014	15
120147008626	1000	Bridgeprep Academy Osceola County	Public, Charter	K-8	4851 Koa St	Kissimmee	34758	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 588-7976	619	38	16.2	82.6%	53 (8.6%)	174 (28.1%)	366 (59.1%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.9%)	$9,157			$951			$8,206	19.7	20.8	968	32

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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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