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)
120198007690	1111	Walton Initiative For Success In Education (Wise)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	555 Walton Rd	Defuniak Springs	32433	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	No	(850) 892-1111	215	22	10	74.9%	155 (72.1%)	26 (12.1%)	21 (9.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$23,852			$2,923			$20,929	9.5	8.5	1095	16
120048000737	1112	Southside Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2948 Knights Ln E	Jacksonville	32216	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 739-5238	844	45	18.7	57.0%	153 (18.1%)	210 (24.9%)	370 (43.8%)	70 (8.3%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.9%)	$9,802			$2,541			$7,262	9.3	14.3	1047	65
120003003532	1113	The Einstein School Inc.	Public, Charter	2-8	5910 SW Archer Rd	Gainesville	32608	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 335-4321	102	7	14.5	58.8%	35 (34.3%)	49 (48.0%)	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.8%)	$10,026			$1,084			$8,942	9.3	12.6	1062	51
120042006813	1114	Desoto Secondary School	Public, Alternative	K-12	318 N Wilson Ave	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	No	(863) 494-9303	69	2	34.5	82.6%	20 (29.0%)	16 (23.2%)	32 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$13,419			$2,690			$10,730	9.1	6	1113	1
120087000959	1115	Greco Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6925 E Fowler Ave	Temple Terrace	33617	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 987-6926	700	39	18.1	77.0%	84 (12.0%)	369 (52.7%)	193 (27.6%)	12 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.1%)	$11,537			$3,443			$8,093	8.9	10.1	1082	33
120018000169	1116	Dillard 6-12	Public, Magnet	6-12	2501 NW 11th St	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-0800	2,279	108	21.1	79.9%	51 (2.2%)	2,065 (90.6%)	130 (5.7%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	23 (1.0%)	$10,041			$1,496			$8,544	8.8	9.6	1088	28
120039008725	1117	Phoenix Academy Of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-8	7900 NW 27 Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 865-1346	21	0		100.0%	0 (0.0%)	16 (76.2%)	5 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,619			$1,266			$8,353	8.8	2.3	1166	49
120087004088	1118	Jennings Middle School	Public	6-8	9325 Governors Run Dr	Seffner	33584	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 740-4575	792	40	20	79.5%	179 (22.6%)	286 (36.1%)	303 (38.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	$9,592			$2,673			$6,919	8.7	11.1	1072	46
120147000920	1119	Zenith Accelerated Academy	Public	8-12	2218 E Irlo Bronson Memorial	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 846-3976	510	31	16.4	68.6%	75 (14.7%)	59 (11.6%)	364 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$12,342			$1,806			$10,536	8.6	9.3	1089	30
120033003160	1120	The Phoenix Program Naples	Public, Alternative	4-12	3706 Estey Ave	Naples	34104	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 377-1100	181	10	18.1	69.6%	27 (14.9%)	31 (17.1%)	115 (63.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.3%)	$17,658			$2,404			$15,253	8.5	14.1	1050	70

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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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