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)
120159008317	561	Polk Full Time Eschool	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	604 S. Central Ave	Lakeland	33815	Polk County	Polk	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 354-3999	604	0		0.5%	256 (42.4%)	106 (17.5%)	211 (34.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	$12,638			$890			$11,748	52	47.8	599	38
120093007588	562	Storm Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	6400 57th St	Vero Beach	32967	Indian River County	Indian River	No	No	No	No	(772) 564-6400	1,020	55	18.5	50.5%	621 (60.9%)	138 (13.5%)	186 (18.2%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	55 (5.4%)	$9,232			$2,391			$6,841	51.9	52.4	531	31
120096001072	563	Grand Ridge School	Public	5-8	6925 Florida St	Grand Ridge	32442	Jackson County	Jackson	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 482-9835	326	24	13.5	50.0%	224 (68.7%)	62 (19.0%)	20 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$11,334			$1,599			$9,736	51.7	56.5	476	87
120159004435	564	Daniel Jenkins Academy Of Technology Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Ledwith Ave	Haines City	33844	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 421-3267	516	28	18.4	56.0%	54 (10.5%)	159 (30.8%)	281 (54.5%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$9,643			$1,269			$8,374	51.7	47.7	600	36
120159008572	565	Cypress Junction Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	220 5th St SW	Winter Haven	33880	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 259-1490	196	13	15	1.5%	135 (68.9%)	15 (7.7%)	35 (17.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	$9,873			$1,562			$8,311	51.6	71.8	301	264
120087007854	566	Channelside Academy Of Math And Science	Public, Charter	K-8	1029 E Twiggs St	Tampa	33602	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 579-9649	415	23	18	59.0%	87 (21.0%)	149 (35.9%)	157 (37.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	$9,122			$767			$8,355	51.6	56.8	473	93
120144002858	567	Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	6450 Dr Phillips Blvd	Orlando	32819	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 370-7200	1,385	66	20.9	39.9%	374 (27.0%)	288 (20.8%)	593 (42.8%)	96 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (2.2%)	$8,466			$976			$7,490	51.4	39.9	703	136
120039000411	568	Edison Park K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	500 NW 67th St	Miami	33150	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 758-3658	437	29	15	77.1%	2 (0.5%)	342 (78.3%)	90 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,233			$3,111			$11,123	51.2	45.9	624	56
120009000063	569	Mowat Middle School	Public	6-8	1903 W Highway 390	Lynn Haven	32444	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	No	(850) 767-4040	868	45	19.5	49.4%	522 (60.1%)	152 (17.5%)	99 (11.4%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	73 (8.4%)	$8,492			$915			$7,578	51.1	53	527	42
120087005578	570	Kids Community College Riverview South (K-12)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10030 Mathog Rd	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 671-1440	658	35	18.8	43.5%	200 (30.4%)	207 (31.5%)	214 (32.5%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	$9,984			$128			$9,856	51.1	48.9	577	7

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds