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)
120138001325	351	Shoal River Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 E Redstone Ave	Crestview	32539	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 689-7229	927	44	21	55.4%	502 (54.2%)	172 (18.6%)	102 (11.0%)	21 (2.3%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	119 (12.8%)	$8,706			$1,429			$7,277	68.3	68.3	343	8
120048002816	352	Darnell Cookman Middle/High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1701 N Davis St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6805	1,003	53	18.9	46.8%	168 (16.7%)	536 (53.4%)	77 (7.7%)	159 (15.9%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	54 (5.4%)	$9,266			$1,589			$7,676	68.2	69.6	332	20
120039003340	353	Coral Reef Montessori Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10853 SW 216th St	Cutler Bay	33170	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 255-0064	532	24	22.1	33.6%	41 (7.7%)	123 (23.1%)	345 (64.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$9,646			$339			$9,308	68.1	58.3	454	101
120117001207	354	Hosford Elementary Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	16864 NE Sr 65	Hosford	32334	Liberty County	Liberty	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 379-8480	355	24	14.5	38.9%	325 (91.5%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$10,305			$1,750			$8,555	67.8	64.6	385	31
120108001798	355	Three Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	18500 3 Oaks Pkwy	Fort Myers	33967	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 267-5757	1,099	49	22.4	31.7%	632 (57.5%)	24 (2.2%)	379 (34.5%)	36 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.5%)	$9,445			$1,650			$7,794	67.8	76.4	239	116
120015000098	356	John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	7-8	2100 S Fiske Blvd	Rockledge	32955	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 633-3500	673	39	17.2	41.3%	399 (59.3%)	90 (13.4%)	111 (16.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.4%)	$10,137			$1,498			$8,639	67.7	73.2	283	73
120087006912	357	Barrington Middle School	Public	6-8	5925 Village Center Dr	Lithia	33547	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 657-7266	1,434	64	22.5	34.4%	688 (48.0%)	143 (10.0%)	435 (30.3%)	60 (4.2%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	101 (7.0%)	$7,210			$1,329			$5,881	67.6	72.2	295	62
120144008607	358	Horizon West Middle	Public	6-8	8200 Tattant Blvd	Windermere	34786	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 905-3731	1,346	62	21.7	29.1%	430 (31.9%)	56 (4.2%)	736 (54.7%)	90 (6.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	29 (2.2%)	$8,056			$941			$7,114	67.4	69.7	330	28
120009007472	359	Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6-12	Public, Charter	6-12	1104 Balboa Ave	Panama City	32401	Bay County	Bay	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 215-0770	195	8	24.3	62.1%	85 (43.6%)	28 (14.4%)	64 (32.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	$17,807			$1,324			$16,483	67.4	53	521	162
120039006173	360	Mater Academy Lakes Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	17300 NW 87th Ave	Hialeah	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 512-3917	890	35	25.4	70.1%	17 (1.9%)	10 (1.1%)	856 (96.2%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,122			$475			$9,647	67.3	66.8	363	3

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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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