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)
120018008116	641	Franklin Academy F	Public, Charter	K-8	5000 SW 207th Terrace	Pembroke Pines	33332	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 315-0770	1,073	61	17.5	52.8%	96 (8.9%)	222 (20.7%)	702 (65.4%)	35 (3.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.9%)	$9,198			$642			$8,556	46.3	46	621	20
120093002998	642	Oslo Middle School	Public	6-8	480 20th Ave SW	Vero Beach	32962	Indian River County	Indian River	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 564-3980	864	47	18.3	72.5%	366 (42.4%)	201 (23.3%)	222 (25.7%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.8%)	$10,154			$2,403			$7,749	46.3	44.5	643	1
120147002672	643	Neptune Middle School	Public	6-8	2727 Neptune Rd	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 935-3500	978	61	16	44.4%	126 (12.9%)	97 (9.9%)	704 (72.0%)	18 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.0%)	$9,954			$2,143			$7,812	46.1	48.7	582	61
120048008591	644	Seaside Charter K-8 School	Public, Charter	K-8	2865 Mayport Rd	Atlantic Beach	32233	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 853-6287	511	37	13.8	2.5%	381 (74.6%)	20 (3.9%)	61 (11.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.6%)	$8,402			$281			$8,121	46.1	50	564	80
120024008634	645	Babcock Neighborhood School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43301 Cypress Pkwy	Punta Gorda	33982	Charlotte County	Charlotte	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 567-3043	789	51	15.4	2.7%	610 (77.3%)	17 (2.2%)	119 (15.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.4%)	$12,635			$1,253			$11,382	46	53.3	520	125
120039000451	646	Leisure City K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	14950 SW 288th St	Homestead	33033	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 247-5431	1,013	62	16.3	82.0%	10 (1.0%)	382 (37.7%)	607 (59.9%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	$13,012			$2,562			$10,450	45.9	39.5	707	61
120039003051	647	Paul W. Bell Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	11800 NW 2nd St	Miami	33182	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 220-2075	486	29	16.7	58.2%	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	473 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,216			$2,739			$12,477	45.9	38.8	716	69
120144001425	648	Pershing School	Public	K-8	1800 E Pershing Ave	Orlando	32806	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 858-3170	1,120	63	17.7	38.1%	578 (51.6%)	89 (7.9%)	374 (33.4%)	21 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	52 (4.6%)	$9,338			$1,242			$8,096	45.9	46.1	619	29
120048008593	649	Duval Charter School At Coastal	Public, Charter	K-8	12800 Beach Blvd	Jacksonville	32224	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 512-6757	1,141	52	21.9	48.9%	509 (44.6%)	137 (12.0%)	294 (25.8%)	115 (10.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.8%)	75 (6.6%)	$8,086			$901			$7,185	45.8	50.3	558	91
120030000333	650	Orange Park Junior High School	Public	7-8	1500 Gano Ave	Orange Park	32073	Clay County	Clay	No	No	No	No	(904) 336-5975	744	46	16.1	100.0%	268 (36.0%)	193 (25.9%)	188 (25.3%)	17 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (9.9%)	$9,420			$1,016			$8,403	45.7	46.4	615	35

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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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