Best Middle Schools in Florida

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the FAST and Statewide Science and EOC test scores by the Florida Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, June 30, 2024.

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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)
120015008175	871	Emma Jewel Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Blake Ave	Cocoa	32922	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	Yes	(321) 634-5462	341	17	20.2	83.0%	10 (2.9%)	269 (78.9%)	31 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.5%)	$11,424			$2,393			$9,030	29.8	31	831	40
120108008062	872	Heritage Charter Academy Of Cape Coral	Public, Charter	K-8	2107 Santa Barbara Blvd	Cape Coral	33991	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 829-5134	164	16	10.2	34.8%	71 (43.3%)	12 (7.3%)	70 (42.7%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$8,967			$1,651			$7,316	29.4	20.5	972	100
120129004989	873	Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School	Public	6-8	7000 SE Atlantic Ridge Dr	Stuart	34997	Martin County	Martin	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 221-7100	1,035	57	18.1	63.1%	375 (36.2%)	70 (6.8%)	535 (51.7%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.6%)	$10,195			$1,316			$8,878	29.4	35.9	756	117
120150008233	874	Renaissance Charter School At Summit	Public, Charter	K-8	2001 Summit Blvd	West Palm Beach	33406	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(866) 543-7872	1,141			77.9%	87 (7.6%)	286 (25.1%)	744 (65.2%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	$8,949			$304			$8,645	29.3	30.5	837	37
120018005453	875	Eagles Nest Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3698 NW 15th St	Lauderhill	33311	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 635-2308	284	0		100.0%	4 (1.4%)	261 (91.9%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$8,620			$1,020			$7,600	29.1	19.3	991	116
120039000579	876	Richmond Heights Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	15015 SW 103rd Ave	Miami	33176	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 238-2316	439	22	19.9	71.3%	13 (3.0%)	182 (41.5%)	235 (53.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,043			$1,809			$11,234	29	30.7	835	41
120039000544	877	Carol City Middle School	Public	6-8	3737 NW 188th St	Miami Gardens	33055	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 624-2652	453	25	18.1	76.4%	3 (0.7%)	363 (80.1%)	87 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,666			$4,056			$10,610	29	27.9	870	7
120018008232	878	Somerset Academy Key Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6340 Sunset Dr	Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 481-0602	346	0		57.8%	59 (17.1%)	124 (35.8%)	156 (45.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,423			$1,007			$8,416	28.9	32	817	61
120072000872	879	Hamilton County High School	Public	6-12	5683 Us Highway 129 S	Jasper	32052	Hamilton County	Hamilton	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 792-6540	859	45	19	76.1%	315 (36.7%)	293 (34.1%)	211 (24.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.1%)	$11,369			$3,186			$8,184	28.9	22.8	942	63
120018000183	880	Plantation Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6600 W Sunrise Blvd	Plantation	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-4100	572	32	17.8	72.4%	30 (5.2%)	433 (75.7%)	77 (13.5%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$13,641			$2,559			$11,083	28.6	23.2	930	50

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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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