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)
120111007831	1191	Success Academy At Ghazvini Learning Center	Public	6-12	854 Blountstown St	Tallahassee	32304	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-2087	226	9	25.7	77.9%	15 (6.6%)	190 (84.1%)	12 (5.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$16,943			$2,777			$14,166	1.9	3.9	1139	52
120093003190	1192	Ir Prep	Public	5-12	1426 18th St	Vero Beach	32960	Indian River County	Indian River	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 564-6240	78	8	9.7	73.1%	24 (30.8%)	39 (50.0%)	9 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)	$28,292			$7,274			$21,020	1.8	4.1	1133	59
120126003434	1193	New Leaf Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1601 NE 25th Ave	Ocala	34470	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 245-3586	89	8	11.1	88.8%	33 (37.1%)	40 (44.9%)	11 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	$14,838			$337			$14,502	1.7	2.3	1167	26
120039007617	1194	Chambers High School	Public, Charter	6-12	698 N Homestead Blvd	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 909-6307	480	8	60	12.1%	18 (3.8%)	140 (29.2%)	316 (65.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,715			$1,365			$8,350	1.6			(n/a)
120156002788	1195	Disston Academy	Public	5-12	5125 11th Ave S	Gulfport	33707	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 893-1115	106	11	9.6	80.2%	16 (15.1%)	79 (74.5%)	7 (6.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$28,248			$3,276			$24,973	1.5			(n/a)
120087004098	1196	Brandon Success Center	Public	6-12	1019 N Parsons Rd	Seffner	33584	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 740-4595	139	5	27.8	83.5%	28 (20.1%)	50 (36.0%)	57 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$17,956			$2,216			$15,740	1.5	2.5	1161	35

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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.
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