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)
120039000406	651	Charles R Drew K-8 Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1775 NW 60th St	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 691-8021	417	28	14.8	82.0%	2 (0.5%)	379 (90.9%)	35 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,670			$3,715			$13,956	45.6	35.1	774	123
120087005577	652	Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6771 Madison Ave	Tampa	33619	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 234-0940	482	35	13.7	16.2%	207 (42.9%)	58 (12.0%)	184 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.2%)	$9,024			$468			$8,556	45.5	51.4	547	105
120039008223	653	Imater Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	651 W 20th St	Hialeah	33010	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 805-5722	741	11	67.3	89.1%	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	729 (98.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,253			$1,220			$7,033	45.5	54.4	501	152
120084000898	654	Sebring Middle School	Public	6-8	500 E Center Ave	Sebring	33870	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 471-5700	815	45	18.1	64.3%	408 (50.1%)	90 (11.0%)	267 (32.8%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.9%)	$10,532			$2,496			$8,035	45.4	41.4	685	31
120087007336	655	Sergeant Paul R Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	14303 Citrus Pointe Dr	Tampa	33625	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 792-5125	583	31	19.1	58.7%	108 (18.5%)	51 (8.7%)	366 (62.8%)	39 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$10,061			$2,037			$8,024	45.2	48.7	584	71
120171001868	656	Milwee Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1341 S Ronald Reagan Blvd	Longwood	32750	Seminole County	Seminole	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 746-3850	1,426	58	24.7	63.7%	499 (35.0%)	304 (21.3%)	500 (35.1%)	43 (3.0%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (4.9%)	$8,234			$1,230			$7,004	44.9	48.9	579	77
120147003750	657	P. M. Wells Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2426 Remington Blvd	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(321) 697-1020	618	34	18.1	66.3%	103 (16.7%)	53 (8.6%)	440 (71.2%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	$9,252			$00			$9,252	44.8	42.9	663	6
120183001947	658	Suwannee Middle School	Public	6-8	1730 Walker Ave SW	Live Oak	32064	Suwannee County	Suwannee	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 647-4500	989	49	20.2	63.9%	514 (52.0%)	169 (17.1%)	252 (25.5%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.3%)	$8,289			$1,355			$6,935	44.8	45.6	627	31
120114001197	659	Bronson Middle/High School	Public	6-12	351 Ishie Ave	Bronson	32621	Levy County	Levy	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 486-5261	552	28	19.5	62.5%	385 (69.7%)	59 (10.7%)	90 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$11,083			$2,511			$8,572	44.8	30.4	840	181
120039004069	660	Youth County-Op Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7700 W 20th Ave	Hialeah	33016	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 819-8855	775	48	16.1	78.1%	10 (1.3%)	22 (2.8%)	737 (95.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,977			$1,292			$9,685	44.8	56.8	474	186

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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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