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)
120192002268	961	Holly Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 Center Ave	Holly Hill	32117	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 239-6320	1,149	73	15.8	78.9%	339 (29.5%)	508 (44.2%)	211 (18.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (7.7%)	$10,901			$2,749			$8,151	22.6	21.6	954	7
120192001963	962	Campbell Middle School	Public	6-8	625 S Keech St	Daytona Beach	32114	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 239-6250	855	41	20.8	79.9%	149 (17.4%)	550 (64.3%)	86 (10.1%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.1%)	$10,516			$2,200			$8,315	22.6	15	1041	79
120153003776	963	Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	38505 Centennial Rd	Dade City	33525	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 524-9700	648	38	17.1	72.1%	338 (52.2%)	60 (9.3%)	215 (33.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	$9,681			$2,039			$7,642	22.5	22.7	945	18
120156001594	964	Azalea Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7855 22nd Ave N	St Petersburg	33710	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 893-2606	678	42	16.1	73.9%	202 (29.8%)	332 (49.0%)	98 (14.5%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.1%)	$13,305			$2,276			$11,029	22.4	24.3	919	45
120039000533	965	West Homestead K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	1550 SW 6th St	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 248-0812	851	48	17.7	61.3%	10 (1.2%)	159 (18.7%)	681 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,742			$2,501			$8,240	22.4	30.3	842	123
120120003731	966	Madison County Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	2093 W Us 90	Madison	32340	Madison County	Madison	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 973-5192	846	49	17.2	79.9%	167 (19.7%)	591 (69.9%)	62 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.5%)	$11,765			$3,339			$8,427	22.4	16.2	1026	60
120042000624	967	Desoto Middle School	Public	6-8	420 E Gibson St	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	No	(863) 494-4133	1,169	49	23.8	73.8%	371 (31.7%)	142 (12.1%)	611 (52.3%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.7%)	$9,790			$3,631			$6,158	22.2	20.9	966	1
120018000222	968	William Dandy Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2400 NW 26th St	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-3200	784	45	17.4	84.3%	7 (0.9%)	711 (90.7%)	53 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$11,351			$1,675			$9,676	22.2	23.9	925	43
120039007248	969	Miami Community Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	18720 SW 352nd St	Florida City	33034	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 601-8003	322	13	24.7	93.2%	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.6%)	297 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,017			$678			$9,339	22.2	19.8	981	12
120111001182	970	R. Frank Nims Middle School	Public	6-8	723 W Orange Ave	Tallahassee	32310	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-5960	609	33	18.4	82.1%	33 (5.4%)	475 (78.0%)	67 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	$9,763			$2,174			$7,590	22	10	1086	116

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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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