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)
120108001127	321	Cypress Lake Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8901 Cypress Lake Dr	Fort Myers	33919	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	No	(239) 481-1533	781	42	18.6	39.3%	359 (46.0%)	77 (9.9%)	295 (37.8%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	$12,810			$2,273			$10,536	70.9	64	391	70
120108002333	322	Gulf Middle School	Public	6-8	1809 SW 36th Ter	Cape Coral	33914	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 549-0606	812	43	18.8	38.2%	455 (56.0%)	39 (4.8%)	268 (33.0%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.8%)	$10,691			$1,760			$8,930	70.8	71.2	313	9
120123003198	323	Carlos E. Haile Middle School	Public	6-8	9501 Fl 64	Bradenton	34212	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 714-7240	737	39	18.8	44.6%	419 (56.9%)	59 (8.0%)	176 (23.9%)	34 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.5%)	$9,383			$953			$8,430	70.6	68	346	23
120018002981	324	Silver Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	18300 Sheridan St	Southwest Ranches	33331	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-4300	1,269	55	23	39.7%	278 (21.9%)	160 (12.6%)	711 (56.0%)	63 (5.0%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.9%)	$9,683			$935			$8,749	70.6	76.1	242	82
120150002375	325	Jupiter Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	15245 Military Trl	Jupiter	33458	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 745-7200	1,384	86	16.1	38.2%	694 (50.1%)	90 (6.5%)	508 (36.7%)	36 (2.6%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	48 (3.5%)	$12,222			$1,217			$11,005	70.4	69.1	337	12
120039000404	326	Cypress K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5400 SW 112th Ct	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 271-1611	390	22	17.7	62.8%	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	381 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,416			$2,555			$12,862	70.3	57.4	465	139
120138003210	327	Davidson Middle School	Public	6-8	6261 Old Bethel Rd	Crestview	32536	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 683-7500	1,149	55	20.8	54.6%	830 (72.2%)	109 (9.5%)	96 (8.4%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	98 (8.5%)	$8,313			$1,357			$6,957	70.3	72.4	292	35
120165004446	328	Woodlawn Beach Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Woodlawn Way	Gulf Breeze	32563	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 934-4010	948	45	21	34.2%	672 (70.9%)	37 (3.9%)	130 (13.7%)	16 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (9.1%)	$6,804			$453			$6,350	70.2	74.3	267	61
120120008526	329	Madison Creative Arts Academy Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	622 NE Rocky Ford Rd	Madison	32340	Madison County	Madison	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 973-2529	391	23	17	0.8%	322 (82.4%)	43 (11.0%)	16 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$7,529			$773			$6,756	70.2	73.6	277	52
120174002896	330	Sebastian Middle School	Public	6-8	2955 Lewis Speedway	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-3840	654	39	16.7	41.9%	469 (71.7%)	70 (10.7%)	76 (11.6%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	$11,093			$1,040			$10,052	70.1	73.6	275	55

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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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