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)
120033001383	91	Oakridge Middle School	Public	6-8	14975 Collier Blvd	Naples	34119	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	No	(239) 377-4800	1,183	55	21.5	26.1%	633 (53.5%)	71 (6.0%)	392 (33.1%)	48 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.2%)	$10,183			$784			$9,400	89.1	86.1	128	37
120159008234	92	Magnolia Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	815 S. Central Ave	Lakeland	33815	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 797-4991	171	13	13.1	7.0%	101 (59.1%)	11 (6.4%)	40 (23.4%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.6%)	$10,843			$368			$10,475	89	88.3	104	12
120150008275	93	Somerset Academy Boca Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	333 SW 4th Ave	Boca Raton	33432	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 393-1091	83	5	15.1	25.3%	46 (55.4%)	8 (9.6%)	23 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$9,903			$963			$8,940	88.9	89.2	93
120018003544	94	City/Pembroke Pines Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	18500 Pembroke Rd	Pembroke Pines	33029	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 443-4847	1,335	68	19.6	35.7%	145 (10.9%)	331 (24.8%)	670 (50.2%)	133 (10.0%)	5 (0.4%)	8 (0.6%)	43 (3.2%)	$10,095			$1,489			$8,606	88.9	87.8	112	18
120159001785	95	McKeel Academy Of Technology	Public, Charter	7-12	1810 Parker St W	Lakeland	33815	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 499-2818	1,727	77	22.4	35.0%	1,136 (65.8%)	132 (7.6%)	364 (21.1%)	58 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (1.9%)	$6,634			$1,152			$5,482	88.8	87.7	113	18
120144002685	96	Arbor Ridge K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2900 Logandale Dr	Orlando	32817	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 672-3110	770	55	14	44.0%	235 (30.5%)	80 (10.4%)	357 (46.4%)	64 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.8%)	$12,639			$2,169			$10,469	88.8	85.1	141	45
120123007901	97	State College Of Florida Collegiate School	Public, Charter	6-12	5840 26th St W	Bradenton	34207	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 752-5491	492	20	24.6	42.9%	250 (50.8%)	38 (7.7%)	156 (31.7%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$8,708			$577			$8,131	88.7	84	154	57
120051000824	98	Brown Barge Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	201 Hancock Ln	Pensacola	32503	Escambia County	Escambia	No	Yes	No	No	(850) 494-5640	549	27	20.3	38.1%	288 (52.5%)	90 (16.4%)	54 (9.8%)	39 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	72 (13.1%)	$8,183			$827			$7,356	88.6	84.6	146	48
120174008955	99	Pine Island Academy	Public	K-8	805 Pine Island Rd	St Augustine	32095	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-7500	1,530	92	16.7	4.4%	1,149 (75.1%)	7 (0.5%)	191 (12.5%)	74 (4.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (6.9%)	$8,056			$398			$7,658	88.5	90.2	84	15
120138001327	100	C. W. Ruckel Middle School	Public	6-8	201 Partin Dr N	Niceville	32578	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 833-4142	1,136	53	21.3	23.0%	894 (78.7%)	32 (2.8%)	107 (9.4%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	88 (7.7%)	$8,274			$1,291			$6,983	88.5	88.7	99	1

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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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