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)
120039007271	221	Ben Gamla Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11155 SW 112th Ave	Miami	33176	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 596-6266	245	0		12.7%	35 (14.3%)	5 (2.0%)	199 (81.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,456			$1,652			$8,803	78.6	88	105	116
120087001026	222	Tinker K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	8207 Tinker St Macdill Afb	Tampa	33621	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 840-2043	603	42	14.3	26.9%	341 (56.6%)	72 (11.9%)	114 (18.9%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	55 (9.1%)	$10,523			$1,892			$8,631	78.5	90.8	74	148
120171008899	223	Galileo School For Gifted Learning Skyway	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3755 Skyway Dr	Sanford	32773	Seminole County	Seminole	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 638-9696	785	50	15.8	30.1%	379 (48.3%)	61 (7.8%)	210 (26.8%)	82 (10.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.9%)	$7,899			$295			$7,605	78.5	76.2	240	17
120087002702	224	Maniscalco K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	939 Debuel Rd	Lutz	33549	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 949-0337	646	53	12.1	43.0%	254 (39.3%)	66 (10.2%)	280 (43.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.6%)	$12,672			$2,352			$10,319	78.4	82.7	167	57
120156007919	225	Plato Academy Palm Harbor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Curlew Rd	Palm Harbor	34683	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 228-6850	370	30	12.3	26.5%	303 (81.9%)	5 (1.4%)	42 (11.4%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$8,381			$659			$7,722	78.1	75.3	252	27
120174002900	226	Mill Creek Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3750 International Golf Pkwy	St Augustine	32092	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-3720	1,893	110	17.2	18.0%	1,294 (68.4%)	101 (5.3%)	282 (14.9%)	59 (3.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	153 (8.1%)	$8,002			$331			$7,670	78.1	81.7	177	49
120018005456	227	Hollywood Academy Of Arts And Science Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1705 Van Buren St	Hollywood	33020	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 925-6404	481	22	21.8	43.7%	201 (41.8%)	62 (12.9%)	200 (41.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$6,583			$584			$5,999	78.1	83.8	157	70
120123010679	228	Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	800 Corporate Drive	Fort Lauderdale	33334	Broward County	Manatee	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(941) 757-8766	747	41	18.2	13.4%	510 (68.3%)	19 (2.5%)	130 (17.4%)	46 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	$10,791			$00			$10,791	78.1			(n/a)
120018002722	229	Tequesta Trace Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Indian Trce	Weston	33326	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-4400	1,462	62	23.5	33.7%	280 (19.2%)	59 (4.0%)	1,037 (70.9%)	54 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.2%)	$8,675			$867			$7,810	77.8	74.7	261	32
120150001528	230	Plumosa School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2501 Seacrest Blvd	Delray Beach	33444	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 330-3900	779	53	14.6	67.5%	158 (20.3%)	421 (54.0%)	163 (20.9%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	$13,548			$1,830			$11,718	77.8			(n/a)

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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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