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)
120129001286	761	Murray Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 SE Murray St	Stuart	34997	Martin County	Martin	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 219-1670	616	38	16.2	69.2%	278 (45.1%)	74 (12.0%)	235 (38.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	$12,788			$1,706			$11,081	37.3	40.6	693	68
120093002193	762	Gifford Middle School	Public	6-8	4530 28th Ct	Vero Beach	32967	Indian River County	Indian River	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 564-3550	582	29	20	71.8%	212 (36.4%)	222 (38.1%)	119 (20.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$11,208			$2,898			$8,309	37.2	30.5	838	76
120159001743	763	Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	700 Edgewood Dr N	Fort Meade	33841	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 285-1180	786	49	16	67.7%	271 (34.5%)	103 (13.1%)	388 (49.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	$11,543			$1,914			$9,628	37.2	28.1	868	105
120147008660	764	Creative Inspiration Journey School Of St Cloud	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2030 Old Hickory Tree Rd	Saint Cloud	34772	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 949-0056	615	39	15.7	30.7%	294 (47.8%)	24 (3.9%)	281 (45.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	$7,602			$1,389			$6,213	37.1			(n/a)
120147008498	765	Renaissance Charter School At Tapestry	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 W Carroll St	Kissimmee	34741	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 569-0163	1,430	67	21.3	65.2%	101 (7.1%)	68 (4.8%)	1,190 (83.2%)	51 (3.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.0%)	$8,457			$747			$7,710	37.1	35.5	766	1
120144001379	766	Ocoee Middle	Public	6-8	300 S Bluford Ave	Ocoee	34761	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 877-5035	1,192	59	20.2	55.2%	207 (17.4%)	449 (37.7%)	464 (38.9%)	34 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.3%)	19 (1.6%)	$8,676			$1,033			$7,643	37.1	38.9	712	54
120008410710	767	Idea Bassett	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1845 Bassett Rd	Jacksonville	32208	Duval County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 821-7717	407	25	16.2	86.2%	14 (3.4%)	352 (86.5%)	39 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,229			$1,919			$23,310	37			(n/a)
120150008650	768	Slam Boca	Public, Charter	6-12	6341 Sunset Dr	Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 299-6969	1,010	44	22.9	38.1%	298 (29.5%)	82 (8.1%)	592 (58.6%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.3%)	$9,358			$203			$9,154	37	34.8	777	9
120177002481	769	Northport K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 NW Floresta Dr	Port St Lucie	34983	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 340-4700	1,223	79	15.4	76.1%	279 (22.8%)	397 (32.5%)	435 (35.6%)	25 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	82 (6.7%)	$12,057			$2,368			$9,690	36.9	36	754	15
120156001596	770	Largo Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	155 8th Ave SE	Largo	33771	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 588-4600	882	44	20	66.3%	358 (40.6%)	191 (21.7%)	250 (28.3%)	25 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	51 (5.8%)	$9,930			$1,417			$8,512	36.8	30.8	833	63

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds