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)
120123001242	1081	W. D. Sugg Middle School	Public	6-8	5602 38th Avenue West	Bradenton	34209	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 741-3157	1,010	53	19	71.6%	154 (15.2%)	188 (18.6%)	622 (61.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.1%)	$9,182			$1,944			$7,238	12.6	12.9	1060	21
120087007862	1082	Woodmont Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10402 N 56th St	Temple Terrace	33617	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	Yes	(813) 708-1596	704	30	23.4	23.2%	48 (6.8%)	474 (67.3%)	154 (21.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.6%)	$7,468			$794			$6,674	12.6	10.5	1079	3
120144001396	1083	College Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1201 Maury Rd	Orlando	32804	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 245-1800	760	34	22.3	74.2%	48 (6.3%)	522 (68.7%)	147 (19.3%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)	$8,955			$1,597			$7,357	12.5	20.9	967	116
120048000702	1084	Matthew W. Gilbert Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1424 Franklin St	Jacksonville	32206	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6700	688	27	25.4	85.5%	23 (3.3%)	603 (87.6%)	28 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.2%)	$9,820			$3,120			$6,700	12.4	6	1112	28
120039000541	1085	Georgia Jones Ayers Middle School	Public	6-8	1331 NW 46th St	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 634-9787	543	31	17.5	67.8%	5 (0.9%)	184 (33.9%)	354 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,935			$3,544			$8,391	12.4	13.2	1059	26
120039002135	1086	Brucie Ball Educational Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11001 SW 76th St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 514-5100	426	0		54.7%	30 (7.0%)	91 (21.4%)	299 (70.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$71,851			$15,554			$56,297	12.3	22.8	941	145
120174003017	1087	Gaines Alternative At Hamblen	Public	5-12	1 Christopher St	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-8560	83	0		47.0%	48 (57.8%)	20 (24.1%)	9 (10.8%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$15,138			$311			$14,827	12.2	17.9	1000	87
120144001367	1088	Memorial Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2220 W 29th St	Orlando	32805	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 245-1810	944	45	20.9	75.4%	19 (2.0%)	601 (63.7%)	305 (32.3%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (1.0%)	$9,175			$2,114			$7,062	12	16	1028	60
120150001561	1089	Congress Community Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	101 S Congress Ave	Boynton Beach	33426	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 374-5600	988	64	15.4	72.0%	62 (6.3%)	653 (66.1%)	221 (22.4%)	11 (1.1%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (2.9%)	$14,559			$2,351			$12,209	12	14.4	1046	43
120144008550	1090	Bridgeprep Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7990 SW 117 Ave	Miami	33183	Miami-Dade County	Orange	Yes	No	No	Yes	(321) 775-2119	309	24	12.8	67.0%	19 (6.1%)	38 (12.3%)	249 (80.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,702			$1,220			$10,482	11.8	22.7	946	144

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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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