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)
120060008590	1041	West Gadsden Middle School	Public	4-8	200 Providence Rd	Quincy	32351	Gadsden County	Gadsden	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 442-9500	320	22	14.5	91.3%	23 (7.2%)	167 (52.2%)	111 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,510			$3,274			$10,236	16.1	15.8	1034	7
120048000665	1042	Lake Shore Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2519 Bayview Rd	Jacksonville	32210	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 381-7440	972	51	19	75.3%	168 (17.3%)	642 (66.0%)	99 (10.2%)	15 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.6%)	$10,236			$2,721			$7,516	15.9	10.6	1078	36
120087004156	1043	Shields Middle School	Public	6-8	15732 Beth Shields Way	Ruskin	33573	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 672-5338	1,867	86	21.7	67.7%	248 (13.3%)	497 (26.6%)	1,052 (56.3%)	19 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	46 (2.5%)	$8,037			$2,273			$5,764	15.8	14.8	1042	1
120087000925	1044	Buchanan Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 W Bearss Ave	Tampa	33613	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 975-7600	759	36	21	72.7%	97 (12.8%)	145 (19.1%)	475 (62.6%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.2%)	$8,769			$1,975			$6,795	15.6	13.5	1055	11
120018000176	1045	Olsen Middle School	Public	6-8	330 SE 11th Ter	Dania Beach	33004	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-3800	633	31	20.4	73.1%	83 (13.1%)	254 (40.1%)	260 (41.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	$11,935			$2,302			$9,633	15.5	16.7	1021	24
120123004376	1046	Electa Lee Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4000 53rd Ave W	Bradenton	34210	Manatee County	Manatee	No	Yes	No	Yes	(941) 727-6500	759	43	17.6	68.4%	156 (20.6%)	133 (17.5%)	415 (54.7%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)	$10,842			$1,840			$9,002	15.5	19.6	986	60
120048007894	1047	KIPP V.O.I.C.E Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1440 McDuff Ave N	Jacksonville	32254	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 683-6643	808	38	21.2	87.1%	17 (2.1%)	739 (91.5%)	26 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.7%)	$5,916			$860			$5,056	15.5	12.2	1066	19
120048008436	1048	Young Mens/Womens Leadership Academy At Eugene J Butler	Public, Magnet	6-8	900 Acorn St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6900	333	16	20.8	78.7%	9 (2.7%)	283 (85.0%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$13,983			$2,998			$10,985	15.4	9.2	1090	42
120147001470	1049	Denn John Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 Denn John Ln	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 935-3560	873	51	17.2	57.0%	76 (8.7%)	116 (13.3%)	648 (74.2%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	13 (1.5%)	$10,295			$1,946			$8,349	15.4	11.8	1070	21
120150004122	1050	Jeaga Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3777 N Jog Rd	West Palm Beach	33411	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 242-8000	941	45	20.9	78.0%	47 (5.0%)	403 (42.8%)	459 (48.8%)	10 (1.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.6%)	$12,070			$1,616			$10,453	15.2	14.1	1049	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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Educational resources:

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