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)
120126002618	801	Fort McCoy School	Public	PK, KG-8	16160 NE Highway 315	Fort Mc Coy	32134	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6325	964	56	17.2	72.6%	824 (85.5%)	13 (1.3%)	81 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.3%)	$10,831			$2,257			$8,572	34.6	29.1	853	52
120039007563	802	Andover Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	121 NE 207th St	Miami	33179	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 654-2727	452	22	20.5	71.0%	4 (0.9%)	384 (85.0%)	57 (12.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,029			$3,267			$9,763	34.3	33.5	797	5
120039000387	803	Caribbean K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	11990 SW 200th St	Miami	33177	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 233-7131	700	38	18.4	80.4%	14 (2.0%)	274 (39.1%)	395 (56.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	$11,430			$2,444			$8,987	34.2	34.4	786	17
120144001457	804	Liberty Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3405 S Chickasaw Trl	Orlando	32829	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 249-6440	915	48	19	66.3%	94 (10.3%)	87 (9.5%)	691 (75.5%)	30 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.1%)	$10,167			$2,165			$8,001	34.1	39.5	706	98
120081002434	805	Powell Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4100 Barclay Ave	Brooksville	34609	Hernando County	Hernando	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 797-7095	1,004	51	19.6	50.0%	533 (53.1%)	72 (7.2%)	314 (31.3%)	17 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (6.6%)	$8,662			$1,118			$7,544	34.1	42.5	667	138
120051002994	806	Jim C. Bailey Middle School	Public	6-8	4110 Bauer Rd	Pensacola	32506	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 492-6136	1,159	65	17.8	57.0%	560 (48.3%)	320 (27.6%)	113 (9.7%)	20 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	137 (11.8%)	$8,854			$1,528			$7,326	34	32.8	802	4
120144007869	807	Central Florida Leadership Academy Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	427 N Primrose Dr	Orlando	32803	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 480-2352	93	9	10.3	51.6%	17 (18.3%)	41 (44.1%)	27 (29.0%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$11,013			$00			$11,013	34	33.9	792	15
120018007874	808	Renaissance Charter School At Plantation	Public, Charter	K-8	6701 W Sunrise Blvd	Plantation	33313	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 556-9700	1,056	49	21.5	35.5%	54 (5.1%)	892 (84.5%)	84 (8.0%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.4%)	$8,768			$465			$8,303	33.9	36.1	753	55
120147008352	809	Mater Brighton Lakes	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Pleasant Hill Rd	Kissimmee	34746	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 931-0325	1,283	60	21.3	79.3%	116 (9.0%)	239 (18.6%)	876 (68.3%)	17 (1.3%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (1.9%)	$8,503			$946			$7,556	33.8	28.2	865	56
120108008167	810	Harns Marsh Middle School	Public	6-8	1820 Unice Ave N	Lehigh Acres	33971	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 690-2025	1,422	72	19.7	59.9%	173 (12.2%)	289 (20.3%)	904 (63.6%)	20 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.3%)	$9,803			$2,638			$7,165	33.8	35.5	765	45

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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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