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)
120174003794	71	Fruit Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	3180 Race Track Rd	Saint Johns	32259	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-7880	1,223	63	19.4	6.2%	784 (64.1%)	33 (2.7%)	165 (13.5%)	169 (13.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	64 (5.2%)	$8,066			$312			$7,754	91.1	92.1	65	6
120201303021	72	Florida State University School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3000 School House Rd	Tallahassee	32311	Leon County	Fsu Lab School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 245-3700	1,875	0		20.9%	998 (53.2%)	410 (21.9%)	249 (13.3%)	101 (5.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	114 (6.1%)	$10,055			$494			$9,561	91	91	71	1
120039007564	73	International Studies Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2480 SW 8th St	Miami	33135	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 643-2955	315	13	24.2	60.3%	72 (22.9%)	2 (0.6%)	235 (74.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,267			$1,441			$7,826	90.9	92.7	56	17
120153003916	74	Countryside Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	1-8	5852 Ehren Cutoff	Land O Lakes	34639	Pasco County	Pasco	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 996-0991	357	29	12.3	3.4%	186 (52.1%)	16 (4.5%)	77 (21.6%)	46 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	$8,630			$592			$8,038	90.7	91.4	69	5
120087003861	75	Martinez Middle School	Public	6-8	5601 W Lutz Lake Fern Rd	Lutz	33558	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 558-1190	1,160	53	22	20.1%	639 (55.1%)	47 (4.1%)	278 (24.0%)	128 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.9%)	$7,696			$1,296			$6,400	90.6	88	106	31
120165007684	76	Santa Rosa Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5330 Berryhill Rd	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	Yes	No	(850) 981-7860	156	0		14.1%	108 (69.2%)	8 (5.1%)	17 (10.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.1%)	$8,498			$292			$8,205	90.4	96.7	19	57
120150002386	77	Verde K-8	Public, Magnet	K-8	3300 N Military Trail	Boca Raton	33431	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 218-6800	1,296	76	16.9	27.9%	652 (50.3%)	72 (5.6%)	475 (36.7%)	61 (4.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.5%)	$10,212			$858			$9,354	90.3	92	66	11
120144007931	78	Pinecrest Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8503 Daetwyler Dr	Orlando	32827	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 856-8359	286	16	17.8	76.2%	52 (18.2%)	49 (17.1%)	171 (59.8%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$8,973			$954			$8,019	90.1	90.1	86	8
120048008497	79	River City Science Academy At Mandarin	Public, Charter	K-8	10911 Old St Augustine Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 855-8010	908	59	15.3	29.2%	491 (54.1%)	106 (11.7%)	170 (18.7%)	75 (8.3%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.4%)	$8,874			$1,465			$7,408	90.1	89.9	88	9
120156008258	80	Plato Academy Of St.Petersburg	Public, Charter	K-8	3901 Park St N	Saint Petersburg	33709	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 521-7258	376	28	13.4	39.6%	248 (66.0%)	24 (6.4%)	56 (14.9%)	26 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	$8,746			$726			$8,021	90.1	74	270	190

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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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