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)
120177003500	541	Creative Arts Academy Of St. Lucie	Public, Magnet	K-8	1100 Delaware Ave	Fort Pierce	34950	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	Yes	No	Yes	(772) 467-4278	483	35	13.8	76.0%	108 (22.4%)	195 (40.4%)	158 (32.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$13,519			$2,103			$11,416	53.3	55.7	489	52
120159006968	542	Bok Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	13895 Hwy 27	Lake Wales	33859	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 638-1010	611	32	19	61.2%	266 (43.5%)	122 (20.0%)	197 (32.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.6%)	$6,573			$508			$6,064	53.3	49.8	566	24
120150002365	543	Crestwood Community Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	64 Sparrow Dr	Royal Palm Beach	33411	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 753-5000	724	44	16.4	50.3%	154 (21.3%)	276 (38.1%)	227 (31.4%)	25 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.0%)	$14,035			$1,878			$12,157	53.2	57.4	466	77
120168001844	544	McIntosh Middle School	Public	6-8	701 McIntosh Rd	Sarasota	34232	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 361-6520	851	52	16.3	63.7%	405 (47.6%)	131 (15.4%)	242 (28.4%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.9%)	$12,226			$753			$11,474	53.2	44.6	642	98
120114001199	545	Chiefland Middle High School	Public	6-12	808 N Main St	Chiefland	32626	Levy County	Levy	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 493-6000	836	39	21.2	61.6%	634 (75.8%)	75 (9.0%)	63 (7.5%)	9 (1.1%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.3%)	$9,664			$1,482			$8,183	53.1	45.6	628	83
120039007538	546	Lincoln-Marti Charter School (Little Havana Campus)	Public, Charter	K-8	970-984 W Flagler St	Miami	33130	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 325-1001	684	35	19.5	97.7%	140 (20.5%)	6 (0.9%)	538 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,579			$705			$9,874	53.1	65.5	374	172
120081008214	547	Brooksville Engineering Science And Technology (B.E.S.T.)	Public, Charter	6-8	835 School St	Brooksville	34601	Hernando County	Hernando	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 544-2373	78	6	13	52.6%	40 (51.3%)	21 (26.9%)	11 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)	$9,950			$1,092			$8,857	53.1	58.5	449	98
120150008242	548	South Technical Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1325 Gateway Blvd	Boynton Beach	33426	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	No	(561) 369-7000	540	27	20	76.9%	25 (4.6%)	268 (49.6%)	228 (42.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$9,642			$2,325			$7,316	53	35.4	769	221
120039007387	549	Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Homestead)	Public, Charter	6-8	305 NE 2nd Rd	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 258-7497	470	15	31.3	80.2%	33 (7.0%)	36 (7.7%)	391 (83.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,241			$817			$9,424	52.9	57	470	79
120039008270	550	Mater Academy Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1701 NE 127th Street	Miami	33136	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	Yes	No	(305) 326-0003	87	0		5.7%	8 (9.2%)	7 (8.0%)	72 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,279			$3,796			$7,483	52.8			(n/a)

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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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