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)
120138008315	1011	Okaloosa Online Non Franchised	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	461 School Ave	Crestview	32536	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	Yes	No	(850) 689-7149	553	0		41.0%	366 (66.2%)	63 (11.4%)	45 (8.1%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	65 (11.8%)	$4,750			$279			$4,471	19.1	32.2	815	196
120057000845	1012	Franklin County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1250 Us Highway 98	Eastpoint	32328	Franklin County	Franklin	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 670-2800	785	47	16.7	70.7%	564 (71.8%)	67 (8.5%)	87 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.2%)	$15,488			$2,627			$12,862	19	17.5	1005	7
120087008137	1013	Kids Community College Riverview Southeast	Public, Charter	K-8	11519 McMullen Rd	Riverview	33569	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 699-4600	493	28	17.6	11.8%	109 (22.1%)	178 (36.1%)	138 (28.0%)	27 (5.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.9%)	$10,935			$09			$10,926	19			(n/a)
120039000572	1014	North Dade Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1840 NW 157th St	Miami Gardens	33054	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 624-8415	434	25	17.3	79.3%	2 (0.5%)	338 (77.9%)	90 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,904			$3,832			$10,071	19	21.1	961	53
120159009037	1015	Bridgeprep Academy Of Polk	Public, Charter	K-8	9875 SW 72 Street	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Polk	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(786) 476-2038	422	26	16.2	44.1%	62 (14.7%)	66 (15.6%)	276 (65.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$9,766			$00			$9,766	19			(n/a)
120147010691	1016	Virtual Preparatory Academy Of Florida	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10891 Hackney Drive	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Osceola	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(407) 392-0685	233	11	21.1	9.0%	60 (25.8%)	73 (31.3%)	83 (35.6%)	7 (3.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	$22,219			$00			$22,219	18.9			(n/a)
120033008522	1017	Bridgeprep Academy Collier	Public, Charter	K-8	3161 Santa Barbara Blvd	Naples	34116	Collier County	Collier	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 677-4211	232	16	14.5	78.0%	58 (25.0%)	31 (13.4%)	139 (59.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,542			$1,061			$11,481	18.9	37.3	738	279
120162001811	1018	Palatka Junior - Senior High School	Public	7-12	302 Mellon Rd	Palatka	32177	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 329-0577	1,639	76	21.5	63.6%	819 (50.0%)	620 (37.8%)	129 (7.9%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.6%)	$10,596			$3,213			$7,382	18.9	15.8	1033	15
120048008557	1019	Bridgeprep Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6400 Atlantic Blvd	Jacksonville	32211	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 694-2660	512	35	14.6	53.1%	61 (11.9%)	167 (32.6%)	261 (51.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	$12,021			$1,980			$10,041	18.6	21.3	956	63
120009000064	1020	Rutherford High School	Public	6-12	1000 School Ave	Panama City	32401	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 767-4500	1,337	66	20.3	63.2%	517 (38.7%)	427 (31.9%)	232 (17.4%)	38 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.8%)	109 (8.2%)	$10,601			$2,083			$8,518	18.6	13.6	1053	33

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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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