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)
120201002587	861	Vernon Middle School	Public	6-8	3190 Moss Hill Rd	Vernon	32462	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 535-2807	256	14	18.2	75.0%	197 (77.0%)	30 (11.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.6%)	$10,658			$1,248			$9,411	30.2	41.9	678	183
120078000884	862	Clewiston Middle School	Public	6-8	601 W Pasadena Ave	Clewiston	33440	Hendry County	Hendry	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 983-1530	741	32	23.1	77.6%	133 (17.9%)	187 (25.2%)	403 (54.4%)	9 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$12,267			$3,025			$9,242	30.2	38.7	719	143
120108001128	863	Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School	Public	6-8	4750 Winkler Avenue Ext	Fort Myers	33966	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 334-1357	1,007	50	20.2	50.5%	243 (24.1%)	312 (31.0%)	362 (35.9%)	42 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.4%)	$9,326			$1,732			$7,594	30.1	45.2	630	233
120039000471	864	Coconut Palm K-8 Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	24400 SW 124th Ave	Homestead	33032	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 257-0500	1,210	62	19.5	74.5%	30 (2.5%)	479 (39.6%)	680 (56.2%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	$10,181			$2,085			$8,097	30.1	28.1	867	3
120192002418	865	Deland Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Aquarius Ave	Deland	32724	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 822-6580	1,074	56	19.1	61.3%	506 (47.1%)	148 (13.8%)	352 (32.8%)	20 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.2%)	$9,297			$2,002			$7,295	30.1	27.1	883	18
120168002460	866	Booker Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2250 Myrtle St	Sarasota	34234	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	Yes	(941) 359-5824	950	59	16.1	75.9%	180 (18.9%)	237 (24.9%)	470 (49.5%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.6%)	$14,144			$2,391			$11,753	30	32.6	808	58
120039000578	867	Redland Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	16001 SW 248th St	Homestead	33031	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 247-6112	601	34	17.6	71.2%	16 (2.7%)	146 (24.3%)	430 (71.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$12,625			$2,953			$9,672	30	28.3	863	4
120087008568	868	Bridgeprep Academy Of Riverview	Public, Charter	K-8	6309 Us Highway 301 S	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	Yes	(813) 405-1770	1,134	71	15.9	77.7%	76 (6.7%)	430 (37.9%)	550 (48.5%)	13 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.1%)	$9,508			$1,411			$8,096	29.9	20.2	976	108
120039000585	869	W. R. Thomas Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	13001 SW 26th St	Miami	33175	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 995-3800	639	31	20.6	64.3%	11 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	620 (97.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,048			$1,988			$10,060	29.9	36.9	742	127
120147008618	870	Renaissance Academy Of Arts And Sciences	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4480 Boggy Creek Rd	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 785-6495	719	25	28.7	55.5%	84 (11.7%)	69 (9.6%)	531 (73.9%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	$7,894			$961			$6,933	29.9	57.1	469	401

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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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