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)
120051002600	511	Ransom Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 W Kingsfield Rd	Cantonment	32533	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	No	(850) 937-2220	1,224	64	19.1	48.9%	816 (66.7%)	233 (19.0%)	83 (6.8%)	17 (1.4%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.3%)	$8,603			$1,223			$7,380	55.2	59.1	444	67
120156001696	512	Tyrone Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2375 66th St N	St Petersburg	33710	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 893-1819	847	39	21.7	68.2%	314 (37.1%)	222 (26.2%)	195 (23.0%)	71 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.1%)	$10,305			$1,642			$8,663	55.2	44.7	640	128
120144001410	513	Maitland Middle	Public	6-8	701 N Thistle Ln	Maitland	32751	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 623-1462	800	41	19.5	47.4%	370 (46.3%)	170 (21.3%)	204 (25.5%)	22 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	30 (3.8%)	$9,381			$1,206			$8,174	55.2	54	507	6
120177003502	514	St. Lucie West K-8 School	Public	K-8	1501 SW Cashmere Blvd	Port St Lucie	34986	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 785-6630	1,601	89	17.9	63.4%	424 (26.5%)	462 (28.9%)	587 (36.7%)	25 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (6.2%)	$9,879			$1,751			$8,128	55.1	48.9	578	64
120177001932	515	Lincoln Park Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1806 Avenue I	Fort Pierce	34950	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	Yes	No	Yes	(772) 468-5474	1,594	71	22.3	57.3%	424 (26.6%)	609 (38.2%)	432 (27.1%)	67 (4.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (3.5%)	$9,673			$985			$8,688	54.8	50.2	561	46
120108003417	516	Diplomat Middle School	Public	6-8	1039 NE 16th Ter	Cape Coral	33909	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 574-5257	912	46	19.8	50.1%	368 (40.4%)	70 (7.7%)	423 (46.4%)	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.7%)	$12,553			$1,860			$10,692	54.8	50.5	556	40
120168007717	517	Imagine School At Palmer Ranch	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6220 McIntosh Rd	Sarasota	34238	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 257-1124	461	30	15.3	8.5%	266 (57.7%)	7 (1.5%)	153 (33.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	$10,733			$395			$10,338	54.8	74.4	265	252
120018008361	518	Avant Garde Academy Of Broward	Public, Charter	6-12	2025 McKinley St	Hollywood	33020	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(754) 816-6153	1,085	0		50.6%	231 (21.3%)	199 (18.3%)	616 (56.8%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.0%)	$8,179			$1,202			$6,977	54.7	49.4	570	52
120153008896	519	Innovation Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7800 Avery Scope View	Wesley Chapel	33545	Pasco County	Pasco	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 551-0202	780	42	18.5	39.5%	303 (38.8%)	115 (14.7%)	247 (31.7%)	49 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	62 (7.9%)	$7,524			$538			$6,987	54.6	48.8	581	62
120030000328	520	Keystone Heights Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	900 Orchid Ave	Keystone Heights	32656	Clay County	Clay	No	No	No	No	(904) 336-7775	1,205	68	17.6	99.8%	1,055 (87.6%)	28 (2.3%)	70 (5.8%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.7%)	$10,028			$626			$9,402	54.6	56.2	484	36

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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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