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)
120144001372	551	Lake Como School	Public	PK, KG-8	2450 E Gore St	Orlando	32806	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 897-6420	885	61	14.5	53.9%	340 (38.4%)	178 (20.1%)	311 (35.1%)	14 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.1%)	$11,403			$1,736			$9,667	52.3	42	677	126
120018003157	552	Central Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4515 State Road 7	Lauderdale Lakes	33319	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 735-6295	1,192	63	18.8	99.9%	12 (1.0%)	1,128 (94.6%)	41 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.7%)	$13,077			$734			$12,343	52.3	43.4	658	106
120153008776	553	Cypress Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	8127 Old Pasco Rd	Wesley Chapel	33544	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(813) 346-4600	1,399	69	20.3	39.5%	702 (50.2%)	137 (9.8%)	447 (32.0%)	48 (3.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.4%)	$6,421			$698			$5,724	52.3	58.3	455	98
120171001889	554	Teague Middle School	Public	6-8	1350 McNeil Rd	Altamonte Springs	32714	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 320-1550	1,206	57	20.9	61.6%	472 (39.1%)	182 (15.1%)	471 (39.1%)	35 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.6%)	$8,156			$830			$7,326	52.2	48.5	586	32
120153002881	555	Thomas E. Weightman Middle School	Public	6-8	30649 Wells Rd	Wesley Chapel	33545	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(813) 794-0200	1,250	63	19.9	40.0%	508 (40.6%)	188 (15.0%)	408 (32.6%)	49 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	92 (7.4%)	$7,241			$941			$6,300	52.2	54.9	496	59
120069000868	556	Port St. Joe High School	Public	7-12	100 Shark Dr	Port Saint Joe	32456	Gulf County	Gulf	No	No	No	No	(850) 229-8251	512	32	16.1	42.8%	358 (69.9%)	61 (11.9%)	51 (10.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.6%)	$12,678			$1,414			$11,264	52.2	38.1	725	169
120015000111	557	Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	Public	7-8	2155 Croton Rd	Melbourne	32935	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 242-6430	610	37	16.4	60.7%	348 (57.0%)	75 (12.3%)	129 (21.1%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	$11,144			$1,898			$9,245	52.1	51.1	549	8
120048002743	558	Mandarin Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Hood Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	No	(904) 292-0555	1,173	57	20.5	33.0%	638 (54.4%)	192 (16.4%)	226 (19.3%)	38 (3.2%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.6%)	$9,123			$1,459			$7,663	52.1	53.7	513	45
120171001894	559	Tuskawilla Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Tuskawilla Rd	Oviedo	32765	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 746-8550	1,121	43	26.2	54.6%	490 (43.7%)	123 (11.0%)	398 (35.5%)	46 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.3%)	$7,706			$703			$7,004	52	59	445	114
120039008402	560	Colegiate Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	12900 NE 17th Avenue	Miami	33181	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	Yes	No	(305) 359-8580	178	0		1.7%	60 (33.7%)	23 (12.9%)	92 (51.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,279			$2,709			$5,570	52	56.3	482	78

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide