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)
120048008500	361	Duval Charter School At Flagler Center	Public, Charter	K-8	12755 Flagler Center Blvd	Jacksonville	32258	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 899-1010	995	50	19.9	34.6%	392 (39.4%)	161 (16.2%)	269 (27.0%)	94 (9.4%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	67 (6.7%)	$9,343			$800			$8,543	67.3	67.8	348	13
120039007578	362	Lincoln-Marti Schools (International Campus)	Public, Charter	K-8	103 E Lucy St	Florida City	33034	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 242-3330	256	18	14.2	89.5%	7 (2.7%)	39 (15.2%)	210 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,842			$807			$11,035	67.2	81.1	183	179
120150008413	363	Franklin Academy- Palm Beach Gardens	Public, Charter	K-8	5651 Hood Rd	Palm Beach Gardens	33418	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 348-2525	1,046	50	20.9	53.3%	312 (29.8%)	343 (32.8%)	291 (27.8%)	46 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (4.7%)	$9,096			$1,361			$7,736	67.2	41.1	690	327
120000208677	364	Florida Virtual Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	5422 Carrier Dr.	Orlando	32819	Orange County	Fl Virtual	No	No	Yes	Yes	(800) 374-1430	2,387	97	24.6	26.2%	1,145 (48.0%)	241 (10.1%)	752 (31.5%)	64 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	178 (7.5%)	$7,081			$856			$6,225	67.2	75.1	256	108
120018008963	365	International Studies Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6340 Sunset Drive	Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(754) 321-0000	263	13	20.2	52.5%	118 (44.9%)	14 (5.3%)	129 (49.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$8,105			$517			$7,589	67	69.2	335	30
120039000444	366	Key Biscayne K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W McIntyre St	Key Biscayne	33149	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 361-5418	921	52	17.7	7.1%	169 (18.3%)	4 (0.4%)	743 (80.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,355			$1,327			$10,028	66.7	53.7	514	148
120183001948	367	Branford High School	Public	6-12	405 Reynolds St NE	Branford	32008	Suwannee County	Suwannee	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 935-5600	754	39	19.1	53.6%	595 (78.9%)	26 (3.4%)	102 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	$9,639			$1,523			$8,116	66.6	64.3	389	22
120087008556	368	Waterset Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6540 Knowledge Ln	Apollo Beach	33572	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 602-0622	1,169	57	20.5	36.1%	439 (37.6%)	228 (19.5%)	388 (33.2%)	18 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	88 (7.5%)	$9,368			$603			$8,766	66.5	67.9	347	21
120144008443	369	Innovation Middle	Public	6-8	13950 Storey Park Blvd	Orlando	32832	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 730-4670	1,311	69	19	37.0%	339 (25.9%)	123 (9.4%)	734 (56.0%)	69 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	40 (3.1%)	$8,622			$1,120			$7,501	66.4	69.9	327	42
120180001936	370	South Sumter Middle School	Public	6-8	773 NW 10th Ave	Webster	33597	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 793-2232	897	49	18.3	60.8%	592 (66.0%)	85 (9.5%)	159 (17.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.0%)	$10,679			$1,716			$8,962	66.4	59.1	441	71

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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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