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)
120009003147	1131	New Horizons Learning Center	Public	6-12	3200 Minnesota Ave	Panama City	32405	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 767-1110	107	18	5.9	72.9%	61 (57.0%)	27 (25.2%)	9 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.3%)	$34,990			$8,203			$26,787	7	4.4	1130	1
120051002557	1132	Success Academy	Public	6-12	7045 Wymart Rd	Pensacola	32526	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 941-6100	266	21	12.6	78.9%	92 (34.6%)	143 (53.8%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)	$15,661			$3,840			$11,821	7	8.4	1096	36
120159003256	1133	Don E Woods Opportunity Center	Public	6-12	213 Lake Ave E	Dundee	33838	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 421-3325	56	11	5	76.8%	12 (21.4%)	19 (33.9%)	23 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								6.8	7.9	1100	33
120018003543	1134	Dave Thomas Education Center West	Public	6-12	4690 Coconut Creek Pkwy	Coconut Creek	33063	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-6750	423	25	16.9	79.4%	23 (5.4%)	291 (68.8%)	103 (24.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,481			$1,807			$13,674	6.7	5.2	1118	16
120015002055	1135	South Area Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-12	2175 N Wickham Rd	Melbourne	32935	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 242-4770	67	7	9.5	70.1%	30 (44.8%)	14 (20.9%)	14 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (13.4%)	$14,898			$1,674			$13,224	6.4	7.2	1106	29
120159001777	1136	Roosevelt Academy	Public	6-12	115 E St	Lake Wales	33853	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 678-4252	283	20	14.1	70.3%	110 (38.9%)	40 (14.1%)	132 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,615			$2,998			$12,616	6.2	10.3	1081	55
120147003222	1137	New Beginnings Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	2599 West Vine St	Kissimmee	34741	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 348-4466	252	23	10.9	64.3%	32 (12.7%)	66 (26.2%)	150 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$17,985			$2,728			$15,257	5.9	2	1171	34
120183008860	1138	Suwannee Opportunity School	Public, Alternative	1-12	325 Pinewood Dr	Live Oak	32064	Suwannee County	Suwannee	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 647-4655	50	0		82.0%	28 (56.0%)	14 (28.0%)	7 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								5.5			(n/a)
120141003624	1139	Okeechobee Achievement Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 NW 34th St	Okeechobee	34972	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5125	199	11	17.7	79.4%	85 (42.7%)	18 (9.0%)	80 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	$14,577			$4,790			$9,788	5.4	3.3	1149	10
120192002482	1140	Highbanks Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	336 E Highbanks Rd	Debary	32713	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 822-7896	34	9	3.7	79.4%	15 (44.1%)	9 (26.5%)	8 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								5.3	5.2	1117	23

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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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