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)
120051003366	381	Beulah Academy Of Science	Public, Charter	6-8	8633 Beulah Rd	Pensacola	32526	Escambia County	Escambia	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 944-2822	309	18	17.1	33.7%	225 (72.8%)	30 (9.7%)	20 (6.5%)	9 (2.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	$9,548			$00			$9,548	65.3	53.7	512	131
120009005429	382	Bay Haven Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2501 Hawks Landing Blvd	Panama City	32405	Bay County	Bay	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 248-3500	433	22	19.6	34.9%	304 (70.2%)	42 (9.7%)	50 (11.5%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	24 (5.5%)	$7,581			$1,094			$6,487	65.2	81.7	178	204
120039002807	383	Ernest R. Graham K-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7330 W 32nd Ave	Hialeah	33018	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 825-2122	915	53	17.2	66.6%	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	897 (98.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,258			$2,369			$9,889	65.1	64	393	10
120192001993	384	Ormond Beach Middle School	Public	6-8	151 Domicilio Ave	Ormond Beach	32174	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	No	(386) 676-1250	990	57	17.3	48.0%	713 (72.0%)	127 (12.8%)	64 (6.5%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.4%)	$8,965			$1,454			$7,511	65.1	60.1	433	49
120039007517	385	Lincoln-Marti Charter School (Hialeah Campus)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3500 W 84th St	Hialeah	33018	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 827-8080	209	16	13	86.6%	3 (1.4%)	7 (3.3%)	196 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,903			$703			$15,200	65.1	47.6	603	218
120039008983	386	Mater Lakes Collegiate Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	8851 NW 170th Street	Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(305) 512-3991	180	7	25.7	35.0%	8 (4.4%)	2 (1.1%)	168 (93.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,988			$3,145			$3,843	65.1			(n/a)
120033000336	387	Everglades City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	415 School Dr	Everglades City	34139	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	No	(239) 377-9800	158	16	9.8	69.6%	104 (65.8%)	5 (3.2%)	33 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	$29,431			$2,322			$27,108	65	49	576	189
120033008510	388	Collier Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12101 Immokalee Rd	Naples	34120	Collier County	Collier	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 330-3810	639	26	24.5	54.3%	181 (28.3%)	72 (11.3%)	366 (57.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$9,866			$870			$8,996	64.9	59.5	439	51
120171001179	389	Indian Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	415 Tuskawilla Rd	Winter Springs	32708	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 320-4350	1,197	42	28.3	44.4%	701 (58.6%)	96 (8.0%)	317 (26.5%)	33 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.8%)	$7,636			$745			$6,891	64.8	62.6	403	14
120039000443	390	Kenwood K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	9300 SW 79th Ave	Miami	33156	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 271-5061	844	57	14.8	44.0%	58 (6.9%)	23 (2.7%)	732 (86.7%)	22 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$14,486			$2,075			$12,410	64.8	64.7	384	6

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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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