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Margate Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

972^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,216 Florida Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Florida middle schools

Summary

Margate Middle School in Margate, FL, serves 927 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Broward school district, which ranks in the 67th percentile statewide.

Margate Middle presents a unique "two schools" paradox. On one hand, its advanced students achieve exceptional results on End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with proficiency rates of 90% in Algebra 1, 96% in Geometry, and 93% in Biology 1—scores that rival top-performing nearby schools like Coral Springs Middle and Ramblewood Middle. On the other hand, the general student population struggles significantly, with standard grade-level proficiency rates well below district and state averages—for example, only 31% in 8th Grade Science and 40% in 6th Grade Math. This stark contrast suggests that resources may be heavily concentrated on the advanced track, leaving many students behind. The school's overall state ranking is 972 out of 1,216 (20th percentile), earning it a 1-star rating.

Despite these academic challenges, Margate Middle has achieved a remarkable turnaround in chronic absenteeism, dropping from 25.2% in 2022-2023 to just 2.3% in 2023-2024—far lower than any nearby school, including Somerset Academy Riverside Charter Middle (9.8%) and James S. Rickards Middle (37.6%). The school has also seen a rapid decline in economic disadvantage, with free/reduced lunch eligibility dropping from 77.3% to 49.6% in just two years. While spending per student ($11,358) and student-teacher ratio (19.3) are average, the school's performance gap compared to its closest neighbor, Ramblewood Middle (a 3-star school with 33.7% free/reduced lunch), highlights the strong correlation between poverty and academic outcomes. A bright spot is Civics, where Margate's 62% proficiency is closer to the district average (77%) than in other subjects.

927

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,358

Per pupil spending ?

49.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 NW 65th Ave
Margate, FL 33063

(754) 322-3800

District: Broward

Students who attend Margate Middle School usually attend:

High:

Coconut Creek High School

Feeder schools for Margate Middle School:

Elementary:	Atlantic West Elementary School
	Coconut Creek Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School
	Margate Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.0%

Hispanic:

27.4%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Florida average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg65%

Florida avg62%

972^nd of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 48Middle Schools in the Broward

23^rd of 70Broward among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	972 of 1216	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	888 of 1205	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	974 of 1196	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	832 of 1177	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	941 of 1148	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	962 of 1136	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	787 of 1099	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	709 of 1035	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.9	717 of 1031	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	621 of 997	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.0	627 of 999	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.5	589 of 956	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.6	500 of 897	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.2	563 of 891	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	523 of 839	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.6	430 of 780	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.9	431 of 740	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	447 of 736	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.3	377 of 675	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.2	370 of 602	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.0	358 of 593	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Geometry96%+40 vs state

Biology 193%+19 vs state

Algebra 190%+27 vs state

Civics62%-15 vs state

English Language Arts47%-14 vs state

Math42%-17 vs state

Science31%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

It is a great school. It is number one in the nation in Vocabulary.com It has an award winning STEM program as well as a great band and wonderful Spanish program. The Spanish program and 10 other courses offer HS credit. It is a Title One School but it is quite good in comparison to most. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)			Statewide Science Science (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Margate Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	500 NW 65th Ave	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-3800	927	48	19.3	49.6%	51 (5.5%)	575 (62.0%)	254 (27.4%)	21 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.3%)	25.7	972^nd of 1216 public middle schools	20.1%		29.9	888^th of 1205 public middle schools	26.3%	84	47.0	48.0	47.0	40.0	49.0	35.0	31.0	90.0	96.0	93.0	62.0	$11,358	$1,416	$9,942
Ramblewood Middle School	Public	6-8	8505 W Atlantic Blvd	Coral Springs	33071	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-4300	1,005	46	21.8	33.7%	186 (18.5%)	340 (33.8%)	404 (40.2%)	27 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.3%)	65	391^st of 1216 public middle schools	67.8%		66.4	367^th of 1205 public middle schools	69.5%	24	70.0	68.0	65.0	73.0	72.0	36.0	57.0	80.0	86.0	98.0	79.0	$10,719	$1,034	$9,686
Silver Lakes Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7600 Tam Oshanter Blvd	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-4600	729	33	22.4	59.4%	24 (3.3%)	567 (77.8%)	114 (15.6%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	29.8	916^th of 1216 public middle schools	24.7%		18.3	1030^th of 1205 public middle schools	14.5%	114	53.0	53.0	49.0	35.0	41.0	58.0	28.0	75.0	83.0	86.0	77.0	$11,828	$1,355	$10,473
Somerset Academy Riverside Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2251 Riverside Dr	Coral Springs	33065	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 255-9740	306	0		56.9%	39 (12.7%)	109 (35.6%)	150 (49.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	52.3	591^st of 1216 public middle schools	51.4%		44.4	675^th of 1205 public middle schools	44.0%	84	74.0	66.0	66.0	61.0	51.0	30.0	31.0	90.0	67.0	93.0	74.0	$11,157	$387	$10,770
Eagles Nest Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	201 N University Dr	Coral Springs	33071	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 341-5550	49	2	24.5	22.4%	2 (4.1%)	42 (85.7%)	5 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.7	333^rd of 1216 public middle schools	72.6%		68.7	341^st of 1205 public middle schools	71.7%	8	76.0	69.0	57.0	88.0	75.0		50.0	92.0			77.0	$11,722	$1,395	$10,327
North Broward Academy Of Excellence Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8200 SW 17th St	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 718-2211	373	17	21.9	76.7%	5 (1.3%)	315 (84.5%)	42 (11.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	65.8	380^th of 1216 public middle schools	68.8%		57.6	488^th of 1205 public middle schools	59.5%	108	72.0	67.0	74.0	67.0	68.0	72.0	46.0	91.0	92.0	94.0	80.0	$9,878	$766	$9,112
Forest Glen Middle School	Public	6-8	6501 Turtle Run Blvd	Coral Springs	33067	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-3400	1,037	50	20.7	37.3%	167 (16.1%)	450 (43.4%)	341 (32.9%)	38 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	46.1	679^th of 1216 public middle schools	44.2%		41.9	722^nd of 1205 public middle schools	40.1%	43	61.0	56.0	57.0	47.0	65.0	52.0	47.0	94.0	95.0	96.0	73.0	$10,711	$1,192	$9,519
Lauderdale Lakes Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3911 NW 30th Ave	Lauderdale Lakes	33309	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-3500	726	40	18.1	56.6%	11 (1.5%)	565 (77.8%)	139 (19.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	18.7	1046^th of 1216 public middle schools	14.0%		23.7	953^rd of 1205 public middle schools	20.9%	93	41.0	45.0	44.0	29.0	43.0	37.0	18.0	78.0	96.0	85.0	52.0	$12,493	$1,866	$10,626
Coral Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	10300 Wiles Rd	Coral Springs	33065	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-3000	980	46	21.3	29.8%	244 (24.9%)	291 (29.7%)	313 (31.9%)	80 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	48 (4.9%)	67.9	352^nd of 1216 public middle schools	71.1%		65.6	381^st of 1205 public middle schools	68.4%	29	74.0	72.0	67.0	72.0	64.0	43.0	62.0	86.0	95.0	85.0	90.0	$10,772	$924	$9,848
Westpine Middle School	Public	6-8	9393 NW 50th St	Sunrise	33351	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-4900	730	34	21.4	38.5%	60 (8.2%)	404 (55.3%)	206 (28.2%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.1%)	38.9	793^rd of 1216 public middle schools	34.8%		40.8	739^th of 1205 public middle schools	38.7%	54	58.0	64.0	62.0	43.0	48.0	30.0	33.0	86.0	79.0	76.0	75.0	$12,034	$1,289	$10,744

Frequently Asked Questions about Margate Middle School

What high school do graduates of Margate Middle School attend?

Students who attend Margate Middle School usually go on to attend Coconut Creek High School

What is the racial makeup of Margate Middle School?

Students at Margate Middle School are 62% African American, 27% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Margate Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 927 students attended Margate Middle School.

Is Margate Middle School a good school?

Margate Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Florida middle schools.

What district is Margate Middle School in?

Broward

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