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Best Middle Schools in Alachua County, FL

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Schools

5,759

Students

5-star school

Top rankedAlachua Learning Academy Middle49^th of 1,224 Florida middle schools

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Biggest riser

A. L. Mebane Middle School up 38 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

A. L. Mebane Middle School 19.4 students per teacher

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th 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	Total
Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1001 SE 12th St	Gainesville	32641	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 955-6711	613	27	22.3	55.1%	147 (24.0%)	336 (54.8%)	27 (4.4%)	60 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	52.4	592^nd of 1224 public middle schools	51.6%		48.1	620^th of 1205 public middle schools	48.5%	28				61.0	69.0	65.0					43.0	60.0	23.0		58.0	89.0	100.0		78.0
Howard W. Bishop Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1901 NE 9th St	Gainesville	32609	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 955-6701	824	36	22.8	50.2%	226 (27.4%)	428 (51.9%)	73 (8.9%)	22 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.5%)	47.1	673^rd of 1224 public middle schools	45.0%		44.1	682^nd of 1205 public middle schools	43.4%	9				59.0	62.0	60.0					38.0	57.0	27.0		57.0	77.0	100.0		79.0
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1262 NW 31st Drive	Gainesville	32605	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 955-6718	854	38	22.5	47.9%	285 (33.4%)	272 (31.9%)	199 (23.3%)	33 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (7.4%)	30.6	909^th of 1224 public middle schools	25.7%		29.2	895^th of 1205 public middle schools	25.7%	14				50.0	45.0	53.0					34.0	54.0	19.0		44.0	64.0	84.0		48.0
A. L. Mebane Middle School	Public	6-8	16401 NW 140th St	Alachua	32615	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(386) 462-1648	385	20	19.4	50.1%	166 (43.1%)	119 (30.9%)	56 (14.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.3%)	39.7	786^th of 1224 public middle schools	35.8%		34.6	824^th of 1205 public middle schools	31.6%	38				58.0	52.0	51.0					72.0	52.0	32.0		38.0	72.0			62.0
Fort Clarke Middle School	Public	6-8	9301 NW 23rd Ave	Gainesville	32606	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 333-2800	840	42	20.0	51.3%	332 (39.5%)	263 (31.3%)	135 (16.1%)	44 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.7%)	53.3	574^th of 1224 public middle schools	53.1%		54.8	524^th of 1205 public middle schools	56.5%	50				55.0	67.0	63.0					48.0	67.0	43.0		59.0	88.0	100.0		78.0
Oak View Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	1203 SW 250th St	Newberry	32669	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 472-1102	962	44	21.9	44.0%	513 (53.3%)	218 (22.7%)	149 (15.5%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.8%)	59.9	476^th of 1224 public middle schools	61.1%		58.6	478^th of 1205 public middle schools	60.3%	2			58.0	64.0	64.0	74.0				59.0	55.0	63.0	45.0	64.0	63.0	87.0	100.0		74.0
Kanapaha Middle School	Public	6-8	5005 SW 75th St	Gainesville	32608	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 955-6960	1,014	48	20.9	49.9%	353 (34.8%)	311 (30.7%)	228 (22.5%)	58 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.2%)	52.1	596^th of 1224 public middle schools	51.3%		58.3	483^rd of 1205 public middle schools	59.9%	113				57.0	66.0	66.0					49.0	69.0	39.0		51.0	96.0	100.0		74.0
The Einstein School Inc.	Public, Charter	2-8	5910 SW Archer Rd	Gainesville	32608	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 335-4321	97	6	16.1	47.4%	39 (40.2%)	36 (37.1%)	9 (9.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)	10.5	1122^nd of 1224 public middle schools	8.3%		6.3	1136^th of 1205 public middle schools	5.7%	14	15.0	0.0	43.0	24.0	22.0	9.0		0.0	6.0	15.0	6.0	28.0	55.0	46.0	27.0				47.0
Alachua Learning Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	11100 W State Road 235	Alachua	32616	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(386) 418-2080	63	4	15.7	34.9%	41 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (19.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.1%)	91.8	49^th of 1224 public middle schools	96.0%		93.4	40^th of 1205 public middle schools	96.7%	9				100.0	90.0	75.0	100.0				95.0	93.0			80.0	86.0		94.0	95.0
Resilience Charter School Inc	Public, Charter	6-8	1717 NE 9th St	Gainesville	32609	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 226-8675	107	3	35.6	71.0%	25 (23.4%)	69 (64.5%)	10 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	19.1	1051^st of 1224 public middle schools	14.1%		19.1	1021^st of 1205 public middle schools	15.3%	30				54.0	42.0	44.0					25.0	21.0	19.0		36.0	36.0			65.0

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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