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Best Middle Schools in Bay County, FL

At a glance

Schools

2,933

Students

Top rankedNorth Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle School154^th of 1,216 Florida middle schools

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Biggest riser

Mowat Middle School up 115 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Merritt Brown Middle School 17.1 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 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 Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jinks Middle School	Public	6-8	600 W 11th St	Panama City	32401	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 767-4695	541	30	18.0	59.5%	165 (30.5%)	195 (36.0%)	138 (25.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.7%)	22.8	1005^th of 1216 public middle schools	17.4%		19.3	1017^th of 1205 public middle schools	15.6%	12	33.0	51.0	41.0	30.0	51.0	36.0	39.0	39.0		69.0	$10,771	$1,195	$9,576
Mowat Middle School	Public	6-8	1903 W Highway 390	Lynn Haven	32444	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	No	(850) 767-4040	803	43	18.6	43.1%	475 (59.2%)	124 (15.4%)	115 (14.3%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (9.2%)	49.8	623^rd of 1216 public middle schools	48.8%		40.8	738^th of 1205 public middle schools	38.8%	115	61.0	59.0	57.0	61.0	48.0	59.0	53.0	91.0	100.0	67.0	$9,006	$1,002	$8,003
Merritt Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	5044 Merritt Brown Way	Panama City	32404	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 767-3976	634	37	17.1	51.1%	462 (72.9%)	57 (9.0%)	65 (10.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.5%)	41.5	752^nd of 1216 public middle schools	38.2%		31.6	866^th of 1205 public middle schools	28.1%	114	54.0	59.0	50.0	64.0	45.0	50.0	46.0	72.0	90.0	78.0	$10,960	$899	$10,062
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	429	22	19.5	35.7%	288 (67.1%)	33 (7.7%)	53 (12.4%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.1%)	76.9	232^nd of 1216 public middle schools	80.9%		83.9	160^th of 1205 public middle schools	86.7%	72	75.0	78.0	70.0	70.0	89.0	87.0	56.0	100.0	100.0	88.0	$7,248	$00	$7,248
North Bay Haven Charter Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1 Buccaneer Dr	Panama City	32404	Bay County	Bay	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 248-0801	526	25	21.0	29.8%	348 (66.2%)	23 (4.4%)	65 (12.4%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	67 (12.7%)	82.9	154^th of 1216 public middle schools	87.3%		81.3	193^rd of 1205 public middle schools	84.0%	39	85.0	79.0	72.0	89.0	66.0	90.0	63.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	$7,857	$00	$7,857

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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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