Best Middle Schools in Florida

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1205)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1131	San Jose Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	4072 Sunbeam Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 425-1725	594	34	17.4		167 (28.1%)	151 (25.4%)	228 (38.4%)	8 (1.3%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.5%)	$8,399			$168			$8,231	7.7	18.5	1021	110		120048008243
1132	Riverbend Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11301 SE Tequesta Ter	Tequesta	33469	Martin County	Martin	No	No	No	No	(772) 219-1200	49	11	4.6		20 (40.8%)	15 (30.6%)	10 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)								7.6	3.7	1155	23		120129003615
1133	McLaughlin Academy Of Excellence	Public, Alternative	6-11	800 4th St S	Lake Wales	33853	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 678-4233	758	31	24.4	80.2%	195 (25.7%)	215 (28.4%)	331 (43.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)	$11,027			$1,830			$9,197	7.3	11.4	1097	36		120159001773
1134	Phoenix Academy Of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-8	7900 NW 27 Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 865-1346	27	2	13.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	15 (55.6%)	12 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,223			$2,721			$11,502	7	8.8	1117	17		120039008725
1135	Walton Initiative For Success In Education (Wise)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	555 Walton Rd	Defuniak Springs	32433	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	No	(850) 892-1111	264	27	9.8	79.9%	170 (64.4%)	23 (8.7%)	46 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.7%)	$28,017			$1,509			$26,509	6.7	9.5	1111	24		120198007690
1136	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%)								6.3	9.3	1113	23		120003003532
1137	The Academy At Youth Care Lane	Public	5-12	4121 Youth Care Ln	Sebring	33870	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	No	No	(863) 471-5457	57	0		73.7%	11 (19.3%)	23 (40.4%)	20 (35.1%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$12,207			$730			$11,476	5.9	4.1	1151	14		120084003853
1138	Gause Academy Of Leadership	Public	6-12	1395 Polk St W	Bartow	33830	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 534-7425	97	17	5.7	90.7%	36 (37.1%)	31 (32.0%)	27 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$36,292			$4,059			$32,233	5.6	8	1124	14		120159001781
1139	Phoenix Academy Of Excellence North	Public, Charter	6-8	13301 NW 24th Ave	Miami	33167	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 865-1346	45	0		100.0%	1 (2.2%)	31 (68.9%)	13 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,949			$424			$9,525	5.5			(n/a)		120039008700
1140	Citrus Grove K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	2121 NW 5th St	Miami	33125	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 642-4141	1,583	108	14.6	54.0%	16 (1.0%)	54 (3.4%)	1,512 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,692			$1,934			$11,758	5.5			(n/a)		120039000392

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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 26, 2025, 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.
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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide