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
541	Doral International Academy Of Math And Science	Public, Charter	K-8	6700 NW 104th Ave	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 270-2088	570	39	14.6	23.9%	26 (4.6%)	6 (1.1%)	518 (90.9%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$12,867			$554			$12,313	53.7	60.8	435	106		120039007911
542	Babcock Neighborhood School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43301 Cypress Pkwy	Babcock Ranch	33982	Charlotte County	Charlotte	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 567-3043	1,053	65	16.2	0.5%	799 (75.9%)	28 (2.7%)	179 (17.0%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.2%)	$11,335			$48			$11,287	53.6	46	645	103		120024008634
543	Renaissance Charter School Of St. Lucie	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	300 NW Cashmere Blvd	Port St Lucie	34986	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	Yes	No	No	Yes	(772) 344-5982	1,413	78	18.1	56.0%	296 (20.9%)	543 (38.4%)	488 (34.5%)	26 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	55 (3.9%)	$8,634			$339			$8,295	53.6	44.7	661	118		120177007685
544	Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5950 NW 114th Ave	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 592-7914	861	54	15.9	24.2%	34 (3.9%)	17 (2.0%)	793 (92.1%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$12,712			$798			$11,914	53.6	48.5	612	68		120039003693
545	Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6-12	Public, Charter	6-12	1104 Balboa Ave	Panama City	32401	Bay County	Bay	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 215-0770	203	11	18.4	54.7%	86 (42.4%)	39 (19.2%)	60 (29.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.9%)	$11,366			$1,813			$9,554	53.5	67.4	359	186		120009007472
546	Creative Arts Academy Of St. Lucie	Public, Magnet	K-8	1100 Delaware Ave	Fort Pierce	34950	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	Yes	No	Yes	(772) 467-4278	515	35	14.7	52.8%	87 (16.9%)	244 (47.4%)	153 (29.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	$13,995			$882			$13,113	53.1	53.3	541	5		120177003500
547	Gotha Middle	Public	6-8	9155 Gotha Rd	Windermere	34786	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 521-2360	988	50	19.7	36.8%	267 (27.0%)	355 (35.9%)	284 (28.7%)	49 (5.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.8%)	$10,716			$811			$9,905	53.1	57.9	475	72		120144002927
548	Madison Creative Arts Academy Inc	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	622 NE Rocky Ford Rd	Madison	32350	Madison County	Madison	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 973-2529	397	27	14.7		316 (79.6%)	50 (12.6%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)								53	70.2	329	219		120120008526
549	Duval Charter At Baymeadows	Public, Charter	K-8	7510 Baymeadows Way	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 638-7947	1,399	74	18.9	52.7%	462 (33.0%)	342 (24.4%)	411 (29.4%)	85 (6.1%)	5 (0.4%)	11 (0.8%)	83 (5.9%)	$10,008			$258			$9,750	53	56.8	495	54		120048008013
550	Markham Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	6003 Markham Woods Rd	Lake Mary	32746	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 871-1750	900	49	18.3	49.4%	358 (39.8%)	193 (21.4%)	240 (26.7%)	60 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.2%)	$9,714			$515			$9,199	53	58.4	466	84		120171005390

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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.
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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