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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
881	Sarasota Military Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	801 N Orange Ave	Sarasota	34236	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 926-1700	997	67	14.8	53.0%	425 (42.6%)	45 (4.5%)	457 (45.8%)	24 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	$10,943			$360			$10,584	30.6	37.7	758	123		120168003933
882	Apopka Middle	Public	6-8	425 N Park Ave	Apopka	32712	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 884-2208	858	41	20.9	54.0%	152 (17.7%)	221 (25.8%)	439 (51.2%)	16 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.7%)	$10,938			$992			$9,946	30.6	32.1	840	42		120144001376
883	Lake Pointe Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Cagan View Rd	Clermont	34714	Lake County	Lake	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 253-6500	985	61	16	41.1%	242 (24.6%)	151 (15.3%)	534 (54.2%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.5%)	$11,807			$850			$10,957	30.6	33.1	822	61		120105008934
884	Westside K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2551 Westside Blvd	Kissimmee	34747	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 390-1748	1,496	80	18.7	38.3%	237 (15.8%)	184 (12.3%)	981 (65.6%)	8 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	73 (4.9%)	$10,354			$1,198			$9,155	30.5	31.3	852	32		120147007628
885	New Renaissance Middle School	Public	6-8	10701 Miramar Blvd	Miramar	33025	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-3500	965	50	19.3	50.5%	14 (1.5%)	672 (69.6%)	234 (24.2%)	28 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.5%)	$11,574			$1,349			$10,225	30.3	23.8	947	62		120018003821
886	Howell L. Watkins Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	9480 MacArthur Blvd	Palm Beach Gardens	33403	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 776-3600	705	43	16.3	67.1%	54 (7.7%)	494 (70.1%)	131 (18.6%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	$16,206			$1,298			$14,907	30.3	21.8	973	87		120150001481
887	Forest Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	3201 S 25th St	Fort Pierce	34981	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 468-5885	855	44	19.4	62.0%	157 (18.4%)	347 (40.6%)	316 (37.0%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.0%)	$11,072			$1,138			$9,935	30.1	25.6	921	34		120177002902
888	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%)	$11,358			$1,416			$9,942	29.9	21.7	974	86		120018000186
889	Miami-Dade Virtual High School Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	560 NW 151st St	Miami	33169	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	Yes	No	(305) 995-1928	498	22	22.6	3.4%	28 (5.6%)	96 (19.3%)	365 (73.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,015			$1,073			$9,941	29.7	39.5	728	161		120039007230
890	Mid Cape Global Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	76 Mid Cape Ter	Cape Coral	33991	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 995-0904	1,145	53	21.6	55.8%	160 (14.0%)	101 (8.8%)	858 (74.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (1.7%)	$8,008			$35			$7,973	29.5	36.6	771	119		120108003968

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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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