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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
921	Desoto Middle School	Public	6-8	420 E Gibson St	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	No	(863) 494-4133	922	56	16.4	57.5%	251 (27.2%)	124 (13.4%)	510 (55.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.3%)	$12,333			$1,676			$10,657	26.9	22.2	967	46		120042000624
922	Somerset Academy Key Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6340 Sunset Dr	Miami	33143	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 481-0602	370	0		3.0%	37 (10.0%)	131 (35.4%)	192 (51.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$9,983			$814			$9,170	26.8	28.9	878	44		120018008232
923	Hamilton County High School	Public	6-12	5683 Us Highway 129 S	Jasper	32052	Hamilton County	Hamilton	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 792-6540	808	49	16.4	72.3%	301 (37.3%)	280 (34.7%)	194 (24.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	$13,296			$3,017			$10,278	26.7	28.9	879	44		120072000872
924	Tradewinds Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5090 Haverhill Rd S	Greenacres	33463	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 493-6400	816	49	16.8	60.7%	60 (7.4%)	322 (39.5%)	372 (45.6%)	18 (2.2%)	27 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.8%)	$15,244			$1,080			$14,163	26.7	20.9	988	64		120150004021
925	Wewahitchka High School	Public	6-12	1 Gator Cir	Wewahitchka	32465	Gulf County	Gulf	No	No	No	No	(850) 639-2228	426	27	15.7	49.5%	371 (87.1%)	33 (7.7%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$13,010			$826			$12,183	26.7	21.4	977	52		120069000870
926	Fort Caroline Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3787 University Club Blvd	Jacksonville	32277	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 745-4927	401	22	18.2	50.6%	74 (18.5%)	256 (63.8%)	39 (9.7%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	$11,370			$1,160			$10,210	26.5	24	940	14		120048000760
927	Fort McCoy School	Public	PK, KG-8	16160 NE Highway 315	Fort Mc Coy	32134	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6325	931	55	16.9	68.4%	776 (83.4%)	17 (1.8%)	90 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.5%)	$12,336			$1,559			$10,778	26.5	34.6	801	126		120126002618
928	Franklin Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3915 E 21st Ave	Tampa	33605	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 744-8108	327	21	15.6	53.2%	61 (18.7%)	163 (49.8%)	78 (23.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	$16,155			$1,851			$14,304	26.5	30.8	856	72		120087007794
929	Lake Stevens Middle School	Public	6-8	18484 NW 48th Pl	Miami Gardens	33055	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 620-1294	509	26	19.5	59.9%	6 (1.2%)	178 (35.0%)	320 (62.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,308			$1,407			$11,901	26.2	25.1	927	2		120039000560
930	Bear Lakes Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3505 Shenandoah Blvd	West Palm Beach	33409	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 615-7700	841	50	16.9	64.8%	44 (5.2%)	538 (64.0%)	238 (28.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	$15,296			$1,357			$13,940	26	20	999	69		120150002695

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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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