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
681	Umatilla Middle School	Public	6-8	305 E Lake St	Umatilla	32784	Lake County	Lake	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 669-3171	633	32	19.7	44.5%	458 (72.4%)	22 (3.5%)	106 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	$10,698			$1,360			$9,337	44.2	55.4	509	172		120105001121
682	Howard W. Bishop Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1901 NE 9th St	Gainesville	32609	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 955-6701	824	36	22.8	50.2%	226 (27.4%)	428 (51.9%)	73 (8.9%)	22 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.5%)								44.1	42.6	694	12		120003000011
683	Palm Bay Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2112 Palm Bay Rd NE	Palm Bay	32905	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	Yes	(321) 984-2710	370	23	15.9	90.8%	79 (21.4%)	169 (45.7%)	87 (23.5%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	$11,945			$588			$11,357	44.1	20.3	994	311		120015003297
684	Village Academy On The Art & Sara Jo Kobacker Campus	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 SW 12th Ave	Delray Beach	33444	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 243-6100	648	43	15	82.9%	7 (1.1%)	569 (87.8%)	68 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,940			$1,049			$17,891	44.1	38.1	748	64		120150004414
685	Okeeheelee Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2200 Pinehurst Dr	Greenacres	33413	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 434-3200	1,401	79	17.8	60.3%	99 (7.1%)	208 (14.8%)	1,044 (74.5%)	15 (1.1%)	18 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (1.1%)	$13,052			$987			$12,066	44	38.2	743	58		120150003101
686	Altha Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	25820 NE Fuqua Cir	Altha	32421	Calhoun County	Calhoun	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 762-3121	653	40	16.5	43.2%	573 (87.7%)	3 (0.5%)	46 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	$11,219			$1,093			$10,126	44	65.4	380	306		120021000293
687	Jay High School	Public	7-12	3741 School St	Jay	32565	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 675-4507	498	28	17.7	54.2%	471 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$13,253			$700			$12,554	43.8	44.4	667	20		120165001823
688	Raa Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	401 W Tharpe St	Tallahassee	32303	Leon County	Leon	No	Yes	No	No	(850) 488-6287	928	46	20.2	46.8%	231 (24.9%)	535 (57.7%)	70 (7.5%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	70 (7.5%)	$9,016			$582			$8,434	43.8	38.2	744	56		120111001171
689	Caribbean K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	11990 SW 200th St	Miami	33177	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 233-7131	752	42	17.9	69.8%	12 (1.6%)	236 (31.4%)	489 (65.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,152			$1,459			$10,693	43.7	34.2	803	114		120039000387
690	John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1075 NE 167th St	North Miami Beach	33162	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 947-1451	1,052	45	23.3	54.8%	32 (3.0%)	766 (72.8%)	219 (20.8%)	29 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	$9,456			$1,147			$8,309	43.7	40.3	715	25		120039000558

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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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