Best Middle Schools in Florida

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 1216)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
401	Pineapple Cove Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6162 Minton Rd NW	Palm Bay	32907	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 802-9500	1,065	70	15.2	24.5%	689 (64.7%)	67 (6.3%)	224 (21.0%)	19 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	59 (5.5%)	$8,919			$00			$8,919	64.6	77.1	243	158		120015008446
402	Swift Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Pedrick Rd	Tallahassee	32317	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	No	(850) 487-4868	793	43	18.4	28.6%	370 (46.7%)	236 (29.8%)	77 (9.7%)	47 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.8%)	$9,415			$550			$8,864	64.6	66.4	365	37		120111003000
403	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	17400 Commerce Park Blvd	Tampa	33647	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 558-1180	779	39	20	39.3%	200 (25.7%)	170 (21.8%)	235 (30.2%)	112 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.7%)	$11,172			$989			$10,183	64.6	66.3	371	32		120087003860
404	Samuel S. Gaines Academy Of Emerging Technologies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2250 S Jenkins Rd	Fort Pierce	34947	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	Yes	No	Yes	(772) 462-8888	786	50	15.7	56.0%	95 (12.1%)	286 (36.4%)	367 (46.7%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.3%)	$14,851			$1,993			$12,858	64.5	62.4	425	21		120177006816
405	South Sumter Middle School	Public	6-8	773 NW 10th Ave	Webster	33597	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 793-2232	890	52	17.1	48.1%	542 (60.9%)	79 (8.9%)	197 (22.1%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.6%)	$12,832			$831			$12,001	64.5	67.7	349	56		120180001936
406	Pinecrest Academy Four Corners	Public, Charter	K-8	6340 Sunset Dr	Miami	33143	Lake County	Lake	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 978-3397	583	26	22.4	55.1%	119 (20.4%)	46 (7.9%)	396 (67.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$8,479			$187			$8,293	64.4	68.9	339	67		120105008819
407	Hillsborough Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2704 N Highland Ave	Tampa	33602	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	Yes	No	(813) 272-4362	491	48	10.1	9.4%	186 (37.9%)	76 (15.5%)	164 (33.4%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.6%)	$20,042			$1,099			$18,942	64.3	71.4	312	95		120087008053
408	Somerset Academy Canyons Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	9385 Boynton Beach Blvd	Boynton Beach	33472	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 732-8252	597	18	34.1	42.2%	138 (23.1%)	216 (36.2%)	201 (33.7%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	$9,541			$233			$9,307	64.2	60.8	447	39		120150008251
409	Walter C. Young Middle School	Public	6-8	901 NW 129th Ave	Pembroke Pines	33028	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-4570	691	36	19.1	34.0%	61 (8.8%)	235 (34.0%)	351 (50.8%)	25 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.0%)	$14,033			$1,199			$12,834	64.1	64.2	400	9		120018002703
410	Progress Village Middle Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	8113 Zinnia Dr	Tampa	33619	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 671-5110	849	43	19.9	43.1%	214 (25.2%)	323 (38.0%)	253 (29.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.9%)	$10,638			$1,055			$9,582	64.1	58.7	477	67		120087001003
411	Somerset Academy Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	19701 SW 127th Ave	Miami	33177	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 971-9851	594	26	22.8	79.1%	16 (2.7%)	15 (2.5%)	557 (93.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,658			$498			$10,161	63.8	63.2	411			120039003974
412	Indian Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1355 S Nob Hill Rd	Davie	33324	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-3300	1,833	84	21.8	29.0%	597 (32.6%)	153 (8.3%)	920 (50.2%)	102 (5.6%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (2.9%)	$9,351			$611			$8,741	63.8	65	388	24		120018002983
413	St. Johns Classical Academy Orange Park	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1324 Kingsley Ave	Orange Park	32003	Clay County	Clay	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 458-8240	405	26	15.8	22.0%	233 (57.5%)	43 (10.6%)	72 (17.8%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	$8,488			$78			$8,410	63.6			(n/a)		120030010627
414	R J Murray Middle School	Public	6-8	150 N Holmes Blvd	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-8470	742	39	19	55.8%	462 (62.3%)	145 (19.5%)	79 (10.6%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.7%)	$10,954			$555			$10,399	63.5	64.5	394	20		120174001915
415	Pinellas Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2300 Belcher Rd S	Largo	33771	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 536-3600	764	56	13.6	38.0%	460 (60.2%)	41 (5.4%)	135 (17.7%)	77 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	45 (5.9%)	$11,674			$436			$11,238	63.5	79.1	220	195		120156003917
416	Paxton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21893 Us Highway 331 N	Paxton	32538	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	No	(850) 892-1230	783	54	14.6	60.4%	676 (86.3%)	22 (2.8%)	36 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.4%)	$16,714			$373			$16,342	63.4	71.7	307	109		120198002020
417	Burns Science And Technology Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	160 Ridge Rd	Oak Hill	32759	Volusia County	Volusia	Yes	No	No	No	(386) 210-4915	1,099	69	15.9	35.7%	936 (85.2%)	29 (2.6%)	49 (4.5%)	22 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.3%)	$9,442			$85			$9,357	63.4	71.5	309	108		120192008038
418	Holley-Navarre Middle School	Public	6-8	1976 Williams Creek Dr	Navarre	32566	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 936-6040	823	41	20	41.4%	521 (63.3%)	39 (4.7%)	132 (16.0%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	110 (13.4%)	$8,693			$569			$8,124	63.4	72.4	299	119		120165002670
419	Lake Asbury Junior High School	Public	7-8	2851 Sandridge Rd	Green Cove Springs	32043	Clay County	Clay	No	No	No	No	(904) 336-5375	940	62	15.1	50.1%	632 (67.2%)	92 (9.8%)	140 (14.9%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.8%)	$10,978			$470			$10,508	63.4	74.5	275	144		120030005468
420	Nova Middle School	Public	6-8	3602 College Ave	Davie	33314	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-3700	1,294	61	21.2	41.1%	98 (7.6%)	823 (63.6%)	267 (20.6%)	52 (4.0%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	44 (3.4%)	$9,853			$1,064			$8,789	63.3	67.4	352	68		120018000236
421	Renaissance Charter School At Wellington	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 S State Road 7	Wellington	33414	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 472-5412	682	31	22	55.4%	98 (14.4%)	271 (39.7%)	276 (40.5%)	17 (2.5%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.8%)	$9,700			$525			$9,174	63.3	61.9	428	7		120150008299
422	Trafalgar Middle School	Public	6-8	2120 Trafalgar Pkwy	Cape Coral	33991	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 283-2001	962	52	18.6	34.2%	431 (44.8%)	45 (4.7%)	426 (44.3%)	15 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.6%)	$10,820			$747			$10,073	63.1	59.7	468	46		120108002683
423	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	63.1	53.6	544	121		120039003693
424	West Glades School	Public	PK, KG-8	2586 County Road 731	Labelle	33935	Glades County	Glades	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 675-3490	651			46.5%	265 (40.7%)	15 (2.3%)	362 (55.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,559			$806			$10,752	63	66	376	48		120066004187
425	Lincoln-Marti Charter School (Little Havana Campus)	Public, Charter	K-8	970-984 W Flagler St	Miami	33130	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 325-1001	674	37	18.2	40.7%	135 (20.0%)	7 (1.0%)	532 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,000			$122			$11,878	63	56.5	504	79		120039007538
426	Jewett Middle Academy Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	601 Martin Luther King Jr Blv	Winter Haven	33881	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 291-5320	566	26	21.7	58.3%	198 (35.0%)	194 (34.3%)	133 (23.5%)	22 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$10,438			$1,224			$9,214	62.9	64.8	391	35		120159001739
427	Kids Community College Riverview South (K-12)	Public, Charter	K-8	10030 Mathog Rd	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 671-1440	558	29	19	47.8%	132 (23.7%)	218 (39.1%)	162 (29.0%)	12 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.2%)	$9,759			$06			$9,753	62.7	62.2	426	1		120087005578
428	Trenton High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1013 N Main St	Trenton	32693	Gilchrist County	Gilchrist	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 463-3210	701	41	17	40.2%	531 (75.7%)	50 (7.1%)	89 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	$11,076			$572			$10,505	62.7	56.6	502	74		120063000862
429	Legacy Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	302 E Linebaugh Ave	Tampa	33612	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	Yes	(813) 499-1389	102	5	19.4	94.1%	6 (5.9%)	59 (57.8%)	33 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$9,845			$1,213			$8,632	62.6	42.7	708	279		120087004102
430	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	62.5	53	550	120		120171005390
431	Athenian Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2289 N Hercules Ave	Clearwater	33763	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 298-2718	377	29	13	40.6%	186 (49.3%)	26 (6.9%)	130 (34.5%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$11,281			$419			$10,862	62.3	61.2	441	10		120156004433
432	Pasco Eschool-Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual	6-12	8916 Angeline School Way	Land O Lakes	34638	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	Yes	No	(813) 346-1900	610	0			405 (66.4%)	32 (5.2%)	115 (18.9%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.0%)	$8,554			$137			$8,417	62.2	56.2	509	77		120153007660
433	Renaissance Charter School At Hunters Creek	Public, Charter	K-8	4140 Town Center Blvd	Orlando	32837	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 206-3103	1,501	86	17.4	55.0%	119 (7.9%)	65 (4.3%)	1,264 (84.2%)	43 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	$8,601			$266			$8,335	62.2	54.9	521	88		120144008225
434	Tallahassee School Of Math & Sciences	Public, Charter	K-8	3434 N Monroe St	Tallahassee	32303	Leon County	Leon	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 681-7827	621	37	16.7	50.9%	120 (19.3%)	314 (50.6%)	130 (20.9%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.6%)	$9,120			$324			$8,796	62.2	51.9	572	138		120111008482
435	Plato Academy Charter School Tarpon Springs	Public, Charter	K-8	2795 Keystone Rd	Tarpon Springs	34688	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 939-6413	349	30	11.6	33.0%	255 (73.1%)	20 (5.7%)	60 (17.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$9,511			$59			$9,452	62.2	67.5	350	85		120156008135
436	Pershing School	Public	K-8	1800 E Pershing Ave	Orlando	32806	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 858-3170	1,057	67	15.7	31.0%	537 (50.8%)	76 (7.2%)	366 (34.6%)	14 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	58 (5.5%)	$11,324			$885			$10,439	62.2	50.7	584	148		120144001425
437	Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	15735 SW 144th St	Miami	33196	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 252-5900	1,019	56	18.1	52.8%	26 (2.6%)	25 (2.5%)	948 (93.0%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	$13,027			$1,843			$11,184	62.1	61.5	437			120039007291
438	Glades Middle School	Public	6-8	16700 SW 48th Ct	Miramar	33027	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-4600	1,030	56	18.4	41.9%	78 (7.6%)	414 (40.2%)	407 (39.5%)	91 (8.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	$11,838			$1,145			$10,691	62.1	63.3	410	28		120018004038
439	Challenger Middle School	Public	6-8	624 Trafalgar Pkwy	Cape Coral	33991	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 242-4341	999	54	18.6	41.5%	418 (41.8%)	54 (5.4%)	462 (46.2%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.2%)	$10,614			$628			$9,986	61.8	68.7	340	99		120108004919
440	Florida Virtual Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	5422 Carrier Dr	Orlando	32819	Orange County	Fl Virtual	No	No	Yes	Yes	(800) 374-1430	2,559	95	26.9	32.1%	1,217 (47.6%)	262 (10.2%)	826 (32.3%)	83 (3.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	165 (6.4%)								61.8	60.2	457	17		120000208677
441	Sebastian River Middle School	Public	6-8	9400 Fellsmere Rd	Sebastian	32958	Indian River County	Indian River	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 564-5111	775	39	19.8	61.4%	341 (44.0%)	93 (12.0%)	307 (39.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$10,918			$978			$9,940	61.7	53.7	538	97		120093001064
442	Jacksonville Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2043 Forest St	Jacksonville	32204	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 288-7732	734	34	21.5	34.9%	389 (53.0%)	221 (30.1%)	67 (9.1%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.9%)	$9,730			$77			$9,653	61.6	66.4	369	73		120048008789
443	Mater Academy At St Cloud	Public, Charter	K-8	6340 Sunset Dr	Miami	33143	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 325-0762	612	1	612	3.4%	111 (18.1%)	37 (6.0%)	419 (68.5%)	21 (3.4%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	$8,253			$330			$7,923	61.6	49.3	603	160		120147008659
444	Blountstown High School	Public	6-12	18597 NE Sr 69	Blountstown	32424	Calhoun County	Calhoun	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 674-5724	658	39	16.7	43.0%	431 (65.5%)	115 (17.5%)	45 (6.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.3%)	$11,719			$1,510			$10,209	61.5	60.5	451	7		120021000290
445	Lillie C. Evans K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	1895 NW 75th St	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 691-4973	269	14	19.2	73.2%	1 (0.4%)	191 (71.0%)	74 (27.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,666			$2,050			$15,616	61.4	57.1	496	51		120039000413
446	Lincoln Park Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1806 Avenue I	Fort Pierce	34950	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	Yes	No	Yes	(772) 468-5474	1,667	71	23.4	54.5%	392 (23.5%)	663 (39.8%)	474 (28.4%)	77 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (3.4%)	$9,392			$501			$8,890	61.4	60.8	443	3		120177001932
447	Allapattah Flats K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	12051 NW Copper Creek Dr	Port St Lucie	34987	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 468-5050	1,347	75	17.9	56.9%	318 (23.6%)	403 (29.9%)	529 (39.3%)	14 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.1%)	$10,691			$980			$9,711	61.4	53.8	537	90		120177006839
448	Duncan U. Fletcher Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 3rd St N	Jacksonville Beach	32250	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	No	(904) 247-5929	1,190	52	22.8	25.4%	714 (60.0%)	120 (10.1%)	259 (21.8%)	29 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	60 (5.0%)	$9,461			$1,438			$8,023	61.3	59.5	470	22		120048000660
449	Lamar Louise Curry Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	15750 SW 47th St	Miami	33185	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 222-2775	718	36	19.9	45.0%	15 (2.1%)	9 (1.3%)	672 (93.6%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,698			$1,183			$10,514	61.3	57.3	493	44		120039004076
450	West Lakes Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8435 W 36th Ave	Hialeah	33018	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 827-3025	594	37	16	34.0%	17 (2.9%)	34 (5.7%)	524 (88.2%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,227			$982			$11,245	61.3	60.2	458	8		120039008514
451	West Gate K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1050 NW Cashmere Blvd	Port St Lucie	34986	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 807-7600	1,639	92	17.8	50.5%	458 (27.9%)	499 (30.4%)	550 (33.6%)	42 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (5.3%)	$10,295			$970			$9,325	61.2	66.6	362	89		120177005371
452	Sebastian Middle School	Public	6-8	2955 Lewis Speedway	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-3840	690	37	18.6	47.7%	459 (66.5%)	89 (12.9%)	90 (13.0%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.8%)	$10,646			$737			$9,908	61.1	66.5	363	89		120174002896
453	Bowman Ashe/Doolin K-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6601 SW 152nd Ave	Miami	33193	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 386-6667	841	51	16.4	56.7%	7 (0.8%)	12 (1.4%)	812 (96.6%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$15,162			$2,226			$12,936	61.1	41.1	731	278		120039002805
454	Imagine School At Town Center	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Cypress Point Pkwy	Palm Coast	32164	Flagler County	Flagler	Yes	No	No	No	(386) 586-0100	885	47	18.8	30.1%	506 (57.2%)	115 (13.0%)	158 (17.9%)	27 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.6%)	$7,979			$235			$7,744	61.1	43.2	702	248		120054007480
455	Lecanto Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 W Educational Path	Lecanto	34461	Citrus County	Citrus	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 746-2050	786	42	18.7	40.6%	583 (74.2%)	21 (2.7%)	107 (13.6%)	24 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.0%)	$10,345			$915			$9,430	61.1	54.9	519	64		120027002123
456	Broward Math And Science Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6101 NW 31st St	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 969-8488	267	0		47.9%	21 (7.9%)	134 (50.2%)	99 (37.1%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	$10,954			$1,105			$9,850	61	49.9	594	138		120018008373
457	Aventura Waterways K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	21101 NE 26th Ave	Miami	33180	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 933-5200	2,063	110	18.7	25.4%	939 (45.5%)	107 (5.2%)	945 (45.8%)	46 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	24 (1.2%)	$10,112			$790			$9,323	60.9	63.1	418	39		120039007241
458	Barrington Middle School	Public	6-8	5925 Village Center Dr	Lithia	33547	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 657-7266	1,345	52	25.8	32.7%	583 (43.3%)	198 (14.7%)	394 (29.3%)	63 (4.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	101 (7.5%)	$8,270			$752			$7,517	60.8	63.4	409	49		120087006912
459	Bridgeprep Academy Collier	Public, Charter	K-8	3161 Santa Barbara Blvd	Naples	34116	Collier County	Collier	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 677-4211	261	12	21.7	53.3%	33 (12.6%)	37 (14.2%)	189 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,290			$666			$10,624	60.8	34.2	831	372		120033008522
460	Sports Leadership Arts Management (Slam)	Public, Charter	6-8	611 Line Dr	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 569-7637	170	9	18.8	44.1%	20 (11.8%)	9 (5.3%)	135 (79.4%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$10,331			$316			$10,015	60.7	75.9	266	194		120147008627
461	Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9200 49th St	Pinellas Park	33782	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 521-7260	535	42	12.7	40.2%	255 (47.7%)	49 (9.2%)	112 (20.9%)	71 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.8%)	$8,560			$72			$8,489	60.6	41.1	729	268		120156008338
462	Tuskawilla Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Tuskawilla Rd	Oviedo	32765	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 746-8550	1,060	56	18.9	49.9%	442 (41.7%)	112 (10.6%)	405 (38.2%)	50 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.7%)	$8,649			$496			$8,154	60.6	61.5	436	26		120171001894
463	Duval Charter School At Southside	Public, Charter	K-8	8680 Ac Skinner Pkwy	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 423-5348	1,064	51	20.8	58.9%	349 (32.8%)	280 (26.3%)	272 (25.6%)	79 (7.4%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	76 (7.1%)	$9,685			$681			$9,005	60.6	61.6	435	28		120048008371
464	Volusia Online Learning-Flvs (Franchise)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	336 E Highbanks Rd	Debary	32713	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	Yes	No	(386) 506-0014	442	0		30.1%	278 (62.9%)	59 (13.3%)	82 (18.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	$9,797			$20			$9,777	60.5	66.9	358	106		120192008707
465	Venice Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Center Rd	Venice	34292	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 486-2100	732	45	16.2	39.5%	533 (72.8%)	11 (1.5%)	108 (14.8%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.7%)	$13,744			$205			$13,539	60.5	70.6	321	144		120168002462
466	Gamble Rogers Middle School	Public	6-8	6250 Us Highway 1 S	St Augustine	32086	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-8700	896	49	18.2	55.9%	660 (73.7%)	78 (8.7%)	90 (10.0%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.8%)	$10,552			$914			$9,639	60.4	56.9	499	33		120174002956
467	Maitland Middle	Public	6-8	701 N Thistle Ln	Maitland	32751	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 623-1462	786	36	21.8	35.1%	302 (38.4%)	194 (24.7%)	237 (30.2%)	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (3.9%)	$9,876			$610			$9,266	60.4	53	551	84		120144001410
468	Hialeah Gardens Middle School	Public	6-8	11690 NW 92nd Ave	Hialeah Gardens	33018	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 817-0017	1,551	64	24.2	48.8%	12 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1,532 (98.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,245			$1,006			$8,240	60.4	63.4	407	61		120039007396
469	Everglades City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	415 School Dr	Everglades City	34139	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	No	(239) 377-9800	136	13	10.8	64.0%	89 (65.4%)	3 (2.2%)	35 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	$41,686			$1,251			$40,435	60.2	38.2	773	304		120033000336
470	Bonita Springs Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	25380 Bernwood Dr	Bonita Springs	34135	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 992-6932	1,287	68	18.9	38.4%	649 (50.4%)	36 (2.8%)	514 (39.9%)	39 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.8%)	$8,047			$57			$7,990	60.2	57.2	495	25		120108003870
471	Lake Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 W Golf Links Ave	Eustis	32726	Lake County	Lake	No	No	Yes	No	(352) 253-6550	247	24	10.3	2.4%	145 (58.7%)	19 (7.7%)	62 (25.1%)	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.0%)	$12,421			$603			$11,818	60.1	66.5	364	107		120105007880
472	Spring Creek Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	44440 Spring Creek Rd	Paisley	32767	Lake County	Lake	Yes	No	No	Yes	(352) 669-3275	606	35	17.3	64.9%	485 (80.0%)	7 (1.2%)	91 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$11,098			$1,193			$9,904	60	45.1	669	197		120105001702
473	Osceola Creek Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6775 180th Ave N	Loxahatchee	33470	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 422-2500	851	51	16.7	35.6%	325 (38.2%)	135 (15.9%)	336 (39.5%)	22 (2.6%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	$13,850			$479			$13,371	59.8	61.2	440	33		120150004030
474	Oak View Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	1203 SW 250th St	Newberry	32669	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 472-1102	962	44	21.9	44.0%	513 (53.3%)	218 (22.7%)	149 (15.5%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.8%)								59.8	58.6	478	4		120003000619
475	James Madison Middle School	Public	7-8	3375 Dairy Rd	Titusville	32796	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 264-3120	447	26	17.1	55.9%	293 (65.5%)	67 (15.0%)	47 (10.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.6%)	$13,643			$1,386			$12,258	59.8	52.1	568	93		120015000080
476	Sky Academy Venice	Public, Charter	6-8	701 Center Rd	Venice	34285	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 244-2626	293	20	14.6	4.8%	209 (71.3%)	11 (3.8%)	54 (18.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$9,614			$389			$9,225	59.7	47.5	630	154		120168008043
477	Heron Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	6501 W Price Blvd	North Port	34291	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 480-3371	945	64	14.7	68.8%	570 (60.3%)	73 (7.7%)	201 (21.3%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (8.9%)	$16,195			$2,072			$14,123	59.5	58.4	480	3		120168003935
478	Everglades K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8375 SW 16th St	Miami	33155	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 264-4154	912	64	14.2	57.0%	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	894 (98.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,959			$2,929			$15,029	59.5	66.2	372	106		120039000414
479	Carlos E. Haile Middle School	Public	6-8	9501 Fl 64	Bradenton	34212	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 714-7240	715	34	21	44.2%	389 (54.4%)	76 (10.6%)	185 (25.9%)	20 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.9%)	$10,574			$669			$9,905	59.4	63.1	416	63		120123003198
480	Howard D. McMillan Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	13100 SW 59th St	Miami	33183	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 385-6877	957	49	19.5	43.7%	23 (2.4%)	10 (1.0%)	914 (95.5%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$13,221			$1,743			$11,477	59.3	63.1	415	65		120039000565
481	Arthur And Polly Mays Conservatory Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	11700 SW 216th St	Goulds	33170	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 233-2300	514	27	19	54.9%	30 (5.8%)	183 (35.6%)	281 (54.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$14,611			$1,334			$13,276	59.2	58.5	479	2		120039007972
482	Irving & Beatrice Peskoe K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	29035 SW 144th Ave	Miami	33033	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 242-8340	726	42	17.2	73.7%	19 (2.6%)	93 (12.8%)	612 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,667			$1,506			$11,161	59.2	52.3	563	81		120039001441
483	Gifford Middle School	Public	6-8	4530 28th Ct	Vero Beach	32967	Indian River County	Indian River	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 564-3550	608	32	19	64.6%	215 (35.4%)	223 (36.7%)	134 (22.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	$12,949			$1,451			$11,498	59.1	49	607	124		120093002193
484	Boca Raton Community Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1251 NW 8th St	Boca Raton	33486	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 416-8700	1,058	69	15.3	37.5%	410 (38.8%)	209 (19.8%)	369 (34.9%)	31 (2.9%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.9%)	$15,210			$1,097			$14,114	59.1	61.8	431	53		120150001558
485	Mater Academy Narcoossee	Public, Charter	K-8	8315 Academy Dr	Orlando	32827	Orange County	Orange	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(321) 677-1727	1,096	47	23.3	41.1%	171 (15.6%)	44 (4.0%)	808 (73.7%)	46 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.0%)	$7,835			$18			$7,817	59	66.4	366	119		120144009025
486	Ocvs Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4000 Silver Star Rd	Orlando	32808	Orange County	Orange	No	No	Yes	No	(407) 317-3327	1,000	123	8.1	13.6%	329 (32.9%)	177 (17.7%)	390 (39.0%)	46 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	52 (5.2%)	$10,744			$644			$10,101	59	60.9	442	44		120144007846
487	Palm Glades Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	22655 SW 112 Ave	Miami	33170	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 272-2269	219	8	27.3	60.3%	2 (0.9%)	43 (19.6%)	170 (77.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,216			$894			$11,322	58.9	61.2	439	48		120039007797
488	Safety Harbor Middle School	Public	6-8	901 1st Ave N	Safety Harbor	34695	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 724-1400	956	47	20.3	44.0%	455 (47.6%)	123 (12.9%)	323 (33.8%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.3%)	$9,798			$653			$9,144	58.9	52.4	560	72		120156001674
489	Dr. Henry W. Mack/West Little River K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	2450 NW 84th St	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 691-6491	383	22	17.4	64.0%	6 (1.6%)	189 (49.3%)	186 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,420			$2,339			$13,081	58.8	49.8	596	107		120039000535
490	Mi Escuela Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	2130 E Edgewood Dr	Lakeland	33803	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 934-2780	275	22	12.6	48.4%	89 (32.4%)	9 (3.3%)	160 (58.2%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$10,345			$471			$9,874	58.7			(n/a)		120159008952
491	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	58.6	53.6	543	52		120177007685
492	Key Biscayne K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W McIntyre St	Key Biscayne	33149	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 361-5418	884	49	18	6.3%	145 (16.4%)	5 (0.6%)	726 (82.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,304			$533			$10,771	58.5	54.2	533	41		120039000444
493	Summit Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11421 NW 56th Dr	Coral Springs	33076	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 603-3303	388	0		3.4%	60 (15.5%)	102 (26.3%)	184 (47.4%)	24 (6.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	$12,782			$1,413			$11,369	58.5	60.3	453	40		120018008753
494	Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Brooker Rd	Brandon	33511	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 744-8383	1,108	51	21.6	34.7%	488 (44.0%)	133 (12.0%)	342 (30.9%)	42 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	99 (8.9%)	$9,159			$741			$8,417	58.4	56.4	506	12		120087002506
495	St. Cloud Middle School	Public	6-8	1975 S Michigan Ave	Saint Cloud	34769	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 891-3200	1,213	65	18.6	44.1%	421 (34.7%)	71 (5.9%)	653 (53.8%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.7%)	$10,156			$680			$9,477	58.3	57.1	497	2		120147001475
496	Parrish Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8605 Erie Rd	Parrish	34219	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 545-6380	891	58	15.3	23.2%	644 (72.3%)	39 (4.4%)	135 (15.2%)	34 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.3%)	$10,644			$103			$10,542	58.2	59.2	474	22		120123008704
497	Gulf Middle School	Public	6-8	1809 SW 36th Ter	Cape Coral	33914	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 549-0606	901	46	19.5	36.0%	429 (47.6%)	42 (4.7%)	368 (40.8%)	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.8%)	$10,178			$650			$9,528	58.2	62.6	423	74		120108002333
498	Cottondale High School	Public	6-12	2680 Levy St	Cottondale	32431	Jackson County	Jackson	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 482-9821	419	26	16.1	47.0%	292 (69.7%)	76 (18.1%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	$11,223			$1,268			$9,955	58.1	69.4	336	162		120096001075
499	Ransom Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 W Kingsfield Rd	Cantonment	32533	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	No	(850) 937-2220	1,180	63	18.7	46.2%	789 (66.9%)	206 (17.5%)	74 (6.3%)	18 (1.5%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (7.1%)	$8,764			$688			$8,076	58	60.8	446	53		120051002600
500	Watson B. Duncan Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5150 117th Ct N	Palm Beach Gardens	33418	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 776-3500	1,042	66	15.8	39.0%	419 (40.2%)	263 (25.2%)	252 (24.2%)	59 (5.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.3%)	$14,578			$753			$13,826	57.9	68.2	343	157		120150002870

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