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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
1051	Rutherford High School	Public	6-12	1000 School Ave	Panama City	32401	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 767-4500	1,394	80	17.4	57.7%	467 (33.5%)	447 (32.1%)	304 (21.8%)	24 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	142 (10.2%)	$10,918			$1,091			$9,828	16.6	18.6	1020	31		120009000064
1052	Florida Cyber Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9143 Phillips Hwy	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	Yes	No	(904) 247-3268	1,677	77	21.7	33.5%	765 (45.6%)	350 (20.9%)	379 (22.6%)	27 (1.6%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	142 (8.5%)	$7,977			$58			$7,919	16.5	24.3	936	116		120048008228
1053	College Park Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1201 Maury Rd	Orlando	32804	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 245-1800	624	33	18.9	73.1%	40 (6.4%)	445 (71.3%)	117 (18.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	$13,886			$2,499			$11,386	16.4	12.5	1083	30		120144001396
1054	Denison Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Avenue A SE	Winter Haven	33880	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 291-5353	684	28	24.4	75.4%	128 (18.7%)	265 (38.7%)	270 (39.5%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$10,243			$1,529			$8,714	16.1	14.2	1063	9		120159001727
1055	Florida Cyber Charter Academy At Osceola	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9143 Phillips Hwy	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Osceola	Yes	No	Yes	No	(904) 247-3268	1,224	47	26	26.1%	418 (34.2%)	253 (20.7%)	436 (35.6%)	19 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	89 (7.3%)	$8,124			$37			$8,087	16.1	24.7	931	124		120147008079
1056	Bayonet Point Middle School	Public	6-8	11125 Little Rd	New Port Richey	34654	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 774-7400	668	34	19.5	62.7%	308 (46.1%)	74 (11.1%)	238 (35.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.3%)	$10,139			$979			$9,160	16	17.5	1030	26		120153001580
1057	Country Club Middle School	Public	6-8	18305 NW 75th Pl	Hialeah	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 820-8800	496	28	17.7	56.9%	13 (2.6%)	101 (20.4%)	377 (76.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,844			$1,424			$12,421	16	21.2	981	76		120039005913
1058	Kinloch Park Middle School	Public	6-8	4340 NW 3rd St	Miami	33126	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 445-5467	746	35	21.3	54.4%	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	735 (98.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,076			$1,801			$9,275	15.9	13.1	1077	19		120039000559
1059	North Dade Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1840 NW 157th St	Miami Gardens	33054	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 624-8415	327	17	19.2	67.3%	1 (0.3%)	246 (75.2%)	78 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,407			$1,783			$12,624	15.9	19	1014	45		120039000572
1060	Bellview Middle School	Public	6-8	6201 Mobile Hwy	Pensacola	32526	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 777-5800	719	43	16.7	66.1%	149 (20.7%)	379 (52.7%)	117 (16.3%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	52 (7.2%)	$11,790			$1,514			$10,277	15.8	9.8	1109	49		120051000777

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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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