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
571	Grand Ridge School	Public	5-8	6925 Florida St	Grand Ridge	32442	Jackson County	Jackson	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 482-9835	359	26	14	50.7%	251 (69.9%)	68 (18.9%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	$11,585			$1,686			$9,899	51.9	51.7	563	8		120096001072
572	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	51.9	37.8	752	180		120111008482
573	Belleview Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	10500 SE 36th Ave	Belleview	34420	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6235	1,600	74	21.6	50.8%	784 (49.0%)	190 (11.9%)	514 (32.1%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	92 (5.8%)	$8,718			$906			$7,812	51.5	47.7	621	48		120126001876
574	Tyrone Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2375 66th St N	St Petersburg	33710	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 893-1819	799	39	20.4	57.7%	272 (34.0%)	178 (22.3%)	228 (28.5%)	70 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.0%)	$10,512			$505			$10,006	51.5	55.2	512	62		120156001696
575	Osceola Middle School	Public	6-8	9301 98th St	Seminole	33777	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 547-7689	933	51	18.2	46.8%	570 (61.1%)	86 (9.2%)	161 (17.3%)	37 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	70 (7.5%)	$10,683			$749			$9,932	51.4	49.7	599	24		120156002478
576	Seminole Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 SW 16th St	Plantation	33317	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-4200	1,014	54	18.7	33.1%	212 (20.9%)	387 (38.2%)	342 (33.7%)	27 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (3.8%)	$11,460			$1,196			$10,263	51.3	43.7	680	104		120018000263
577	Dundee Ridge Middle Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	5555 Lake Trask Rd	Dundee	33838	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 419-3088	725	36	20.1	72.0%	138 (19.0%)	140 (19.3%)	421 (58.1%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.7%)	$9,865			$1,162			$8,703	51	58.5	465	112		120159003656
578	Bridgeprep Academy Of Miami Dade	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3500 NW 89th Ct	Doral	33172	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 305-7834	1,316	75	17.5	0.7%	32 (2.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1,269 (96.4%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,934			$43			$10,891	50.9	50.6	581	3		120039008741
579	Brookside Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3636 S Shade Ave	Sarasota	34239	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	No	(941) 361-6472	724	48	15	59.7%	295 (40.7%)	86 (11.9%)	291 (40.2%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.8%)	$16,553			$278			$16,275	50.9	57.4	484	95		120168001841
580	Somerset Preparatory Academy Middle School (Homestead)	Public, Charter	6-8	3000 SE 9th St	Homestead	33035	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 574-5287	385	10	38.5	79.5%	14 (3.6%)	28 (7.3%)	339 (88.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,902			$415			$7,487	50.8	49	609	29		120039008688

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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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