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
251	Franklin Academy Sunrise	Public, Charter	K-8	4500 NW 103 Ave	Sunrise	33351	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(754) 206-0850	1,370	67	20.4	5.8%	185 (13.5%)	402 (29.3%)	699 (51.0%)	34 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (3.6%)	$9,404			$942			$8,462	75.7	80.8	198	53		120018007900
252	Sky Academy Englewood	Public, Charter	6-8	701 W Center Rd	Venice	34285	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 999-4775	327	20	16.3	1.5%	261 (79.8%)	6 (1.8%)	35 (10.7%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$11,163			$1,052			$10,110	75.7	80.4	203	49		120168008488
253	Bell High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	930 S Main St	Bell	32619	Gilchrist County	Gilchrist	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 463-3232	696	38	18.3	45.3%	559 (80.3%)	12 (1.7%)	90 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.5%)	$11,675			$654			$11,022	75.7	64.3	397	144		120063000863
254	Mater Academy Lakes Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	17300 NW 87th Ave	Hialeah	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 512-3917	870	39	22.3	68.2%	11 (1.3%)	7 (0.8%)	844 (97.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,832			$417			$9,415	75.7	70.5	324	70		120039006173
255	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 N Davis St	Jacksonville	32202	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 633-6069	972	49	19.8	24.9%	409 (42.1%)	354 (36.4%)	113 (11.6%)	21 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	68 (7.0%)	$9,692			$1,043			$8,649	75.6	72.4	298	43		120048004344
256	Santa Rosa Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6556 Firehouse Rd	Milton	32570	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	Yes	No	(850) 981-7860	105	3	35	13.3%	83 (79.0%)	5 (4.8%)	5 (4.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.5%)	$12,334			$174			$12,160	75.6	94.8	26	230		120165007684
257	Hosford Elementary Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	16864 NE Sr 65	Hosford	32334	Liberty County	Liberty	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 379-8480	302	21	14	41.7%	272 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$12,458			$1,374			$11,084	75.6	57.6	486	229		120117001207
258	Thomas L Sims Middle School	Public	6-8	5500 Education Dr	Pace	32571	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 995-3676	823	40	20.5	40.1%	626 (76.1%)	25 (3.0%)	69 (8.4%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	79 (9.6%)	$7,999			$486			$7,513	75.6	77.6	239	19		120165003504
259	Franklin Academy Cooper City	Public, Charter	K-8	6301 Flamingo Rd	Cooper City	33330	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 780-5533	1,336	60	22.2	2.3%	174 (13.0%)	194 (14.5%)	885 (66.2%)	48 (3.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (2.1%)	$9,939			$1,260			$8,680	75.4	76	263	4		120018008128
260	Coral Reef Montessori Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10853 SW 216th St	Cutler Bay	33170	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 255-0064	521	25	20.8	3.6%	30 (5.8%)	126 (24.2%)	342 (65.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$13,099			$40			$13,058	75.3	81.1	195	65		120039003340

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