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
811	Yearling Middle School	Public	6-8	925 NW 23rd Ln	Okeechobee	34972	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5056	588	41	14.3	81.8%	225 (38.3%)	26 (4.4%)	305 (51.9%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	$12,576			$1,734			$10,841	35.3	36.1	778	33		120141001360
812	Largo Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	155 8th Ave SE	Largo	33771	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 588-4600	752	43	17.4	54.9%	304 (40.4%)	177 (23.5%)	204 (27.1%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	39 (5.2%)	$11,134			$745			$10,387	35.2	36.8	770	42		120156001596
813	Lakeview Middle	Public, Magnet	6-9	1200 W Bay St	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 877-5010	786	39	20.1	43.5%	189 (24.0%)	197 (25.1%)	345 (43.9%)	24 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	26 (3.3%)	$11,617			$831			$10,785	35.2	32.1	838	25		120144001380
814	Beulah Middle School	Public	6-8	6001 W Nine Mile Rd	Pensacola	32526	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 316-3800	1,070	50	21.4	48.5%	448 (41.9%)	387 (36.2%)	110 (10.3%)	28 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	91 (8.5%)	$8,256			$818			$7,438	35.1	28	894	80		120051008511
815	Bradford Middle School	Public	7-8	527 N Orange St	Starke	32091	Bradford County	Bradford	No	No	No	No	(904) 966-6704	408	19	21.4	60.5%	232 (56.9%)	116 (28.4%)	18 (4.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.8%)	$10,228			$1,393			$8,835	35.1	34.9	796	19		120012000076
816	Tallahassee Classical School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4141 Artemis Way	Tallahassee	32311	Leon County	Leon	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 296-1970	345	25	13.8	46.1%	156 (45.2%)	87 (25.2%)	45 (13.0%)	35 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.1%)	$8,023			$316			$7,707	35.1	42.5	695	121		120111008746
817	Charles R Drew K-8 Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1775 NW 60th St	Miami	33142	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 691-8021	461	27	17	78.5%	4 (0.9%)	410 (88.9%)	46 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,867			$1,807			$14,061	35.1	45.6	651	166		120039000406
818	Piedmont Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	2601 Lakeville Rd	Apopka	32703	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 884-2265	863	44	19.6	57.1%	137 (15.9%)	275 (31.9%)	422 (48.9%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	$12,094			$1,314			$10,780	34.9	33.6	813	5		120144000866
819	Young Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1807 E Dr Martin Luther King	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 276-5739	307	17	17.5	75.6%	9 (2.9%)	215 (70.0%)	61 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.2%)	$14,974			$1,839			$13,136	34.9	26.1	914	95		120087001042
820	Murray Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 SE Murray St	Stuart	34997	Martin County	Martin	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 219-1670	564	33	17	65.2%	258 (45.7%)	64 (11.3%)	220 (39.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$14,817			$1,407			$13,410	34.9	37.3	761	59		120129001286

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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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