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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
991	Dave Thomas Education Center West	Public	6-12	4690 Coconut Creek Pkwy	Coconut Creek	33063	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-6750	492	19	25.8	55.7%	22 (4.5%)	326 (66.3%)	131 (26.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$13,310			$557			$12,753	20.9	6.7	1134	143		120018003543
992	Mann Middle School	Public	6-8	409 E Jersey Ave	Brandon	33510	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 744-8400	977	42	23.2	61.5%	223 (22.8%)	281 (28.8%)	409 (41.9%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	$9,283			$1,147			$8,136	20.7	17.8	1026	34		120087000982
993	Fort Braden School	Public	PK, KG-8	15100 Blountstown Hwy	Tallahassee	32310	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-9374	668	46	14.5	65.6%	311 (46.6%)	72 (10.8%)	236 (35.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.7%)	$12,436			$1,771			$10,665	20.6	19.4	1005	12		120111001825
994	Idea Hope	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5050 E 10th Ave	Tampa	33619	Hillsborough County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 755-4690	790	42	18.8	79.7%	28 (3.5%)	483 (61.1%)	265 (33.5%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								20.4	21	986	8		120008410714
995	Carver Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4500 W Columbia St	Orlando	32811	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 296-5110	639	38	16.8	75.1%	10 (1.6%)	544 (85.1%)	78 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$14,670			$2,729			$11,941	20.4	21.1	983	12		120144001463
996	Oak Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 South St	Leesburg	34748	Lake County	Lake	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 787-3232	558	31	18	55.6%	131 (23.5%)	230 (41.2%)	141 (25.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	42 (7.5%)	$11,681			$1,347			$10,333	20.4	20.3	996			120105001107
997	Southwest Middle School	Public	6-8	2815 Eden Pkwy	Lakeland	33803	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 499-2840	746	32	23.3	73.3%	218 (29.2%)	175 (23.5%)	317 (42.5%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.4%)	$9,973			$1,386			$8,587	20.4	17.8	1028	31		120159001705
998	Kissimmee Middle School	Public	6-8	2410 Dyer Blvd	Kissimmee	34741	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 870-0857	892	52	17.1	51.8%	70 (7.8%)	94 (10.5%)	693 (77.7%)	21 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	$11,550			$1,454			$10,098	20.4	13.2	1076	78		120147003097
999	Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	7620 Old Big Bend Rd	Gibsonton	33534	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 671-5121	1,174	54	21.8	54.5%	161 (13.7%)	465 (39.6%)	439 (37.4%)	26 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	78 (6.6%)	$9,899			$1,309			$8,590	20.3	14.3	1060	61		120087000946
1000	Sligh Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2011 E Sligh Ave	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 276-5596	761	35	21.7	76.9%	37 (4.9%)	509 (66.9%)	191 (25.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.1%)	$10,401			$1,657			$8,743	20.3	23.8	946	54		120087000950

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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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