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
171	Lincoln-Marti Schools (International Campus)	Public, Charter	K-8	103 E Lucy St	Florida City	33034	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 242-3330	210	19	11	61.0%	3 (1.4%)	27 (12.9%)	180 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,253			$1,105			$15,148	81.9	85.6	142	29		120039007578
172	Tinker K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	8207 Tinker St	Tampa	33621	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 840-2043	560	36	15.5	27.0%	310 (55.4%)	65 (11.6%)	111 (19.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	60 (10.7%)	$12,647			$809			$11,837	81.9	71.7	306	134		120087001026
173	Tequesta Trace Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Indian Trce	Weston	33326	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-4400	1,308	56	23.3	17.5%	237 (18.1%)	74 (5.7%)	868 (66.4%)	90 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.0%)	$9,542			$445			$9,098	81.8	80.8	199	26		120018002722
174	Farnell Middle School	Public	6-8	13912 Nine Eagles Dr	Tampa	33626	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 356-1640	1,184	50	23.7	20.9%	602 (50.8%)	50 (4.2%)	289 (24.4%)	158 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (7.0%)	$8,235			$527			$7,708	81.7	82	187	13		120087003857
175	Lake Nona Middle	Public	6-8	13700 Narcoossee Rd	Orlando	32832	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 956-8300	1,179	57	20.6	13.7%	346 (29.3%)	85 (7.2%)	603 (51.1%)	111 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	29 (2.5%)	$10,353			$810			$9,542	81.5	83.9	159	16		120144007531
176	Williams Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5020 N 47th St	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 744-8600	856	33	25.6	35.2%	109 (12.7%)	332 (38.8%)	157 (18.3%)	213 (24.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	$9,232			$602			$8,630	81.4	82.1	185	9		120087001035
177	Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines	Public, Charter	K-8	18800 Pines Blvd	Pembroke Pines	33029	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 703-2294	1,367	71	19.2	37.5%	149 (10.9%)	203 (14.9%)	906 (66.3%)	74 (5.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (2.3%)	$10,374			$1,107			$9,268	81.4	85.8	140	37		120018007807
178	Somerset Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	20803 Johnson St	Pembroke Pines	33029	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 442-0233	1,056	30	35.2	31.2%	99 (9.4%)	121 (11.5%)	755 (71.5%)	49 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.7%)	$8,285			$67			$8,218	81.3	83.3	169	9		120018003686
179	Davenport School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4751 County Road 547 N	Davenport	33837	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 420-2557	1,440	86	16.7	51.1%	369 (25.6%)	231 (16.0%)	781 (54.2%)	27 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.2%)	$10,387			$1,412			$8,975	81.3	79.4	215	36		120159001725
180	Roland Park K-8 Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1510 N Manhattan Ave	Tampa	33607	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 872-5212	933	53	17.4	28.9%	276 (29.6%)	176 (18.9%)	314 (33.7%)	66 (7.1%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	92 (9.9%)	$10,374			$731			$9,642	81.3	78.5	225	45		120087008061

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