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
1201	Journeys Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	1722 W Airport Blvd	Sanford	32771	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 320-7827	90	13	6.9	76.7%	19 (21.1%)	44 (48.9%)	20 (22.2%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)								1.4	4.2	1152	49		120171007721
1202	Calvin A. Hunsinger School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1863 N Betty Ln	Clearwater	33755	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 469-4260	101	24	4.2	69.3%	40 (39.6%)	39 (38.6%)	14 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.9%)	$54,339			$6,750			$47,590	1.4	5.3	1141	61		120156002791
1203	Riviera Beach Preparatory & Achievement Academy	Public	5-12	7071 Garden Rd	Riviera Beach	33404	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 881-4740	120	19	6.3	80.0%	4 (3.3%)	98 (81.7%)	15 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$46,353			$2,314			$44,039	1.4	9.6	1112	91		120150006502
1204	Bill Duncan Opportunity Center	Public	6-12	3333 Winter Lake Rd	Lakeland	33803	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 499-2860	87	12	7.2	87.4%	21 (24.1%)	34 (39.1%)	30 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	$36,884			$2,110			$34,775	1.3	2.3	1188	16		120159001989
1205	Language & Literacy Academy For Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	222 East Central Ave	Winter Haven	33880	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 268-2903	332	13	25.5	85.5%	94 (28.3%)	84 (25.3%)	144 (43.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	$23,283			$1,994			$21,289	1.3	2.9	1181	24		120159008736
1206	Don E Woods Opportunity Center	Public	6-12	213 Lake Ave E	Dundee	33838	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 421-3325	82	11	7.4	81.7%	9 (11.0%)	29 (35.4%)	41 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	$30,028			$1,662			$28,366	1.3	3.1	1175	31		120159003256
1207	North Tampa Success Center	Public	6-12	8602 N Armenia Ave	Tampa	33604	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 631-4426	48	8	6.4	93.8%	5 (10.4%)	27 (56.3%)	15 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$88,069			$9,579			$78,490	1.2	2.4	1186	21		120087004097
1208	Lealman Innovation Academy	Public	5-12	4900 28th St N	St Petersburg	33714	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 528-5802	307	32	9.5	80.1%	54 (17.6%)	205 (66.8%)	32 (10.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$22,666			$1,725			$20,940	1.2	3.2	1172	36		120156001637
1209	Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3525 S Congress Ave	Palm Beach	33461	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(561) 623-6935	37	0		75.7%	4 (10.8%)	6 (16.2%)	24 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,625			$186			$20,439	1.1			(n/a)		120150010881
1210	Riverbend Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11301 SE Tequesta Ter	Tequesta	33469	Martin County	Martin	No	No	No	No	(772) 219-1200	49	11	4.6		20 (40.8%)	15 (30.6%)	10 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)								1.1	7.6	1132	78		120129003615
1211	Brandon Success Center	Public	6-12	1019 N Parsons Rd	Seffner	33584	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 740-4595	97	6	16.1	80.4%	11 (11.3%)	54 (55.7%)	28 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$41,198			$5,824			$35,374	1	3.1	1173	38		120087004098
1212	Triad	Public	6-12	4430 Beneva Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6752	77	10	7.7	74.0%	19 (24.7%)	35 (45.5%)	14 (18.2%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)	$55,167			$7,724			$47,443	0.9	3.4	1169	43		120168003123
1213	West Pasco Education Academy	Public	6-12	7229 Hudson Ave	Hudson	34667	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(727) 774-0002	104	23	4.5	77.9%	46 (44.2%)	29 (27.9%)	19 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)	$67,409			$2,280			$65,129	0.8	2	1193	20		120153002237
1214	Everglades Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	360 E Main St	Pahokee	33476	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 924-3002	116	7	16.5	86.2%	3 (2.6%)	71 (61.2%)	40 (34.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,971			$1,211			$16,760	0.7	3.6	1165	49		120150003909
1215	Quantum High School	Public, Charter	7-12	1275 Gateway Blvd	Boynton Beach	33426	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 293-2971	435	9	48.3	66.0%	57 (13.1%)	217 (49.9%)	148 (34.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$10,385			$515			$9,869	0.7			(n/a)		120150008169
1216	Desoto Secondary School	Public, Alternative	K-12	318 N Wilson Ave	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	No	(863) 494-9303	51	1	51	52.9%	8 (15.7%)	15 (29.4%)	25 (49.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	$20,793			$2,157			$18,636	0.6	2.6	1183	33		120042006813

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