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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
1041	Homestead Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	650 NW 2nd Ave	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 247-4221	545	35	15.5	76.5%	8 (1.5%)	250 (45.9%)	286 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,497			$3,612			$12,884	17.4	13.8	1067	26		120039000556
1042	Palm Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 W 56th St	Hialeah	33012	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 821-2460	698	50	13.9	61.5%	9 (1.3%)	18 (2.6%)	670 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,608			$3,003			$15,605	17.4	19.1	1010	32		120039000574
1043	Lake Marion Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	3055 Lake Marion Creek Dr	Poinciana	34759	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 427-1471	1,013	51	19.8	73.5%	80 (7.9%)	404 (39.9%)	508 (50.1%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	7 (0.7%)	$9,183			$1,335			$7,848	17.3	12.8	1080	37		120159005346
1044	Ucp Bailes Community Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4780 Data Ct	Orlando	32817	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 852-3300	469	31	15.1	38.2%	107 (22.8%)	51 (10.9%)	267 (56.9%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	$14,669			$00			$14,669	17.3	33.3	817	227		120144008941
1045	Jacksonville Classical Academy East	Public, Charter	K-7	5900 Fort Caroline Rd	Jacksonville	32277	Duval County	Duval	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 302-9052	215	12	17.9	54.9%	72 (33.5%)	69 (32.1%)	42 (19.5%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.7%)	$14,153			$883			$13,269	17.2			(n/a)		120048010635
1046	Shields Middle School	Public	6-8	15732 Beth Shields Way	Ruskin	33573	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 672-5338	1,593	60	26.5	60.2%	140 (8.8%)	417 (26.2%)	963 (60.5%)	18 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.2%)	$9,315			$1,414			$7,902	17.1	15.8	1043	3		120087004156
1047	Idea Victory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11612 N Nebraska Ave	Tampa	33612	Hillsborough County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 461-6650	1,316	52	25.3	71.0%	61 (4.6%)	394 (29.9%)	853 (64.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								17.1	28.4	884	163		120008410712
1048	Turkey Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	5005 S Turkey Creek Rd	Plant City	33567	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 757-9442	1,000	42	23.8	66.7%	246 (24.6%)	51 (5.1%)	674 (67.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	$9,396			$1,507			$7,888	16.9	17.5	1031	17		120087001030
1049	Jean Ribault Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3610 Ribault Scenic Dr	Jacksonville	32208	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 924-3062	530	33	16	70.8%	27 (5.1%)	457 (86.2%)	34 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$12,483			$1,706			$10,778	16.8	17.5	1033	16		120048000738
1050	Olsen Middle School	Public	6-8	330 SE 11th Ter	Dania Beach	33004	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-3800	602	29	20.7	50.5%	81 (13.5%)	201 (33.4%)	287 (47.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$12,646			$1,566			$11,079	16.6	15.5	1045	5		120018000176

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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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