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
231	Marco Island Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1401 Trinidad Ave	Marco Island	34145	Collier County	Collier	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 377-3200	277	23	12	27.1%	142 (51.3%)	6 (2.2%)	114 (41.2%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$18,085			$91			$17,994	78	79.2	211	20		120033003339
232	Franklin Academy- Palm Beach Gardens	Public, Charter	K-8	5651 Hood Rd	Palm Beach Gardens	33418	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 348-2525	963	51	18.8	38.6%	258 (26.8%)	342 (35.5%)	263 (27.3%)	51 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.9%)	$10,958			$135			$10,823	78	67.2	363	131		120150008413
233	Somerset Palms Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12001 SW 72nd St	Miami	33183	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 574-5287	324	18	18	49.7%	7 (2.2%)	6 (1.9%)	310 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,933			$78			$8,855	77.9	74.6	267	34		120039008669
234	Learning Gate Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	16215 Hanna Rd	Lutz	33549	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 948-4190	761	41	18.5	4.5%	471 (61.9%)	21 (2.8%)	187 (24.6%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.5%)	$8,772			$16			$8,756	77.8	80.9	188	46		120087004358
235	Trinity School For Children	Public, Charter	K-8	2402 W Osborne Ave	Tampa	33603	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 874-2402	910	42	21.6	1.6%	383 (42.1%)	45 (4.9%)	410 (45.1%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.7%)	$11,672			$00			$11,672	77.7	76	249	14		120087004167
236	The School Of Arts And Sciences On Thomasville	Public, Charter	K-8	3208 Thomasville Rd	Tallahassee	32308	Leon County	Leon	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 386-6566	461	43	10.7	9.8%	300 (65.1%)	62 (13.4%)	55 (11.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	$9,278			$246			$9,033	77.7	79.5	210	26		120111003599
237	Wellington Landings Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1100 Aero Club Dr	Wellington	33414	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 792-8100	1,227	67	18.3	23.6%	503 (41.0%)	138 (11.2%)	495 (40.3%)	38 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.2%)	$12,140			$618			$11,521	77.7	79.8	205	32		120150002578
238	Pinellas Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	14405 49th St N	Clearwater	33762	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	Yes	No	(727) 588-6448	153	18	8.5	2.0%	91 (59.5%)	13 (8.5%)	27 (17.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.7%)	$7,458			$179			$7,279	77.6	72.5	299	61		120156008596
239	Thomas L Sims Middle School	Public	6-8	5500 Education Dr	Pace	32571	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 995-3676	823	40	20.5	40.1%	626 (76.1%)	25 (3.0%)	69 (8.4%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	79 (9.6%)	$7,999			$486			$7,513	77.6	79.8	204	35		120165003504
240	Academy For Innovative Education	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1080 La Baron Dr	Miami Springs	33166	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 725-3193	1,063	60	17.7	46.8%	44 (4.1%)	11 (1.0%)	997 (93.8%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$10,267			$415			$9,852	77.5	83.8	153	87		120039008684

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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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