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
91	West Boynton Middle School	Public	6-8	8655 Senator Joe Abruzzo Ave	Boynton Beach	33472	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(561) 434-8000	896	53	16.9	18.2%	473 (52.8%)	146 (16.3%)	189 (21.1%)	54 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.3%)	$14,008			$536			$13,473	88	86.6	125	34		120150010694
92	Coleman Middle School	Public	6-8	1724 S Manhattan Ave	Tampa	33629	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 872-5335	860	43	19.8	13.0%	572 (66.5%)	29 (3.4%)	154 (17.9%)	55 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.7%)	$9,848			$849			$8,999	87.9	89.5	83	9		120087000936
93	Imagine Schools Plantation Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	8200 Peters Rd	Plantation	33324	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 358-4200	441	26	16.9	1.8%	239 (54.2%)	31 (7.0%)	153 (34.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$10,599			$646			$9,953	87.9	86.1	132	39		120018008090
94	Arbor Ridge K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2900 Logandale Dr	Orlando	32817	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 672-3110	756	53	14.2	38.8%	209 (27.6%)	76 (10.1%)	373 (49.3%)	64 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	29 (3.8%)	$14,589			$1,079			$13,510	87.9	90.7	69	25		120144002685
95	Somerset Academy Boca Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	333 SW 4th Ave	Boca Raton	33432	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 393-1091	95	5	19.6	15.8%	53 (55.8%)	8 (8.4%)	30 (31.6%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$10,314			$307			$10,006	87.9	86.3	129	34		120150008275
96	Round Lake Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	31333 Round Lake Rd	Mount Dora	32757	Lake County	Lake	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 385-4399	1,240	79	15.6	28.6%	870 (70.2%)	70 (5.6%)	215 (17.3%)	29 (2.3%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (4.0%)	$8,943			$97			$8,847	87.9	88.8	92	4		120105004364
97	Sebastian Charter Junior High School	Public, Charter	6-8	782 Wave St	Sebastian	32958	Indian River County	Indian River	Yes	No	No	No	(772) 388-8838	295	18	16.3	48.1%	186 (63.1%)	28 (9.5%)	57 (19.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$9,571			$272			$9,299	87.9	86.1	133	36		120093004361
98	Somerset Academy Silver Palms	Public, Charter	K-8	23255 SW 115th Ave	Homestead	33032	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 257-3737	1,890	80	23.6	85.9%	59 (3.1%)	123 (6.5%)	1,669 (88.3%)	20 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.0%)	$8,960			$482			$8,477	87.8	91.7	59	39		120039007428
99	Callahan Middle School	Public	6-8	450121 Old Dixie Hwy	Callahan	32011	Nassau County	Nassau	No	No	No	No	(904) 879-3606	704	42	16.7	40.1%	613 (87.1%)	18 (2.6%)	33 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	$10,714			$220			$10,494	87.7	87.3	116	17		120135001314
100	Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	1155 93rd St	Bay Harbor Islands	33154	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 865-7912	1,257	62	20.2	20.8%	532 (42.3%)	29 (2.3%)	659 (52.4%)	13 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.9%)	$10,774			$930			$9,844	87.6	89.3	85	15		120039000373

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