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
291	Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	800 Corporate Dr	Fort Lauderdale	33334	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(941) 757-8766	1,369	77	17.7	22.1%	826 (60.3%)	51 (3.7%)	317 (23.2%)	95 (6.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (5.6%)	$7,803			$97			$7,706	73.2	78.1	228	63		120123010679
292	Emerald Cove Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	9950 Stribling Way	Wellington	33414	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 803-8000	1,221	68	18	29.2%	354 (29.0%)	338 (27.7%)	382 (31.3%)	99 (8.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.4%)	$12,882			$720			$12,161	73.1	77.1	236	56		120150007400
293	Dunedin Highland Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	70 Patricia Ave	Dunedin	34698	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 469-4112	842	46	18.3	39.9%	404 (48.0%)	150 (17.8%)	203 (24.1%)	33 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	45 (5.3%)	$11,092			$953			$10,139	72.9	64.2	396	103		120156001617
294	Three Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	18500 3 Oaks Pkwy	Fort Myers	33967	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 267-5757	1,091	48	22.9	25.9%	629 (57.7%)	37 (3.4%)	358 (32.8%)	29 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.3%)	$9,433			$588			$8,844	72.9	67.8	355	61		120108001798
295	Union Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1795 Wabash St E	Bartow	33830	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	No	(863) 534-7435	382	20	19.1	49.0%	200 (52.4%)	81 (21.2%)	71 (18.6%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$11,630			$1,208			$10,422	72.6	73.5	289	6		120159002457
296	Key Largo School	Public	PK, KG-8	104801 Overseas Hwy	Key Largo	33037	Monroe County	Monroe	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 453-1255	690	59	11.6	61.7%	234 (33.9%)	29 (4.2%)	405 (58.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$20,741			$1,189			$19,551	72.5	60.9	434	138		120132001304
297	Plato Academy Largo Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7100 142nd Ave N	Largo	33771	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 228-9552	305	29	10.5	43.3%	156 (51.1%)	33 (10.8%)	74 (24.3%)	27 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	$11,740			$235			$11,505	72.5	48.3	616	319		120156007910
298	Lavilla School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 N Davis St	Jacksonville	32202	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 633-6069	972	49	19.8	24.9%	409 (42.1%)	354 (36.4%)	113 (11.6%)	21 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	68 (7.0%)	$9,692			$1,043			$8,649	72.4	75	261	37		120048004344
299	Holley-Navarre Middle School	Public	6-8	1976 Williams Creek Dr	Navarre	32566	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 936-6040	823	41	20	41.4%	521 (63.3%)	39 (4.7%)	132 (16.0%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	110 (13.4%)	$8,693			$569			$8,124	72.4	77.5	232	67		120165002670
300	Cedar Key High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	951 Whiddon Ave	Cedar Key	32625	Levy County	Levy	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 543-5223	202	17	12.2	63.4%	182 (90.1%)	4 (2.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	$20,437			$1,646			$18,790	72.4	74.1	280	20		120114001198

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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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