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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
731	Bowman Ashe/Doolin K-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6601 SW 152nd Ave	Miami	33193	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 386-6667	841	51	16.4	56.7%	7 (0.8%)	12 (1.4%)	812 (96.6%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$15,162			$2,226			$12,936	41.1	48.2	618	113		120039002805
732	Academir Middle School Of Math And Science	Public, Charter	6-8	13330 SW 288th St	Homestead	33033	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(786) 601-7668	151	6	25.1	84.8%	3 (2.0%)	5 (3.3%)	142 (94.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,798			$415			$7,384	41.1	43.5	683	49		120039010717
733	Deltona Middle School	Public	6-8	250 Enterprise Rd	Deltona	32725	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 575-4150	1,132	62	18.3	55.7%	391 (34.5%)	146 (12.9%)	522 (46.1%)	19 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (4.2%)	$9,434			$946			$8,488	41.1	40.6	713	20		120192001972
734	Renaissance Charter School At Goldenrod	Public, Charter	K-8	6004 S Goldenrod Rd	Orlando	32822	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 536-2952	1,129	68	16.6	78.7%	78 (6.9%)	148 (13.1%)	877 (77.7%)	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	$8,754			$359			$8,396	41	33.6	812	78		120144008503
735	Renaissance Charter School At Plantation	Public, Charter	K-8	6701 W Sunrise Blvd	Plantation	33313	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 556-9700	933	53	17.6	95.4%	44 (4.7%)	800 (85.7%)	68 (7.3%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (1.0%)	$10,162			$483			$9,679	41	33.9	808	73		120018007874
736	Howard Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1655 NW 10th St	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-7225	917	49	18.7	53.7%	245 (26.7%)	328 (35.8%)	230 (25.1%)	61 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.3%)	$11,313			$1,230			$10,083	41	43.3	684	52		120126001251
737	Marathon School	Public	6-12	350 Sombrero Beach Rd	Marathon	33050	Monroe County	Monroe	No	No	No	No	(305) 289-2480	809	55	14.7	49.3%	301 (37.2%)	42 (5.2%)	445 (55.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.0%)	$17,396			$516			$16,880	40.9	31.2	853	116		120132001296
738	Mowat Middle School	Public	6-8	1903 W Highway 390	Lynn Haven	32444	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	No	(850) 767-4040	803	43	18.6	43.1%	475 (59.2%)	124 (15.4%)	115 (14.3%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (9.2%)	$9,006			$1,002			$8,003	40.8	51.1	569	169		120009000063
739	Westpine Middle School	Public	6-8	9393 NW 50th St	Sunrise	33351	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-4900	730	34	21.4	38.5%	60 (8.2%)	404 (55.3%)	206 (28.2%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (4.1%)	$12,034			$1,289			$10,744	40.8	38.7	735	4		120018000145
740	Jim C. Bailey Middle School	Public	6-8	4110 Bauer Rd	Pensacola	32506	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 492-6136	948	56	16.9	47.6%	446 (47.0%)	237 (25.0%)	120 (12.7%)	18 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.9%)	115 (12.1%)	$11,374			$1,336			$10,037	40.7	34	806	66		120051002994

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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.
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