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
191	Viera Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6206 Breslay Dr	Viera	32940	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 541-1434	1,532	99	15.4	24.0%	971 (63.4%)	118 (7.7%)	271 (17.7%)	49 (3.2%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (7.6%)	$8,984			$87			$8,897	80.6	82.1	184	7		120015008240
192	Jackson Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	41 Academy Ave	Oviedo	32765	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 320-4550	1,340	71	19	31.4%	703 (52.5%)	113 (8.4%)	357 (26.6%)	108 (8.1%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	49 (3.7%)	$8,305			$462			$7,843	80.6	80.4	204	12		120171001881
193	Angeline Academy Of Innovation	Public	6-12	8916 Angeline School Way	Land O Lakes	34638	Pasco County	Pasco	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 346-2500	1,088	51	21.4	13.6%	616 (56.6%)	61 (5.6%)	244 (22.4%)	115 (10.6%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.1%)	$9,260			$437			$8,823	80.5	80.7	200	7		120153010697
194	Ocean Studies Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	100360 Overseas Highway	Key Largo	33037	Monroe County	Monroe	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 852-7700	180	0		24.4%	109 (60.6%)	1 (0.6%)	60 (33.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$17,405			$65			$17,340	80.4	87.9	105	89		120132007956
195	Kendall Square K-8 Center	Public	K-8	9325 SW 169 Place	Miami	33196	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 382-0352	638	36	17.7	30.9%	19 (3.0%)	12 (1.9%)	584 (91.5%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,767			$970			$10,796	80.3	66.1	374	179		120039008697
196	Ridgeview Global Studies Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1000 Dunson Rd	Davenport	33896	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 419-3171	1,581	90	17.5	43.8%	666 (42.1%)	173 (10.9%)	652 (41.2%)	47 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	37 (2.3%)	$9,473			$602			$8,871	80.1	76	262	66		120159004437
197	Pineapple Cove Classical Academy At West Melbourne	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	3455 Norfolk Pkwy	West Melbourne	32904	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 499-2585	832	56	14.9	30.2%	537 (64.5%)	60 (7.2%)	139 (16.7%)	36 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.5%)	$8,928			$00			$8,928	80	75.2	272	75		120015008612
198	Academie Da Vinci Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1060 Keene Rd	Dunedin	34698	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 298-2778	336	29	11.5	29.5%	273 (81.3%)	14 (4.2%)	36 (10.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	$9,084			$93			$8,992	80	81.6	190	8		120156003255
199	St. Johns Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2980 Collins Ave	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	Yes	No	(904) 547-8500	314	17	18.4		226 (72.0%)	13 (4.1%)	40 (12.7%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	$6,113			$76			$6,036	80	84.9	152	47		120174007505
200	Destin Middle School	Public	5-8	4608 Legendary Marina Dr	Destin	32541	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 833-7655	799	41	19.4	43.8%	529 (66.2%)	33 (4.1%)	152 (19.0%)	33 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.0%)	$9,372			$187			$9,186	80	79.1	218	18		120138003211

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