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
661	Corner Lake Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Chuluota Rd	Orlando	32820	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 568-0510	767	39	19.6	51.8%	279 (36.4%)	91 (11.9%)	337 (43.9%)	26 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	28 (3.7%)	$11,802			$711			$11,092	45.8	42.9	687	26		120144003457
662	Manatee Academy K-8	Public	K-8	1450 SW Heatherwood Blvd	Port St Lucie	34986	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 340-4745	1,700	92	18.4	58.9%	481 (28.3%)	609 (35.8%)	502 (29.5%)	13 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	85 (5.0%)	$10,054			$898			$9,156	45.8	46.8	630	32		120177001111
663	Poplar Springs High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3726 Atomic Dr	Graceville	32440	Holmes County	Holmes	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 263-6260	415	28	14.9	62.4%	344 (82.9%)	9 (2.2%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	$11,895			$1,236			$10,658	45.7	46.8	631	32		120090001046
664	Bok Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	13895 Hwy 27	Lake Wales	33859	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 638-1010	640	31	20.6	64.2%	314 (49.1%)	92 (14.4%)	212 (33.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$7,425			$629			$6,797	45.7	53.3	542	122		120159006968
665	Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay	Public, Charter	K-8	1090 30th Street NE	Ruskin	33570	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 234-0940	813	42	19.5	9.5%	286 (35.2%)	160 (19.7%)	297 (36.5%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	50 (6.2%)	$9,386			$755			$8,631	45.6	44.7	662	3		120087008760
666	Micanopy Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	708 NW Okehumkee	Micanopy	32667	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 466-1090	67	6	11.1	46.3%	46 (68.7%)	5 (7.5%)	3 (4.5%)	5 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.9%)								45.6	48.4	613	53		120003003811
667	Pizzo K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	11701 Usf Bull Run St	Tampa	33617	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 987-6500	968	62	15.6	64.4%	73 (7.5%)	350 (36.2%)	483 (49.9%)	23 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.0%)	$11,758			$1,647			$10,110	45.2	36.1	779	112		120087003380
668	Polk Full Time Eschool	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	604 S Central Ave	Lakeland	33815	Polk County	Polk	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 354-3999	429	0		0.7%	178 (41.5%)	58 (13.5%)	165 (38.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.1%)	$17,885			$1,479			$16,406	45.2	52	561	107		120159008317
669	Spring Creek Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	44440 Spring Creek Rd	Paisley	32767	Lake County	Lake	Yes	No	No	Yes	(352) 669-3275	606	35	17.3	64.9%	485 (80.0%)	7 (1.2%)	91 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$11,098			$1,193			$9,904	45.1	33.8	811	142		120105001702
670	Powell Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4100 Barclay Ave	Brooksville	34609	Hernando County	Hernando	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 797-7095	1,041	55	18.9	52.6%	520 (50.0%)	78 (7.5%)	355 (34.1%)	24 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.8%)	$9,210			$226			$8,984	45	34.1	805	135		120081002434

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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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