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
141	Countryside Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	1-8	5852 Ehren Cutoff	Land O Lakes	34639	Pasco County	Pasco	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 996-0991	357	29	12.3	1.7%	170 (47.6%)	14 (3.9%)	92 (25.8%)	42 (11.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.1%)	$9,563			$00			$9,563	85.7	90.7	74	67		120153003916
142	Lincoln-Marti Schools (International Campus)	Public, Charter	K-8	103 E Lucy St	Florida City	33034	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 242-3330	210	19	11	61.0%	3 (1.4%)	27 (12.9%)	180 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,253			$1,105			$15,148	85.6	67.2	362	220		120039007578
143	Fernandina Beach Middle School	Public	6-8	315 Citrona Dr	Fernandina Beach	32034	Nassau County	Nassau	No	No	No	No	(904) 321-5867	721	39	18.4	35.2%	523 (72.5%)	54 (7.5%)	103 (14.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.4%)	$10,821			$424			$10,398	85.5	82.9	162	19		120135001307
144	River City Science Academy Innovation School	Public, Charter	K-8	8160 Baymeadows Way W	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 855-8010	813	46	17.6	54.0%	275 (33.8%)	272 (33.5%)	143 (17.6%)	44 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.5%)	$9,502			$98			$9,405	85.3	71.6	311	167		120048008253
145	Sarasota Suncoast Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8084 Hawkins Rd	Sarasota	34241	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 924-4242	823	48	17.1	21.3%	667 (81.0%)	7 (0.9%)	103 (12.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.0%)	$9,638			$760			$8,878	85.3	83.4	158	13		120168004199
146	Imagine At South Vero	Public, Charter	K-8	6000 4th St	Vero Beach	32968	Indian River County	Indian River	Yes	No	No	No	(772) 567-2828	892	54	16.5	2.4%	728 (81.6%)	73 (8.2%)	70 (7.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	$8,703			$135			$8,568	85.3	80.2	199	53		120093007488
147	Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	5350 SW 90th Ave	Cooper City	33328	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-4100	1,453	65	22.5	20.2%	599 (41.2%)	77 (5.3%)	605 (41.6%)	118 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.6%)	$9,717			$591			$9,126	85.3	82.8	163	16		120018000278
148	Oasis Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6417 3rd Ave W	Bradenton	34209	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	Yes	(941) 749-1979	49	3	16.3	71.4%	8 (16.3%)	7 (14.3%)	29 (59.2%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)	$13,043			$00			$13,043	85.2	66.3	372	224		120123007193
149	Rcma Immokalee Community Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	123 N 4th St	Immokalee	34142	Collier County	Collier	Yes	No	No	Yes	(239) 867-3220	335	22	15.2	80.6%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	331 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,589			$1,226			$12,363	85.2	71.8	309	160		120033004330
150	Avalon Middle	Public	6-8	13914 Mailer Blvd	Orlando	32828	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 207-7839	791	42	18.8	15.3%	317 (40.1%)	70 (8.8%)	299 (37.8%)	71 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (3.7%)	$11,688			$853			$10,835	85.1	81.8	179	29		120144005032

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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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