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
41	Osceola County School For The Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	3151 N Orange Blossom Trl	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 931-4803	1,002	52	19.3	37.4%	251 (25.0%)	60 (6.0%)	629 (62.8%)	31 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.8%)	$10,436			$323			$10,113	93.1	94.1	38	3		120147004119
42	City/Pembroke Pines Charter High School	Public, Charter	6-12	17189 Sheridan St	Pembroke Pines	33331	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 538-3700	2,168	95	22.7	27.8%	325 (15.0%)	493 (22.7%)	1,063 (49.0%)	202 (9.3%)	8 (0.4%)	9 (0.4%)	68 (3.1%)	$11,149			$120			$11,030	92.9	91.8	63	21		120018004318
43	Osceola Virtual Franchise (Secondary)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1907 Michigan Ave	Saint Cloud	34769	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	Yes	No	(407) 870-4847	148	36	4.1	2.0%	61 (41.2%)	13 (8.8%)	58 (39.2%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	$9,782			$424			$9,358	92.7	88	109	66		120147005802
44	Ada Merritt K-8 Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	660 SW 3rd St	Miami	33130	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 326-0791	780	47	16.5	18.7%	177 (22.7%)	4 (0.5%)	582 (74.6%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$12,403			$848			$11,555	92.7	92.8	53	9		120039004072
45	P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 SW 6th St	Gainesville	32601	Alachua County	Uf Lab School	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 392-1554	1,363	75	18.2	27.4%	592 (43.4%)	268 (19.7%)	334 (24.5%)	63 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (7.7%)								92.6	91.4	68	23		120201502912
46	Audubon Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 Falcon Dr	Orlando	32803	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-5829	1,184	76	15.5	14.3%	743 (62.8%)	80 (6.8%)	245 (20.7%)	30 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (7.1%)	$12,135			$950			$11,185	92.5	88.1	108	62		120144008698
47	Air Base K-8 Center For International Education	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	12829 SW 272nd St	Homestead	33032	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 258-3676	1,131	63	17.9	33.4%	79 (7.0%)	221 (19.5%)	781 (69.1%)	27 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (1.9%)	$12,319			$710			$11,610	92.5	92.5	57	10		120039000367
48	Somerset Academy Bay Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	9500 SW 97th Ave	Miami	33176	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 274-0682	259	12	21.5	19.3%	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	244 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,257			$78			$9,179	92.4	94.3	36	12		120039008153
49	Miami Arts Studio 6-12 At Zelda Glazer	Public, Magnet	6-12	15015 SW 24th St	Miami	33185	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 485-2323	1,799	79	22.7	25.6%	46 (2.6%)	12 (0.7%)	1,729 (96.1%)	11 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,312			$853			$9,459	92.4	93.9	41	8		120039007631
50	Orlando Science Middle High Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	2427 Lynx Ln	Orlando	32804	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 253-7304	1,591	84	18.9	18.9%	334 (21.0%)	246 (15.5%)	354 (22.3%)	581 (36.5%)	15 (0.9%)	9 (0.6%)	52 (3.3%)	$10,577			$00			$10,577	92.3	93	49	1		120144007458

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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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