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
431	Boca Raton Community Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1251 NW 8th St	Boca Raton	33486	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 416-8700	1,058	69	15.3	37.5%	410 (38.8%)	209 (19.8%)	369 (34.9%)	31 (2.9%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.9%)	$15,210			$1,097			$14,114	61.8	59.5	449	18		120150001558
432	Mater Palms Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7901 NW 103rd St	Hialeah Gardens	33016	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 390-1106	866	40	21.6	63.0%	164 (18.9%)	60 (6.9%)	612 (70.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	16 (1.8%)	$7,832			$462			$7,370	61.8	53.4	539	107		120147008617
433	Plato Seminole	Public, Charter	K-8	10888 126th Ave N	Largo	33778	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 228-9950	311	27	11.5	31.8%	217 (69.8%)	25 (8.0%)	39 (12.5%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	$9,870			$67			$9,803	61.8	37.8	754	321		120156007953
434	Franklin Academy F	Public, Charter	K-8	5000 SW 207th Ter	Pembroke Pines	33332	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 315-0770	922	44	20.9	3.3%	60 (6.5%)	165 (17.9%)	660 (71.6%)	21 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	$10,011			$1,637			$8,374	61.7	46.3	641	207		120018008116
435	Duval Charter School At Southside	Public, Charter	K-8	8680 Ac Skinner Pkwy	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 423-5348	1,064	51	20.8	58.9%	349 (32.8%)	280 (26.3%)	272 (25.6%)	79 (7.4%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	76 (7.1%)	$9,685			$681			$9,005	61.6	47.3	626	191		120048008371
436	Tuskawilla Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Tuskawilla Rd	Oviedo	32765	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 746-8550	1,060	56	18.9	49.9%	442 (41.7%)	112 (10.6%)	405 (38.2%)	50 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.7%)	$8,649			$496			$8,154	61.5	52	559	123		120171001894
437	Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	15735 SW 144th St	Miami	33196	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 252-5900	1,019	56	18.1	52.8%	26 (2.6%)	25 (2.5%)	948 (93.0%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	$13,027			$1,843			$11,184	61.5	59.2	454	17		120039007291
438	South Miami K-8 Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6800 SW 60th St	South Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 667-8847	508	35	14.5	38.6%	37 (7.3%)	70 (13.8%)	386 (76.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$17,050			$1,630			$15,421	61.4	75.6	252	186		120039000518
439	Palm Glades Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	22655 SW 112 Ave	Miami	33170	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 272-2269	219	8	27.3	60.3%	2 (0.9%)	43 (19.6%)	170 (77.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,216			$894			$11,322	61.2	44.3	668	229		120039007797
440	Osceola Creek Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6775 180th Ave N	Loxahatchee	33470	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 422-2500	851	51	16.7	35.6%	325 (38.2%)	135 (15.9%)	336 (39.5%)	22 (2.6%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	$13,850			$479			$13,371	61.2	68.5	345	95		120150004030

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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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