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
211	Pinecrest Academy Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	14901 SW 42nd St	Miami	33185	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 559-8583	494	21	23.5	58.1%	12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	472 (95.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,240			$88			$10,152	79.7	80.1	201	10		120039004075
212	Gadsden Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	200 Providence Rd	Quincy	32351	Gadsden County	Gadsden	No	Yes	No	No	(850) 627-7557	121	11	11	78.5%	7 (5.8%)	92 (76.0%)	21 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$23,871			$10,861			$13,010	79.7	69.5	334	122		120060000853
213	East Bay K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2535 Elkhart Dr	Gulf Breeze	32566	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 750-0134	1,100	61	18	30.7%	770 (70.0%)	43 (3.9%)	137 (12.5%)	21 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	8 (0.7%)	117 (10.6%)	$8,398			$395			$8,004	79.6	87.9	110	103		120165008721
214	Imagine School At North Port	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1000 Innovation Ave	North Port	34289	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 426-2050	1,228	83	14.7	46.8%	817 (66.5%)	71 (5.8%)	235 (19.1%)	36 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.5%)	$11,821			$263			$11,558	79.5	71.2	314	100		120168007469
215	Davenport School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4751 County Road 547 N	Davenport	33837	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 420-2557	1,440	86	16.7	51.1%	369 (25.6%)	231 (16.0%)	781 (54.2%)	27 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.2%)	$10,387			$1,412			$8,975	79.4	80.8	193	22		120159001725
216	Loggers' Run Community Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	11584 W Palmetto Park Rd	Boca Raton	33428	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 883-8000	1,114	60	18.5	23.2%	542 (48.7%)	67 (6.0%)	416 (37.3%)	37 (3.3%)	11 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	37 (3.3%)	$12,200			$195			$12,004	79.4	76.7	241	25		120150002378
217	Rowlett Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	400 30th Ave W	Bradenton	34205	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 462-4100	708	37	19.1	45.1%	364 (51.4%)	75 (10.6%)	222 (31.4%)	19 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.7%)	$10,230			$00			$10,230	79.2	82.3	166	51		120123008608
218	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	79.1	79.7	206	12		120138003211
219	Bob Graham Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	15901 NW 79th Ave	Miami Lakes	33016	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 557-3303	1,404	82	17.1	40.5%	59 (4.2%)	42 (3.0%)	1,283 (91.4%)	18 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,859			$1,360			$11,499	79.1	77	237	18		120039003831
220	Pinellas Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2300 Belcher Rd S	Largo	33771	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 536-3600	764	56	13.6	38.0%	460 (60.2%)	41 (5.4%)	135 (17.7%)	77 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	45 (5.9%)	$11,674			$436			$11,238	79.1	82.1	171	49		120156003917

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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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