Best Middle Schools in Florida

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 1216)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
531	Port Charlotte Middle School	Public	6-8	23000 Midway Blvd	Port Charlotte	33952	Charlotte County	Charlotte	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 255-7460	858	45	19	53.5%	411 (47.9%)	127 (14.8%)	229 (26.7%)	17 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (7.8%)	$11,327			$634			$10,693	55.7	56.1	510	21		120024000303
532	Surfside Middle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 Nautilus St	Panama City Beach	32413	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	No	(850) 767-5180	755	46	16.4	34.2%	481 (63.7%)	65 (8.6%)	141 (18.7%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.2%)	$10,494			$803			$9,691	55.7	60.8	445	87		120009002665
533	Somerset Academy Wellington K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	1000 Wellington Trce	Wellington	33414	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 669-2906	459	22	20.4	43.6%	150 (32.7%)	120 (26.1%)	164 (35.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (3.9%)	$12,981			$00			$12,981	55.6	39.7	749	216		120150008747
534	Linda Lentin K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	14312 NE 2nd Ct	North Miami Beach	33161	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 891-4011	594	38	15.6	67.2%	8 (1.3%)	501 (84.3%)	78 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	$13,703			$2,198			$11,506	55.6	52.5	556	22		120039003343
535	College Preparatory Academy At Wellen Park	Public, Charter	K-7	6278 N Federal Hwy	Fort Lauderdale	33308	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(941) 357-4783	409	25	16.3	44.0%	293 (71.6%)	6 (1.5%)	63 (15.4%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	$10,835			$170			$10,666	55.5			(n/a)		120168010817
536	Sawgrass Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	12500 W Sample Rd	Coral Springs	33065	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-4500	946	43	22	32.5%	169 (17.9%)	335 (35.4%)	354 (37.4%)	37 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.1%)	$11,667			$1,207			$10,460	55.4	59.7	467	69		120018003030
537	Brevard Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1225 Clearlake Rd	Cocoa	32922	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	Yes	No	(321) 633-3660	215	47	4.5	7.0%	131 (60.9%)	26 (12.1%)	28 (13.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25 (11.6%)	$12,912			$420			$12,491	55.4	63.2	412	125		120015005441
538	Daniel Jenkins Academy Of Technology Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Ledwith Ave	Haines City	33844	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 421-3267	506	25	20.2	72.5%	39 (7.7%)	162 (32.0%)	292 (57.7%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,514			$1,479			$9,034	55.3	52.4	557	19		120159004435
539	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	55.3	61.8	432	107		120147008617
540	Renaissance Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	8360 NW 33rd St	Doral	33122	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 728-4622	391	26	15	44.0%	12 (3.1%)	11 (2.8%)	360 (92.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,195			$509			$13,686	55.2	64.4	396	144		120039005489

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