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
581	Clay Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1417 Red Apple Rd	Middleburg	32068	Clay County	Clay	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 406-1607	693	39	18	14.1%	176 (25.4%)	230 (33.2%)	214 (30.9%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.2%)	$9,325			$118			$9,207	50.8	49.7	598	17		120030008437
582	Benjamin Franklin K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	13100 NW 12th Ave	North Miami	33168	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 681-3547	548	32	17.1	65.9%	4 (0.7%)	419 (76.5%)	123 (22.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,744			$1,310			$11,433	50.8	40.2	718	136		120039000423
583	Sarasota Academy Of The Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	582 McIntosh Rd	Sarasota	34232	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 377-2278	193	17	11.1	55.4%	94 (48.7%)	5 (2.6%)	72 (37.3%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.3%)	$10,470			$200			$10,270	50.8	62.2	415	168		120168008202
584	Pershing School	Public	K-8	1800 E Pershing Ave	Orlando	32806	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 858-3170	1,057	67	15.7	31.0%	537 (50.8%)	76 (7.2%)	366 (34.6%)	14 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	58 (5.5%)	$11,324			$885			$10,439	50.7	45.9	648	64		120144001425
585	Thomas E. Weightman Middle School	Public	6-8	30649 Wells Rd	Wesley Chapel	33545	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(813) 794-0200	1,270	61	20.9	27.5%	493 (38.8%)	186 (14.6%)	411 (32.4%)	75 (5.9%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (7.6%)	$8,378			$620			$7,758	50.4	52.2	555	30		120153002881
586	Pine View Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5334 Parkway Blvd	Land O Lakes	34639	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 794-4800	929	51	18.2	20.7%	530 (57.1%)	68 (7.3%)	229 (24.7%)	35 (3.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	62 (6.7%)	$9,694			$356			$9,339	50.3	53.4	538	48		120153001589
587	Navigator Academy Of Leadership Valrico	Public, Charter	K-8	1101 E Bloomingdale Ave	Valrico	33596	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 603-9340	906	36	25.5	9.3%	268 (29.6%)	148 (16.3%)	390 (43.0%)	57 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.6%)	$7,239			$393			$6,846	50.3	68.3	346	241		120087008657
588	Mater International Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	795 NW 32nd St	Miami	33127	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 634-0445	212	8	26.5	85.8%	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	201 (94.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,500			$377			$7,122	50.3	57.1	485	103		120039007484
589	West Hernando Middle School	Public	6-8	14325 Ken Austin Pkwy	Brooksville	34613	Hernando County	Hernando	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 797-7035	666	38	17.5	55.6%	325 (48.8%)	72 (10.8%)	212 (31.8%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.6%)	$12,853			$1,256			$11,596	50.3	44.2	672	83		120081001609
590	John Hopkins Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 16th St S	St Petersburg	33705	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 893-2400	757	43	17.6	51.9%	283 (37.4%)	317 (41.9%)	96 (12.7%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.2%)	$12,571			$806			$11,765	50.1	43.6	682	92		120156001684

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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.
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