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
1191	Mattie V Rutherford Alt Educational Center	Public	4-8	1514 Hubbard St	Jacksonville	32206	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 630-6782	67	12	5.5	86.6%	4 (6.0%)	55 (82.1%)	5 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)								2.2	2.5	1184	7		120048000629
1192	Horizons Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1910 27th St E	Bradenton	34208	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 714-7470	429	24	17.8	74.1%	84 (19.6%)	116 (27.0%)	203 (47.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$15,649			$1,764			$13,885	2	3	1173	19		120123003610
1193	West Pasco Education Academy	Public	6-12	7229 Hudson Ave	Hudson	34667	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(727) 774-0002	104	23	4.5	77.9%	46 (44.2%)	29 (27.9%)	19 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)	$67,409			$2,280			$65,129	2	3.7	1154	39		120153002237
1194	Success Academy At Ghazvini Learning Center	Public	6-12	854 Blountstown St	Tallahassee	32304	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-2087	130	8	16.7	70.8%	16 (12.3%)	101 (77.7%)	10 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$20,038			$1,591			$18,447	2	1.9	1191	3		120111007831
1195	Marion Technical Institute	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	1614 E Fort King St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-4765	0	23	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$18,296			$2,209			$16,088	2	5.1	1141	54		120126005612
1196	Pepin Academies Of Pasco County	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	7710 Osteen Rd	New Port Richey	34653	Pasco County	Pasco	Yes	No	No	Yes	(727) 264-6497	300	30	10	49.7%	192 (64.0%)	10 (3.3%)	80 (26.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$14,728			$1,025			$13,702	2	3.6	1157	39		120153008339
1197	Richard L. Sanders School	Public, Alternative	K-12	5025 76th Ave N	Pinellas Park	33781	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 547-7728	160	31	5.1	77.5%	58 (36.3%)	83 (51.9%)	13 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$42,734			$5,550			$37,186	2	2	1188	9		120156001660
1198	Secondary Student Success Center 801	Public, Alternative	6-11	6300 NW 27th Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 636-6167	35	0		54.3%	0 (0.0%)	26 (74.3%)	9 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								1.7			(n/a)		120039007871
1199	Graduation Assistance Program	Public	6-12	307 W North Ave	Bonifay	32425	Holmes County	Holmes	No	No	No	No	(850) 547-0470	45	4	12.8	86.7%	33 (73.3%)	4 (8.9%)	4 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.9%)	$10,743			$461			$10,282	1.7			(n/a)		120090007853
1200	Ucp Transitional Learning Academy Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	3305 S Orange Ave	Orlando	32806	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 852-3300	162	6	27	38.3%	34 (21.0%)	38 (23.5%)	83 (51.2%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$19,409			$00			$19,409	1.7	3	1172	28		120144007944

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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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