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
591	Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Homestead)	Public, Charter	6-8	305 NE 2nd Rd	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 258-7497	484	20	24.2	81.8%	23 (4.8%)	30 (6.2%)	420 (86.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,033			$346			$8,687	50.1	52.9	549	42		120039007387
592	Plato Academy Trinity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	8810 Old Country Rd 54	New Port Richey	34653	Pasco County	Pasco	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 205-6360	489	38	12.8	41.1%	300 (61.3%)	24 (4.9%)	122 (24.9%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$8,651			$39			$8,612	50	57.9	477	115		120153008448
593	Woodlands Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5200 Lyons Rd	Lake Worth	33467	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 357-0300	1,307	72	18.2	39.5%	388 (29.7%)	421 (32.2%)	407 (31.1%)	43 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.4%)	$12,588			$743			$11,844	50	49.2	607	14		120150003010
594	Broward Math And Science Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6101 NW 31st St	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 969-8488	267	0		47.9%	21 (7.9%)	134 (50.2%)	99 (37.1%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	$10,954			$1,105			$9,850	49.9	44.6	663	69		120018008373
595	Laurel Hill School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8078 4th St	Laurel Hill	32567	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 652-4111	432	30	14.2	69.2%	327 (75.7%)	38 (8.8%)	30 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	$13,847			$853			$12,994	49.8	57	492	103		120138001332
596	Dr. Henry W. Mack/West Little River K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	2450 NW 84th St	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 691-6491	383	22	17.4	64.0%	6 (1.6%)	189 (49.3%)	186 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,420			$2,339			$13,081	49.8	42.7	693	97		120039000535
597	Mandarin Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Hood Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	No	(904) 292-0555	1,118	51	21.9	27.6%	576 (51.5%)	193 (17.3%)	238 (21.3%)	29 (2.6%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.5%)	$10,126			$1,530			$8,595	49.8	52.1	558	39		120048002743
598	Glenridge Middle	Public	6-8	2900 Upper Park Rd	Orlando	32814	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 623-1415	1,111	58	19.1	38.4%	358 (32.2%)	143 (12.9%)	475 (42.8%)	84 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	45 (4.1%)	$10,956			$972			$9,985	49.7	53.5	536	62		120144001395
599	Marianna K-8 School	Public	K-8	3807 Caverns Rd	Marianna	32446	Jackson County	Jackson	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 482-9609	1,685	118	14.2	57.1%	807 (47.9%)	600 (35.6%)	117 (6.9%)	12 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (8.5%)	$10,650			$1,543			$9,107	49.7	47.4	624	25		120096008933
600	Annabel C. Perry Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	6850 SW 34th St	Miramar	33023	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-7050	562	35	16	57.7%	28 (5.0%)	422 (75.1%)	98 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$15,238			$2,213			$13,024	49.6	50.2	587	13		120018000245

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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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Educational resources:

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