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
101	Starkey Ranch K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	12200 Lake Blanche Dr	Odessa	33556	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 794-2000	1,927	121	15.9	11.5%	1,231 (63.9%)	52 (2.7%)	325 (16.9%)	196 (10.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (6.2%)	$9,896			$440			$9,456	88.1	89.8	83	18		120153008948
102	Mason Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3073 Horseshoe Dr S	Naples	34104	Collier County	Collier	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 227-2838	1,509	101	14.9	19.2%	805 (53.3%)	209 (13.9%)	363 (24.1%)	70 (4.6%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	51 (3.4%)	$10,685			$08			$10,677	88.1	84.8	147	45		120033008322
103	Gulfview Middle School	Public	6-8	255 6th St S	Naples	34102	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	No	(239) 377-4000	556	29	19.2	41.4%	286 (51.4%)	53 (9.5%)	186 (33.5%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$14,694			$832			$13,862	88	83.6	155	52		120033000337
104	Treasure Village Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	86731 Overseas Hwy	Islamorada	33036	Monroe County	Monroe	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 852-3482	179			30.2%	119 (66.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	$20,554			$00			$20,554	88	93.4	46	58		120132003619
105	Ocean Studies Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	100360 Overseas Highway	Key Largo	33037	Monroe County	Monroe	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 852-7700	180	0		24.4%	109 (60.6%)	1 (0.6%)	60 (33.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$17,405			$65			$17,340	87.9	83.3	159	54		120132007956
106	Morningside K-8 Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6620 NE 5th Ave	Miami	33138	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 758-6741	406	27	15	60.1%	13 (3.2%)	214 (52.7%)	169 (41.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,610			$1,608			$13,002	87.8	81.4	185	79		120039000468
107	Fruit Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	3180 Race Track Rd	Saint Johns	32259	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-7880	1,157	56	20.6	12.7%	700 (60.5%)	49 (4.2%)	158 (13.7%)	163 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	82 (7.1%)	$8,158			$113			$8,046	87.8	91.1	71	36		120174003794
108	River City Science Academy Southeast	Public, Charter	K-8	12397 Philips Hwy	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Duval	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 855-8010	726	47	15.4	21.1%	329 (45.3%)	96 (13.2%)	122 (16.8%)	113 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (8.4%)	$9,222			$153			$9,069	87.8			(n/a)		120048010752
109	River City Science Academy At Mandarin	Public, Charter	K-8	10911 Old St Augustine Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 855-8010	870	57	15.2	34.7%	492 (56.6%)	89 (10.2%)	165 (19.0%)	62 (7.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.6%)	$9,355			$101			$9,254	87.8	90.1	79	30		120048008497
110	Young Womens Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1150 SW 1st St	Miami	33130	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 575-1200	295	18	16.3	40.3%	33 (11.2%)	46 (15.6%)	202 (68.5%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,573			$866			$14,707	87.7	93.4	45	65		120039007016

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences