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
1121	Walton Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	5-12	389 Dorsey Ave	Defuniak Springs	32435	Walton County	Walton	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 892-3999	130	5	26	80.8%	79 (60.8%)	11 (8.5%)	34 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$14,548			$1,377			$13,170	8.9	8	1123	2		120198004458
1122	Secondary Student Success Center 802	Public	6-12	6300 NW 27th Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 694-4444	16	0		37.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)	14 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								8.2	11.5	1095	27		120039007828
1123	Sleepy Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2215 Sleepy Hill Rd	Lakeland	33810	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 815-6577	886	43	20.6	76.6%	169 (19.1%)	219 (24.7%)	459 (51.8%)	17 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)	$10,191			$1,465			$8,726	8.2	14.8	1056	67		120159003655
1124	Okaloosa Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	720 Lovejoy Road NW	Fort Walton Beach	32548	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 864-3133	115	2	57.5	75.7%	53 (46.1%)	30 (26.1%)	19 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	11 (9.6%)	$15,297			$1,768			$13,529	8.2	2.8	1176	52		120138003088
1125	Chi Chi Rodriquez Academy	Public	4-8	3030 N McMullen Booth Rd	Clearwater	33761	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 791-3522	90	7	12.8	53.3%	49 (54.4%)	18 (20.0%)	20 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$14,664			$943			$13,722	8.2	11.7	1092	33		120156003780
1126	Miami MacArthur Educational Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	13990 SW 264th St	Naranja	33032	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 258-7200	97	17	5.7	74.2%	2 (2.1%)	33 (34.0%)	60 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								8.1	10.7	1103	23		120039000611
1127	Southside Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2948 Knights Ln E	Jacksonville	32216	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 739-5238	805	39	20.6	47.0%	132 (16.4%)	181 (22.5%)	410 (50.9%)	52 (6.5%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.6%)	$9,266			$1,122			$8,144	8	9.3	1112	15		120048000737
1128	The Seed School Of Miami	Public, Charter	6-12	1901 NW 127th St	Miami	33167	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(855) 818-7333	232	23	10	73.7%	8 (3.4%)	183 (78.9%)	39 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$60,617			$530			$60,086	8	8.5	1121	7		120039008345
1129	Crystal Lake Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2410 Crystal Lake Dr N	Lakeland	33801	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	Yes	(863) 499-2970	753	32	23.5	83.1%	213 (28.3%)	180 (23.9%)	310 (41.2%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (4.5%)	$11,361			$1,695			$9,665	8	14.5	1057	72		120159001782
1130	Whiddon Rodgers Education Center	Public	6-12	700 SW 26th St	Fort Lauderdale	33315	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-7550	655	31	21.1	58.9%	28 (4.3%)	457 (69.8%)	154 (23.5%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$16,796			$6,011			$10,785	7.8	3.2	1168	38		120018003027

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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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