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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
321	Venice Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Center Rd	Venice	34292	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	No	(941) 486-2100	732	45	16.2	39.5%	533 (72.8%)	11 (1.5%)	108 (14.8%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.7%)	$13,744			$205			$13,539	70.6	69.3	337	16		120168002462
322	Devon Aire K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	10501 SW 122nd Ave	Miami	33186	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 274-7100	818	49	16.6	37.7%	55 (6.7%)	30 (3.7%)	702 (85.8%)	17 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$13,925			$974			$12,951	70.6	64.7	391	69		120039002054
323	Kelly Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	4700 Jason Dwelley Pkwy	Apopka	32712	Orange County	Orange	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(407) 317-3200	1,073	67	16	29.7%	421 (39.2%)	223 (20.8%)	328 (30.6%)	29 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	66 (6.2%)	$11,251			$767			$10,483	70.6	72.7	298	25		120144008786
324	Mater Academy Lakes Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	17300 NW 87th Ave	Hialeah	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 512-3917	870	39	22.3	68.2%	11 (1.3%)	7 (0.8%)	844 (97.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,832			$417			$9,415	70.5	67.3	360	36		120039006173
325	Somerset Academy Village Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	225 NW 29th St	Wilton Manors	33311	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 390-0971	163	0		82.8%	4 (2.5%)	92 (56.4%)	64 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	$9,030			$783			$8,247	70.5	68.6	344	19		120018007806
326	Water Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	10393 Seidel Rd	Winter Garden	34787	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-3200	1,064	48	22.1	8.8%	429 (40.3%)	52 (4.9%)	504 (47.4%)	51 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.5%)	$8,494			$493			$8,001	70.4	74.8	265	61		120144008943
327	Walton Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Bruce Ave	Defuniak Springs	32435	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 892-1281	796	53	15	76.3%	503 (63.2%)	62 (7.8%)	162 (20.4%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.5%)	$14,761			$1,033			$13,727	70.4	62.7	409	82		120198002024
328	Lawton Chiles Middle Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 Florida Ave N	Lakeland	33801	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	No	(863) 499-2742	704	34	20.7	43.8%	314 (44.6%)	156 (22.2%)	161 (22.9%)	48 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	$9,259			$878			$8,381	70.3	76.4	245	83		120159003015
329	Naples Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15275 Collier Blvd	Naples	34119	Collier County	Collier	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 449-8773	846	61	13.8	17.6%	469 (55.4%)	64 (7.6%)	255 (30.1%)	23 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$9,982			$755			$9,226	70.3	74.2	276	53		120033008906
330	Indian Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	415 Tuskawilla Rd	Winter Springs	32708	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 320-4350	1,116	62	18	41.0%	632 (56.6%)	87 (7.8%)	318 (28.5%)	33 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	39 (3.5%)	$8,828			$500			$8,329	70.3	64.8	389	59		120171001179

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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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