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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
721	Athenian Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	18851 Oak Center Dr	Fort Myers	33967	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 319-9384	437	18	24.2	24.7%	183 (41.9%)	17 (3.9%)	210 (48.1%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)	$7,686			$103			$7,583	42	54.3	526	195		120108008656
722	Forest Glen Middle School	Public	6-8	6501 Turtle Run Blvd	Coral Springs	33067	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-3400	1,037	50	20.7	37.3%	167 (16.1%)	450 (43.4%)	341 (32.9%)	38 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	$10,711			$1,192			$9,519	41.9	50.5	582	140		120018002544
723	South Seminole Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	101 S Winter Park Dr	Casselberry	32707	Seminole County	Seminole	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 746-1350	842	59	14.2	69.8%	240 (28.5%)	139 (16.5%)	390 (46.3%)	15 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.3%)	$11,054			$933			$10,122	41.9	43.7	679	44		120171001874
724	Hubert O. Sibley K-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	255 NW 115th St	Miami	33168	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 953-3737	812	46	17.6	62.1%	12 (1.5%)	632 (77.8%)	166 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$11,776			$1,530			$10,246	41.7	36.3	774	50		120039003697
725	Pompano Beach Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	310 NE 6th St	Pompano Beach	33060	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-4200	1,087	52	20.9	51.0%	184 (16.9%)	511 (47.0%)	353 (32.5%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.8%)	$10,438			$1,366			$9,070	41.7	32.8	828	103		120018000142
726	Bridgeprep Academy Of Village Green Middle High School	Public, Charter	6-12	13300 SW 120th St	Miami	33186	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(786) 408-0661	696	29	24	36.6%	21 (3.0%)	11 (1.6%)	660 (94.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,127			$44			$10,083	41.6	30.4	859	133		120039010630
727	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	4773 SW 95th St	Ocala	34476	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-7930	1,171	64	18.2	47.8%	323 (27.6%)	243 (20.8%)	460 (39.3%)	54 (4.6%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	81 (6.9%)	$10,347			$1,143			$9,203	41.3	41.2	705	22		120126004385
728	Mater Brighton Lakes	Public, Charter	K-8	3200 Pleasant Hill Rd	Kissimmee	34746	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 931-0325	1,267	68	18.6	83.6%	103 (8.1%)	242 (19.1%)	873 (68.9%)	23 (1.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.5%)	$8,953			$414			$8,539	41.3	33.8	809	81		120147008352
729	Plato Academy Pinellas Park Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9200 49th St	Pinellas Park	33782	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 521-7260	535	42	12.7	40.2%	255 (47.7%)	49 (9.2%)	112 (20.9%)	71 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.8%)	$8,560			$72			$8,489	41.1	35.3	790	61		120156008338
730	Ponce De Leon Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5801 Augusto St	Coral Gables	33146	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 661-1611	778	42	18.5	49.6%	40 (5.1%)	51 (6.6%)	680 (87.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,659			$1,396			$11,263	41.1	36	780	50		120039000577

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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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