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
481	Mulrennan Middle School	Public	6-8	4215 Durant Rd	Valrico	33596	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 651-2100	1,027	51	20.2	33.9%	456 (44.4%)	135 (13.1%)	343 (33.4%)	38 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (4.9%)	$9,741			$757			$8,985	58.3	56.3	499	18		120087004089
482	Mater Academy (Miami Beach)	Public, Charter	K-8	8625 Byron Ave	Miami	33141	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 864-2889	586	37	15.8	62.3%	96 (16.4%)	9 (1.5%)	471 (80.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$9,739			$314			$9,425	58.3	50.6	580	98		120039007922
483	Kanapaha Middle School	Public	6-8	5005 SW 75th St	Gainesville	32608	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 955-6960	1,014	48	20.9	49.9%	353 (34.8%)	311 (30.7%)	228 (22.5%)	58 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.2%)								58.3	56.2	500	17		120003003022
484	Jewett School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2250 8th St NE	Winter Haven	33881	Polk County	Polk	No	Yes	No	No	(863) 291-5373	746	45	16.5	63.0%	165 (22.1%)	331 (44.4%)	194 (26.0%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.5%)	$10,832			$1,227			$9,604	57.9	41.9	698	214		120159001740
485	Space Coast Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	6150 Banyan St	Cocoa	32927	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 638-0750	1,503	70	21.4	44.9%	1,108 (73.7%)	94 (6.3%)	147 (9.8%)	20 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (8.5%)	$10,121			$623			$9,498	57.7	63.9	401	84		120015002977
486	Hosford Elementary Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	16864 NE Sr 65	Hosford	32334	Liberty County	Liberty	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 379-8480	302	21	14	41.7%	272 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$12,458			$1,374			$11,084	57.6	67.8	354	132		120117001207
487	Branford High School	Public	6-12	405 Reynolds St NE	Branford	32008	Suwannee County	Suwannee	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 935-5600	799	40	19.7	42.7%	612 (76.6%)	30 (3.8%)	118 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.8%)	$10,371			$1,049			$9,323	57.6	66.6	367	120		120183001948
488	North Broward Academy Of Excellence Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8200 SW 17th St	North Lauderdale	33068	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 718-2211	373	17	21.9	76.7%	5 (1.3%)	315 (84.5%)	42 (11.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$9,878			$766			$9,112	57.6	59.3	452	36		120018005458
489	Windy Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	3575 Hancock Rd	Clermont	34711	Lake County	Lake	No	No	No	No	(352) 394-2123	1,017	55	18.4	23.3%	404 (39.7%)	144 (14.2%)	383 (37.7%)	29 (2.9%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	45 (4.4%)	$9,316			$480			$8,835	57.5	59.2	453	36		120105003596
490	Bridgeprep Academy Of Broward K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 N 46th Ave	Hollywood	33021	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 362-8268	140	0		5.7%	13 (9.3%)	18 (12.9%)	103 (73.6%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$8,104			$00			$8,104	57.4	55.6	507	17		120018008888

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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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