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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
761	River Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	900 W Ohio Ave	Orange City	32763	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	No	(386) 968-0011	1,218	62	19.6	50.4%	631 (51.8%)	126 (10.3%)	378 (31.0%)	29 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.2%)	$9,085			$579			$8,506	39	38.8	733	28		120192006999
762	Explorer K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	10252 Northcliffe Blvd	Spring Hill	34608	Hernando County	Hernando	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 797-7094	1,544	95	16.2	65.1%	659 (42.7%)	151 (9.8%)	621 (40.2%)	17 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	88 (5.7%)	$11,020			$1,091			$9,929	38.8	38.7	736	26		120081007491
763	Southside Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	45 SW 13th St	Miami	33130	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 371-3311	873	52	16.7	33.4%	149 (17.1%)	28 (3.2%)	667 (76.4%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$12,259			$875			$11,384	38.7	46.9	628	135		120039000520
764	Driftwood Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2751 N 70th Ter	Hollywood	33024	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 323-3100	955	49	19.4	47.2%	128 (13.4%)	189 (19.8%)	567 (59.4%)	37 (3.9%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.4%)	$12,095			$1,462			$10,633	38.7	25.8	920	156		120018000208
765	Renaissance Charter At Crown Point	Public, Charter	K-8	83 West Rd	Ocoee	34761	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 401-6714	1,290	71	18.1	56.8%	255 (19.8%)	562 (43.6%)	371 (28.8%)	58 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	36 (2.8%)	$8,498			$446			$8,052	38.7	32	841	76		120144008564
766	Elizabeth Cobb Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	915 Hillcrest Ave	Tallahassee	32308	Leon County	Leon	No	Yes	No	No	(850) 488-3364	675	36	18.8	40.1%	181 (26.8%)	365 (54.1%)	53 (7.9%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	$9,785			$802			$8,983	38.7	37.9	751	15		120111001164
767	Deland Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Aquarius Ave	Deland	32724	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 822-5678	1,059	53	19.9	53.6%	476 (44.9%)	139 (13.1%)	380 (35.9%)	22 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.5%)	$9,813			$821			$8,991	38.6	30.1	865	98		120192002418
768	Palm View K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	6025 Bayshore Rd	Palmetto	34221	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 723-4812	606	44	13.7	75.1%	152 (25.1%)	116 (19.1%)	301 (49.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	$15,587			$1,906			$13,681	38.6	41.6	700	68		120123001229
769	Andover Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	121 NE 207th St	Miami	33179	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 654-2727	379	23	16.4	57.3%	3 (0.8%)	306 (80.7%)	67 (17.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,567			$1,861			$13,706	38.4	34.3	802	33		120039007563
770	Dr. Rolando Espinosa K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	11250 NW 86th St	Doral	33178	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 889-5757	584	36	16.2	23.3%	30 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	543 (93.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$14,117			$1,194			$12,923	38.3	50.7	578	192		120039007520

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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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