Best Middle Schools in Florida

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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
61	Mater Academy Bay Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	22025 SW 87th Ave	Cutler Bay	33190	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 969-5989	487	1	487	58.5%	32 (6.6%)	17 (3.5%)	431 (88.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$8,988			$1,165			$7,822	91.4	92	61			120039008615
62	Aventura City Of Excellence School	Public, Charter	K-8	3333 NE 188th St	Aventura	33180	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 466-1499	1,032	64	16.1	0.5%	542 (52.5%)	14 (1.4%)	456 (44.2%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$13,193			$00			$13,193	91.3	95.3	29	33		120039004068
63	City/Pembroke Pines Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	18500 Pembroke Rd	Pembroke Pines	33029	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 443-4847	1,336	68	19.7	38.4%	145 (10.9%)	321 (24.0%)	689 (51.6%)	125 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	48 (3.6%)	$10,679			$585			$10,094	91.2	88.9	94	31		120018003544
64	Martinez Middle School	Public	6-8	5601 W Lutz Lake Fern Rd	Lutz	33558	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 558-1190	1,127	55	20.4	19.5%	631 (56.0%)	37 (3.3%)	264 (23.4%)	117 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.7%)	$8,540			$1,006			$7,533	91.2	90.6	75	11		120087003861
65	Pinecrest Cove Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4101 SW 107th Ave	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 480-2097	934	44	21.2	58.4%	20 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	910 (97.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,573			$1,367			$8,207	91	89.7	85	20		120039007815
66	State College Of Florida Collegiate School	Public, Charter	6-12	5840 26th St W	Bradenton	34207	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 752-5491	485	20	24.2	45.6%	237 (48.9%)	41 (8.5%)	161 (33.2%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$10,050			$783			$9,267	91	88.7	97	31		120123007901
67	Discovery Academy Of Science	Public, Charter	K-8	1120 Curlew Rd	Dunedin	34698	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 369-6361	661	43	15.3	35.6%	439 (66.4%)	33 (5.0%)	118 (17.9%)	21 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.3%)	$9,557			$689			$8,868	90.9	87.3	118	51		120156008262
68	The Sanibel School	Public	PK, KG-8	3840 Sanibel Captiva Rd	Sanibel	33957	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 472-1617	226	20	11.5	15.5%	193 (85.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.6%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$25,958			$2,368			$23,589	90.9	97.4	12	56		120108001143
69	Arbor Ridge K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2900 Logandale Dr	Orlando	32817	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 672-3110	773	55	14	45.8%	208 (26.9%)	78 (10.1%)	384 (49.7%)	65 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	34 (4.4%)	$13,408			$1,982			$11,427	90.7	88.8	96	27		120144002685
70	Palmetto Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1607 17th St W	Palmetto	34221	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 723-3711	436	30	14.5	30.0%	320 (73.4%)	30 (6.9%)	63 (14.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$10,671			$00			$10,671	90.6	92.9	51	19		120123007772

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