Best Middle Schools in Florida

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1177)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
120018003545	181	Coral Springs Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3205 N University Dr	Coral Springs	33065	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 340-4100	1,670	94	17.7	4.0%	742 (44.4%)	222 (13.3%)	545 (32.6%)	107 (6.4%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	44 (2.6%)	$8,561			$11			$8,549	81.2	79.8	207	26
120165002670	182	Holley-Navarre Middle School	Public	6-8	1976 Williams Creek Dr	Navarre	32566	Santa Rosa County	Santa Rosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 936-6040	830	44	18.8	40.7%	569 (68.6%)	48 (5.8%)	97 (11.7%)	17 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (11.4%)	$7,284			$465			$6,820	81.1	82.8	168	14
120039007578	183	Lincoln-Marti Schools International Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	103 E Lucy St	Florida City	33034	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 242-3330	237	18	13.1	94.9%	9 (3.8%)	41 (17.3%)	184 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,877			$1,056			$9,821	81.1	88.1	102	81
120135001314	184	Callahan Middle School	Public	6-8	450121 Old Dixie Hwy	Callahan	32011	Nassau County	Nassau	No	No	No	No	(904) 879-3606	693	41	16.9	42.9%	619 (89.3%)	19 (2.7%)	24 (3.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	$8,192			$779			$7,413	81	83	164	20
120150004412	185	Polo Park Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	11901 Lake Worth Rd	Wellington	33449	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 333-5500	1,194	66	18	46.6%	500 (41.9%)	186 (15.6%)	391 (32.7%)	64 (5.4%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (3.4%)	$10,244			$1,119			$9,126	80.8	82.2	177	8
120150003897	186	Independence Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4001 Greenway Dr	Jupiter	33458	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	No	(561) 799-7500	1,249	64	19.5	34.5%	791 (63.3%)	53 (4.2%)	288 (23.1%)	66 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (3.8%)	$9,973			$986			$8,987	80.8	83.4	158	28
120135007722	187	Nassau Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	1201 Atlantic Ave	Fernandina Beach	32034	Nassau County	Nassau	No	No	Yes	No	(904) 491-9913	206	50	4.1	36.4%	154 (74.8%)	19 (9.2%)	18 (8.7%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$4,953			$3,420			$1,534	80.7	84.7	145	42
120018007807	188	Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines	Public, Charter	K-8	18800 Pines Blvd	Pembroke Pines	33029	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 703-2294	1,384	79	17.5	23.5%	176 (12.7%)	189 (13.7%)	907 (65.5%)	86 (6.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.4%)	$8,244			$15			$8,229	80.7	87.9	106	82
120144008872	189	Hamlin Middle	Public	6-8	445 W Amelia St	Orlando	32801	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-3200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								80.7			(n/a)
120039000518	190	South Miami K-8 Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6800 SW 60th St	South Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 667-8847	598	40	14.9	65.7%	42 (7.0%)	87 (14.5%)	454 (75.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$13,085			$1,759			$11,325	80.6	79.9	205	15

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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 30, 2023, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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