Best Middle Schools in Florida (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

539

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked middle school in Florida, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Florida rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Florida middle schools ranked, 501 to 539 of 539

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#501	D+	Burnett Middle School	Seffner	Hillsborough	24%	27%	Meets Expectations	628
#502	D+	Giunta Middle School	Riverview	Hillsborough	24%	25%	Meets Expectations	857
#503	D+	J H Workman Middle School	Pensacola	Escambia	24%	27%	Meets Expectations	705
#504	D+	James S Rickards Middle School	Oakland Park	Broward	24%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	755
#505	D+	Jennings Middle School	Seffner	Hillsborough	24%	25%	Meets Expectations	792
#506	D+	Jere L Stambaugh Middle	Auburndale	Polk	24%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,127
#507	D+	Lake Stevens Middle School	Miami Gardens	Miami-Dade	24%	24%	Meets Expectations	427
#508	D+	Meadowbrook Middle	Orlando	Orange	24%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	957
#509	D+	North Dade Middle School (Magnet)	Miami Gardens	Miami-Dade	24%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	434
#510	D+	Shelley S Boone Middle School	Haines City	Polk	24%	25%	Meets Expectations	1,403
#511	D+	Westwood Middle School	Winter Haven	Polk	24%	25%	Meets Expectations	878
#512	D	Alfred I Dupont Middle School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	641
#513	D	Arlington Middle School	Jacksonville	Duval	23%	26%	Meets Expectations	798
#514	D	Denison Middle School	Winter Haven	Polk	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	738
#515	D	Jeaga Middle School (Magnet)	West Palm Beach	Palm Beach	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	941
#516	D	Jose De Diego Middle School	Miami	Miami-Dade	23%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	868
#517	D	Lake Shore Middle School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	972
#518	D	Miami Community Charter Middle School (Charter)	Florida City	Miami-Dade	23%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	322
#519	D	Miami Springs Middle School (Magnet)	Miami Springs	Miami-Dade	23%	21%	Meets Expectations	640
#520	D	Lake Marion Creek Middle School	Poinciana	Polk	22%	24%	Meets Expectations	1,044
#521	D	Olsen Middle School	Dania Beach	Broward	22%	24%	Meets Expectations	633
#522	D	Palm Glades Preparatory Academy (Charter)	Miami	Miami-Dade	22%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	266
#523	D	Westside Middle School	Jacksonville	Duval	22%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	593
#524	D	Dan Mccarty Middle School	Fort Pierce	St. Lucie	21%	20%	Meets Expectations	747
#525	D	Fort Myers Middle Academy	Fort Myers	LEE	21%	21%	Meets Expectations	687
#526	D	Matthew W Gilbert Middle School (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	21%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	688
#527	D	Warrington Middle School (Charter)	Pensacola	Escambia	21%	21%	Meets Expectations	573
#528	D	Young Middle Magnet School (Magnet)	Tampa	Hillsborough	21%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	443
#529	D	Bellview Middle School	Pensacola	Escambia	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	992
#530	D	Greco Middle Magnet School (Magnet)	Temple Terrace	Hillsborough	20%	20%	Meets Expectations	700
#531	D	Kinloch Park Middle School	Miami	Miami-Dade	20%	20%	Meets Expectations	643
#532	D	Lake Worth Community Middle (Magnet)	Lake Worth	Palm Beach	20%	22%	Meets Expectations	1,249
#533	D	R Frank Nims Middle School	Tallahassee	Leon	20%	19%	Meets Expectations	609
#534	D	Brownsville Middle School	Miami	Miami-Dade	19%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	487
#535	D-	Sligh Middle School (Magnet)	Tampa	Hillsborough	18%	18%	Meets Expectations	606
#536	D-	Beacon College Prep Middle School (Charter)	Opa Locka	Miami-Dade	17%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	223
#537	D-	Griffin Middle School (Magnet)	Tallahassee	Leon	17%	18%	Meets Expectations	532
#538	D-	Georgia Jones Ayers Middle School	Miami	Miami-Dade	15%	17%	Meets Expectations	543
#539	D-	Young Menswomens Leadership Academy At Eugene J Butler (Magnet)	Jacksonville	Duval	13%	16%	Meets Expectations	333

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Florida.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works