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Best Schools · Florida · Title I beating the odds

Florida Title I schools beating the odds

Florida public schools where 60%+ of students qualify for free or reduced lunch AND the school's composite proficiency ranks in the top quartile of all Florida schools. The intersection that matters most for equity.

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FLORIDA · TITLE I BEATING THE ODDS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientState %ile
151IMATER ACADEMYHIALEAHMIAMI-DADE91.0%57.2%87
152BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPENSACOLAESCAMBIA69.6%57.1%87
153SOMERSET ACADEMY BETHANYPORT ST LUCIEST. LUCIE64.1%57.1%87
154SUNCOAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRING HILLHERNANDO62.2%57.1%87
155HOMOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOMOSASSACITRUS64.0%57.1%87
156HERON CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLNORTH PORTSARASOTA68.8%57.1%87
157FREDERICK R. DOUGLASS ELEMENTARYMIAMIMIAMI-DADE70.6%57.1%86
158CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI GARDENSMIAMI-DADE69.3%57.1%86
159S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLORANGE PARKCLAY79.9%57.0%86
160SOMERSET PINES ACADEMYPOMPANO BEACHBROWARD83.0%57.0%86
161JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCROSS CITYDIXIE71.9%57.0%86
162LAKE WALES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLLAKE WALESPOLK68.6%57.0%86
163MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHOOLDAVENPORTPOLK65.9%56.9%86
164HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHIGHLAND CITYPOLK63.5%56.9%86
165JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELANDPOLK61.6%56.8%86
166MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMPINELLAS PARKPINELLAS67.0%56.7%86
167PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT ST LUCIEST. LUCIE61.1%56.7%86
168CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOMPANO BEACHBROWARD70.2%56.7%86
169SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLDELANDVOLUSIA61.4%56.6%85
170SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLEARWATERPINELLAS77.8%56.6%85
171PALM GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMYMIAMIMIAMI-DADE60.3%56.5%85
172NORTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT LAUDERDALEBROWARD69.9%56.5%85
173HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIMMOKALEECOLLIER74.1%56.5%85
174MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORTDAVENPORTPOLK69.4%56.5%85
175COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERINGLAKELANDPOLK76.2%56.3%85
176OLYMPIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMIMIAMI-DADE68.9%56.2%85
177SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLMIAMIMIAMI-DADE63.9%56.2%85
178NORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMIMIAMI-DADE63.7%56.2%85
179SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD)HOMESTEADMIAMI-DADE81.8%56.1%85
180WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOLCHIEFLANDLEVY72.7%56.1%84
181VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLVERO BEACHINDIAN RIVER68.3%56.0%84
182JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLPALMETTOMANATEE73.1%56.0%84
183SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPLANT CITYHILLSBOROUGH69.2%55.8%84
184BOK ACADEMYLAKE WALESPOLK64.2%55.8%84
185MATER PALMS ACADEMYHIALEAH GARDENSOSCEOLA63.0%55.7%84
186DESOTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPAHILLSBOROUGH73.3%55.7%84
187CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAYBREVARD60.4%55.6%84
188SANDERS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOMPANO BEACHBROWARD68.5%55.5%84
189SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACHPALM BEACH63.0%55.5%84
190RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLEDUVAL82.8%55.5%84
191MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMARY ESTHEROKALOOSA73.3%55.4%84
192MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNAPLESCOLLIER61.0%55.4%83
193SPRING LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALTAMONTE SPRINGSSEMINOLE85.0%55.4%83
194R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKELANDPOLK65.0%55.3%83
195MAX BRUNER JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOLFORT WALTON BEACHOKALOOSA66.3%55.3%83
196CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPANAMA CITYBAY67.2%55.2%83
197MEADOWLANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHIALEAHMIAMI-DADE60.9%55.2%83
198BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTARKEBRADFORD67.9%55.2%83
199DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOLHAINES CITYPOLK72.5%55.1%83
200BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHIALEAHMIAMI-DADE63.2%55.1%83
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