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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Manatee County, Florida

60 public schools in Manatee County, Florida appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL leads the list at 84.4%, against a median of 52.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Manatee County, Florida

Top % Proficient

84.4%

Median % Proficient

52.8%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	33.6%	458	84.4%
2	STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	High	46.2%	485	83.8%
3	IDA M. STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	33.1%	381	81.8%
4	GILBERT W MCNEAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	24.1%	672	81.0%
5	ANNA MARIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	HOLMES BEACH, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	34.2%	190	80.3%
6	GENE WITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	27.9%	742	80.3%
7	ROBERT WILLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	25.9%	785	79.2%
8	TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	51.7%	582	75.4%
9	B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	21.3%	1,314	74.7%
10	ROWLETT MIDDLE ACADEMY	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Middle	45.1%	708	71.8%
11	R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Middle	28.7%	787	71.6%
12	FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	43.9%	736	70.8%
13	ANNIE LUCY WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PARRISH, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	34.9%	981	70.2%
14	BRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	40.6%	547	69.5%
15	PALMA SOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	61.1%	396	69.4%
16	BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PARRISH, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	37.7%	1,356	67.2%
17	DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Middle	33.4%	933	66.2%
18	LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	69.3%	844	65.7%
19	CARLOS E. HAILE MIDDLE SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Middle	44.2%	715	65.7%
20	VIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	44.3%	863	64.9%
21	LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	High	26.1%	2,422	63.0%
22	WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	47.4%	917	60.0%
23	FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	73.6%	485	59.8%
24	PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL	PARRISH, FL	MANATEE	High	36.1%	2,266	59.7%
25	BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	Middle	49.4%	1,171	56.2%
26	PARRISH CHARTER ACADEMY	PARRISH, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	23.2%	891	56.2%
27	JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	73.1%	614	56.0%
28	MARJORIE G. KINNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SARASOTA, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	68.0%	522	55.0%
29	BRADEN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Middle	62.0%	797	54.1%
30	BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	High	50.0%	1,705	52.9%
31	JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	69.6%	586	52.6%
32	MYAKKA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	MYAKKA CITY, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	62.1%	319	52.4%
33	IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEE	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	55.1%	853	51.8%
34	MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	High	40.4%	2,051	49.3%
35	MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	High	60.5%	1,998	48.8%
36	MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Middle	65.6%	897	47.9%
37	PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	75.3%	519	47.6%
38	IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	54.2%	456	47.3%
39	SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	65.9%	502	46.4%
40	HOLA! ELEMENTARY @ MSA	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	29.0%	551	46.1%
41	PALM VIEW K-8 SCHOOL	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	75.1%	606	45.9%
42	BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	72.3%	711	45.0%
43	WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	67.9%	720	44.8%
44	PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOL	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	High	60.1%	2,185	42.1%
45	H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	70.1%	602	41.6%
46	MANATEE CHARTER SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	51.2%	619	41.2%
47	ROBERT H. PRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	74.6%	721	41.1%
48	BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	79.6%	452	40.8%
49	BALLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	Elementary	76.2%	421	40.1%
50	SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	High	65.6%	1,638	36.7%

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