The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Hernando County, Florida
14 public elementary schools in Hernando County, Florida appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH leads the list at 80.9%, against a median of 50.8% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH | SPRING HILL, FL | 80.9% | no change |
| 2 | CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BROOKSVILLE, FL | 71.9% | no change |
| 3 | GULF COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SPRING HILL, FL | 62.0% | no change |
| 4 | SUNCOAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SPRING HILL, FL | 59.8% | no change |
| 5 | PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BROOKSVILLE, FL | 56.4% | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SPRING HILL, FL | 52.7% | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SPRING HILL, FL | 52.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 8 | WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SPRING HILL, FL | 49.6% | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | WINDING WATERS K-8 | WEEKI WACHEE, FL | 48.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 10 | EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BROOKSVILLE, FL | 47.9% | ▲ 2 |
| 11 | BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BROOKSVILLE, FL | 47.9% | ▲ 2 |
| 12 | DELTONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | SPRING HILL, FL | 47.4% | ▼ 5 |
| 13 | EXPLORER K-8 | SPRING HILL, FL | 44.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BROOKSVILLE, FL | 43.6% | ▼ 8 |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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