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Florida schools ranked by test score

Latest FAST / B.E.S.T. year (2024-25). 2,156 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 57.1%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
451HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
HARMONY · OSCEOLA
Elementary69.9%+12.8pp
452OLD KINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FLAGLER BEACH · FLAGLER
Elementary69.8%+12.7pp
453MIAMI SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI SHORES · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary69.8%+12.6pp
454JAMES B. SANDERLIN K-8
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary69.7%+12.6pp
455VALRICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALRICO · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary69.7%+12.6pp
456DEVON AIRE K-8 CENTER
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary69.7%+12.6pp
457WEST CREEK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary69.7%+12.5pp
458EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OVIEDO · SEMINOLE
Elementary69.6%+12.5pp
459HARTRIDGE ACADEMY
WINTER HAVEN · POLK
Elementary69.6%+12.5pp
460SILVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DAVIE · BROWARD
Elementary69.6%+12.5pp
461CURLEW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM HARBOR · PINELLAS
Elementary69.5%+12.4pp
462WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LONGWOOD · SEMINOLE
Elementary69.5%+12.4pp
463STONEWYCK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary69.5%+12.4pp
464MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL
MINNEOLA · LAKE
Elementary69.5%+12.4pp
465WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Elementary69.4%+12.3pp
466CHET'S CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary69.4%+12.3pp
467OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Elementary69.4%+12.3pp
468THEODORE ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COCOA BEACH · BREVARD
Elementary69.4%+12.3pp
469JOE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary69.3%+12.2pp
470DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRISE · BROWARD
Elementary69.3%+12.2pp
471GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING
SANFORD · SEMINOLE
Elementary69.2%+12.1pp
472LUTZ K-8 SCHOOL
LUTZ · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary69.2%+12.1pp
473COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary69.2%+12.1pp
474MIAMI LAKES K-8 CENTER
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary69.2%+12.1pp
475SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary69.2%+12.1pp
476FRANK CRAWFORD MARTIN K-8 CENTER
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary69.2%+12.1pp
477TRINITY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary69.2%+12.0pp
478FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOXAHATCHEE · PALM BEACH
Elementary69.1%+12.0pp
479GADSDEN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
QUINCY · GADSDEN
Elementary69.1%+12.0pp
480S. S. DIXON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
PACE · SANTA ROSA
Elementary69.0%+11.9pp
481RISE ACADEMY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MARGATE · BROWARD
Elementary69.0%+11.9pp
482OAKHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LARGO · PINELLAS
Elementary69.0%+11.9pp
483WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE CITY · COLUMBIA
Elementary69.0%+11.9pp
484DESOTO TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary68.9%+11.8pp
485MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS ELEM
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary68.9%+11.8pp
486LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEARWATER · PINELLAS
Elementary68.9%+11.8pp
487MATER ACADEMY
HIALEAH GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary68.9%+11.8pp
488PLATO ACADEMY OF ST.PETERSBURG
ST. PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary68.8%+11.7pp
489LONE STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary68.8%+11.7pp
490SUMMIT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary68.8%+11.7pp
491SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREEN COVE SPRINGS · CLAY
Elementary68.8%+11.6pp
492W. DOUGLAS HARTLEY ELEMENTARY
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Elementary68.7%+11.6pp
493SAWGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRISE · BROWARD
Elementary68.7%+11.6pp
494VOYAGER K-8
ST CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Elementary68.7%+11.6pp
495RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY INNOVATION SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary68.7%+11.6pp
496HOWARD DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary68.7%+11.6pp
497PINE MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary68.7%+11.6pp
498CORAL COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary68.7%+11.5pp
499SALLIE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PUNTA GORDA · CHARLOTTE
Elementary68.7%+11.5pp
500HOLLYWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Elementary68.6%+11.5pp
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About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the FAST / B.E.S.T. % at Level 3 or Above threshold on the latest available FAST / B.E.S.T. English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Florida, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.