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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
551WINDY RIDGE K-8
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary67.2%+10.1pp
552DR. HENRY E. PERRINE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS
PALMETTO BAY · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary67.2%+10.1pp
553HUTCHISON BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY BEACH · BAY
Elementary67.2%+10.1pp
554KELLY PARK SCHOOL
APOPKA · ORANGE
Elementary67.2%+10.1pp
555ENDEAVOR ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary67.1%+10.0pp
556SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary67.0%+9.9pp
557GULF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary67.0%+9.9pp
558HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WINTER SPRINGS · SEMINOLE
Elementary66.9%+9.8pp
559FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS
PALM BEACH GARDENS · PALM BEACH
Elementary66.9%+9.8pp
560GARRISON-JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DUNEDIN · PINELLAS
Elementary66.8%+9.7pp
561DR. TONI BILBAO PREPARATORY ACADEMY
DORAL · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary66.8%+9.7pp
562OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLD TOWN · DIXIE
Elementary66.8%+9.7pp
563PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY
PLANTATION · BROWARD
Elementary66.8%+9.7pp
564IVY HAWN CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
LAKE HELEN · VOLUSIA
Elementary66.7%+9.6pp
565GREENTREE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
SOUTHWEST RANCHES · BROWARD
Elementary66.7%+9.6pp
566HOLLEY-NAVARRE INTERMEDIATE
NAVARRE · SANTA ROSA
Elementary66.7%+9.6pp
567TOLEDO BLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH PORT · SARASOTA
Elementary66.6%+9.5pp
568ACREAGE PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOXAHATCHEE · PALM BEACH
Elementary66.6%+9.5pp
569FELIX A WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUART · MARTIN
Elementary66.5%+9.4pp
570FOREST LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLDSMAR · PINELLAS
Elementary66.5%+9.4pp
571RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WELLINGTON
WELLINGTON · PALM BEACH
Elementary66.5%+9.4pp
572MIDDLEBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIDDLEBURG · CLAY
Elementary66.5%+9.4pp
573ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COCOA · BREVARD
Elementary66.5%+9.4pp
574HELLEN CARO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary66.5%+9.4pp
575ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary66.5%+9.4pp
576DISCOVERY KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE WORTH · PALM BEACH
Elementary66.5%+9.3pp
577RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT UNIVERSITY
TAMARAC · BROWARD
Elementary66.5%+9.3pp
578CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AT DAVIE
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Elementary66.4%+9.3pp
579LAWTEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAWTEY · BRADFORD
Elementary66.4%+9.3pp
580RIVERHILLS ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
TEMPLE TERRACE · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary66.3%+9.2pp
581WINSTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COCONUT CREEK · BROWARD
Elementary66.3%+9.2pp
582ALAFIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALRICO · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary66.3%+9.2pp
583PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Elementary66.3%+9.2pp
584NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8
SUNNY ISLES BEACH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary66.2%+9.1pp
585CRAWFORDVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRAWFORDVILLE · WAKULLA
Elementary66.2%+9.1pp
586MATER ACADEMY NARCOOSSEE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary66.2%+9.1pp
587MIAMI BEACH SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI BEACH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary66.2%+9.1pp
588ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BEACH GARDENS · PALM BEACH
Elementary66.2%+9.0pp
589ANDREA CASTILLO PREPARATORY ACADEMY
DORAL · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary66.1%+9.0pp
590THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THOMASVILLE
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary66.1%+9.0pp
591MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS · CLAY
Elementary66.1%+9.0pp
592CASSELBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CASSELBERRY · SEMINOLE
Elementary66.1%+9.0pp
593CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUART · MARTIN
Elementary66.0%+8.9pp
594CIMINO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALRICO · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary66.0%+8.9pp
595WOLF LAKE ELEMENTARY
APOPKA · ORANGE
Elementary66.0%+8.9pp
596ALTOONA SCHOOL
ALTOONA · LAKE
Elementary66.0%+8.9pp
597SILVER SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary65.9%+8.8pp
598EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary65.8%+8.7pp
599ODESSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Elementary65.8%+8.7pp
600WETHERBEE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary65.8%+8.7pp
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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.