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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
651ANCHOR ACADEMY
ATLANTIC BEACH · DUVAL
Elementary64.5%+7.4pp
652RED BUG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CASSELBERRY · SEMINOLE
Elementary64.5%+7.3pp
653JERRY THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JUPITER · PALM BEACH
Elementary64.4%+7.3pp
654MEDART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRAWFORDVILLE · WAKULLA
Elementary64.4%+7.3pp
655BLUE ANGELS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary64.4%+7.3pp
656GLEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Elementary64.4%+7.3pp
657RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CORAL SPRINGS
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary64.4%+7.3pp
658ANTIOCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRESTVIEW · OKALOOSA
Elementary64.3%+7.2pp
659IMAGINE SCHOOLS AT WEST MELBOURNE
WEST MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Elementary64.3%+7.2pp
660ACADEMIR PREPARATORY ACADEMY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary64.2%+7.1pp
661HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary64.2%+7.1pp
662DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PT CHARLOTTE · CHARLOTTE
Elementary64.1%+7.0pp
663CYPRESS TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROYAL PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary64.1%+7.0pp
664FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary64.1%+7.0pp
665LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Elementary64.1%+7.0pp
666DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEBARY · VOLUSIA
Elementary64.1%+7.0pp
667HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANFORD · SEMINOLE
Elementary64.1%+7.0pp
668CORAL WAY K-8 CENTER
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary64.0%+6.9pp
669LAKEMONT ELEMENTARY
WINTER PARK · ORANGE
Elementary64.0%+6.9pp
670RAMBLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary64.0%+6.9pp
671RALPH M WILLIAMS JUNIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROCKLEDGE · BREVARD
Elementary64.0%+6.9pp
672GREENGLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary64.0%+6.8pp
673NOVA BLANCHE FORMAN ELEMENTARY
DAVIE · BROWARD
Elementary63.9%+6.8pp
674TYNDALL ACADEMY
TYNDALL AFB · BAY
Elementary63.9%+6.8pp
675EASTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WINTER PARK · SEMINOLE
Elementary63.9%+6.8pp
676VINELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROTONDA WEST · CHARLOTTE
Elementary63.9%+6.7pp
677FRUITVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary63.8%+6.7pp
678LAKEVIEW FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary63.8%+6.7pp
679PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEARWATER · PINELLAS
Elementary63.7%+6.6pp
680ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Elementary63.7%+6.6pp
681PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary63.6%+6.5pp
682HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ORANGE · VOLUSIA
Elementary63.6%+6.5pp
683PLATO SEMINOLE
LARGO · PINELLAS
Elementary63.6%+6.5pp
684OAKLEAF VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK · CLAY
Elementary63.6%+6.5pp
685BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF BROWARD K-8
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Elementary63.6%+6.5pp
686RIDGECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LARGO · PINELLAS
Elementary63.6%+6.5pp
687HUNTERS CREEK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary63.6%+6.5pp
688STARKEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEMINOLE · PINELLAS
Elementary63.6%+6.5pp
689FRANKLIN ACADEMY F
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Elementary63.5%+6.4pp
690ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary63.5%+6.4pp
691WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary63.5%+6.4pp
692LANIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary63.5%+6.4pp
693JIM ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CANTONMENT · ESCAMBIA
Elementary63.5%+6.4pp
694LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAYO · LAFAYETTE
Elementary63.5%+6.4pp
695THE CONSERVATORY SCHOOL AT NORTH PALM BEACH
NORTH PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary63.5%+6.4pp
696ODYSSEY PREPARATORY CHARTER ACADEMY
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary63.5%+6.3pp
697LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary63.4%+6.3pp
698MILDRED HELMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LARGO · PINELLAS
Elementary63.4%+6.3pp
699WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAUCHULA · HARDEE
Elementary63.4%+6.3pp
700THE VILLAGES ELEMENTARY OF LADY LAKE SCHOOL
LADY LAKE · LAKE
Elementary63.3%+6.2pp
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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.