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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
701TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary63.3%+6.2pp
702TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TRENTON · GILCHRIST
Elementary63.3%+6.2pp
703PLANTATION OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK · CLAY
Elementary63.3%+6.2pp
704PLUMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEARWATER · PINELLAS
Elementary63.3%+6.2pp
705AVENTURA WATERWAYS K-8 CENTER
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary63.2%+6.1pp
706CAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary63.2%+6.1pp
707SAND PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL · PASCO
Elementary63.2%+6.1pp
708KEY LARGO SCHOOL
KEY LARGO · MONROE
Elementary63.2%+6.1pp
709WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary63.1%+6.0pp
710BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARRISH · MANATEE
Elementary63.1%+6.0pp
711BOULWARE SPRINGS CHARTER
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Elementary63.1%+6.0pp
712LAKE ASBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREEN COVE SPRINGS · CLAY
Elementary63.0%+5.9pp
713BIG CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary63.0%+5.9pp
714BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary63.0%+5.8pp
715PALMA SOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary62.9%+5.8pp
716LELY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary62.9%+5.8pp
717BELLE TERRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM COAST · FLAGLER
Elementary62.9%+5.7pp
718SOUTHERN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LARGO · PINELLAS
Elementary62.8%+5.7pp
719BERRYHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MILTON · SANTA ROSA
Elementary62.7%+5.6pp
720BUSHNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BUSHNELL · SUMTER
Elementary62.7%+5.6pp
721DR. CARLOS J. FINLAY ELEMENTARY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary62.7%+5.6pp
722SUN BLAZE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary62.6%+5.5pp
723GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary62.6%+5.5pp
724LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLERMONT · LAKE
Elementary62.6%+5.5pp
725VIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALMETTO · MANATEE
Elementary62.6%+5.5pp
726CORAL SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Elementary62.6%+5.5pp
727PINE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary62.5%+5.4pp
728APOLLO BEACH K-8 SCHOOL
APOLLO BEACH · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary62.5%+5.4pp
729GRASSY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MINNEOLA · LAKE
Elementary62.5%+5.4pp
730BRADEN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary62.5%+5.4pp
731KIMBALL WILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Elementary62.5%+5.4pp
732SUMMERVILLE ADVANTAGE ACADEMY
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary62.5%+5.4pp
733SOUTHSIDE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary62.5%+5.3pp
734MOLINO PARK ELEMENTARY
MOLINO · ESCAMBIA
Elementary62.4%+5.3pp
735PINE TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORMOND BEACH · VOLUSIA
Elementary62.4%+5.3pp
736SAN MATEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary62.4%+5.3pp
737LAKE COMO SCHOOL
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary62.4%+5.3pp
738MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary62.4%+5.3pp
739TOMOKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORMOND BEACH · VOLUSIA
Elementary62.3%+5.2pp
740TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANTATION · BROWARD
Elementary62.3%+5.2pp
741CARROLLWOOD K-8 SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary62.3%+5.2pp
742CITRUS ELEMENTARY
OCOEE · ORANGE
Elementary62.3%+5.2pp
743PALM SPRINGS NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary62.3%+5.2pp
744ARCHER ELEMENTARY
ARCHER · ALACHUA
Elementary62.3%+5.1pp
745W. R. TOLAR K-8 SCHOOL
BRISTOL · LIBERTY
Elementary62.2%+5.1pp
746W E CHERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK · CLAY
Elementary62.2%+5.1pp
747SOMERSET ACADEMY RIVERSIDE
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary62.2%+5.1pp
748MATER ACADEMY KIWANIS
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary62.2%+5.1pp
749SEBASTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEBASTIAN · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary62.1%+5.0pp
750SOUTH MIAMI K-8 CENTER
SOUTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary62.1%+5.0pp
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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.