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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
851INDEPENDENCE ACADEMY
DOVER · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary59.8%+2.7pp
852SOUTH OLIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary59.8%+2.7pp
853COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COTTONDALE · JACKSON
Elementary59.8%+2.7pp
854CONNERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAND O LAKES · PASCO
Elementary59.8%+2.7pp
855SUNCOAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRING HILL · HERNANDO
Elementary59.8%+2.6pp
856JOHNNIE M PARRIS COLONIAL DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary59.7%+2.6pp
857LINCOLN-MARTI SCHOOLS (INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS)
FLORIDA CITY · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary59.7%+2.6pp
858SOUTHPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHPORT · BAY
Elementary59.7%+2.6pp
859JOHN M. SEXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary59.7%+2.6pp
860DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary59.7%+2.6pp
861BROOKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRANDON · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary59.6%+2.5pp
862PANTHER LAKE ELEMENTARY
WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE
Elementary59.6%+2.5pp
863WEST DEFUNIAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS · WALTON
Elementary59.6%+2.5pp
864LAKE BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE BUTLER · UNION
Elementary59.6%+2.5pp
865LOWRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary59.5%+2.4pp
866E.W.F. STIRRUP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary59.5%+2.4pp
867CLAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · CLAY
Elementary59.5%+2.4pp
868FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEARWATER · PINELLAS
Elementary59.5%+2.4pp
869JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JAY · SANTA ROSA
Elementary59.5%+2.4pp
870DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT SOUTHSIDE
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary59.5%+2.4pp
871HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRISE · BROWARD
Elementary59.4%+2.3pp
872IMAGINE SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR CAMPUS
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary59.4%+2.3pp
873WEST GATE K-8 SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary59.4%+2.3pp
874BEULAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary59.4%+2.3pp
875VERO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary59.4%+2.3pp
876LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE PLACID · HIGHLANDS
Elementary59.4%+2.3pp
877FELLSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FELLSMERE · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary59.4%+2.3pp
878TYNES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIDDLEBURG · CLAY
Elementary59.4%+2.2pp
879SEA CASTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary59.3%+2.2pp
880PETERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANTATION · BROWARD
Elementary59.3%+2.1pp
881NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP VALRICO
VALRICO · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary59.2%+2.1pp
882PLATO ACADEMY LARGO CHARTER SCHOOL
LARGO · PINELLAS
Elementary59.2%+2.1pp
883CITRUS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary59.1%+2.0pp
884TRINITY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TRINITY · PASCO
Elementary59.1%+2.0pp
885HIALEAH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary59.1%+2.0pp
886RIDEOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIDDLEBURG · CLAY
Elementary59.0%+1.9pp
887PANACEA PREP CHARTER SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary59.0%+1.9pp
888POINCIANA STEM ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary59.0%+1.9pp
889WALSINGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LARGO · PINELLAS
Elementary59.0%+1.9pp
890SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary59.0%+1.9pp
891RCMA IMMOKALEE COMMUNITY ACADEMY
IMMOKALEE · COLLIER
Elementary59.0%+1.8pp
892EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEWISTON · HENDRY
Elementary58.9%+1.8pp
893SANDPIPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRISE · BROWARD
Elementary58.9%+1.8pp
894MATER ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary58.9%+1.8pp
895BREAKFAST POINT ACADEMY
PANAMA CITY BEACH · BAY
Elementary58.9%+1.8pp
896CHAIRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary58.9%+1.8pp
897DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT FLAGLER CENTER
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary58.8%+1.7pp
898MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEM
PINELLAS PARK · PINELLAS
Elementary58.8%+1.7pp
899WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEWISTON · HENDRY
Elementary58.8%+1.7pp
900MATER ACADEMY AT ST CLOUD
MIAMI · OSCEOLA
Elementary58.8%+1.7pp
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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.