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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
901SOMERSET PINES ACADEMY
POMPANO BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary58.8%+1.6pp
902PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
Elementary58.7%+1.6pp
903LAKE MYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAND O LAKES · PASCO
Elementary58.7%+1.6pp
904SOMERSET NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary58.7%+1.6pp
905COCONUT PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary58.7%+1.6pp
906OCEANWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary58.6%+1.5pp
907LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT CHARLOTTE · CHARLOTTE
Elementary58.6%+1.5pp
908BROOKSHIRE ELEMENTARY
WINTER PARK · ORANGE
Elementary58.6%+1.5pp
909GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELAND · VOLUSIA
Elementary58.6%+1.5pp
910SEMINOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary58.5%+1.4pp
911JOHN YOUNG ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary58.5%+1.4pp
912MARION CHARTER SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary58.5%+1.4pp
913IMATER ACADEMY
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary58.5%+1.3pp
914WESLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL · PASCO
Elementary58.4%+1.3pp
915RIVERSINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRAWFORDVILLE · WAKULLA
Elementary58.4%+1.3pp
916ROCKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary58.4%+1.3pp
917WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GLEN ST MARY · BAKER
Elementary58.3%+1.2pp
918SAWGRASS LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary58.3%+1.2pp
919DALE R FAIR BABSON PARK ELEMENTARY
BABSON PARK · POLK
Elementary58.3%+1.2pp
920STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary58.3%+1.1pp
921GULF GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary58.2%+1.1pp
922JOHN G. DUPUIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary58.2%+1.1pp
923RYMFIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM COAST · FLAGLER
Elementary58.2%+1.1pp
924RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT HUNTERS CREEK
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary58.1%+1.0pp
925TRADEWINDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COCONUT CREEK · BROWARD
Elementary58.1%+1.0pp
926WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary58.1%+1.0pp
927PINECREST ACADEMY FOUR CORNERS
MIAMI · LAKE
Elementary58.1%+1.0pp
928REEDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary58.1%+1.0pp
929PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE
LARGO · PINELLAS
Elementary58.0%+0.9pp
930VENETIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary58.0%+0.9pp
931WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary58.0%+0.9pp
932TANGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary58.0%+0.9pp
933PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOKEELIA · LEE
Elementary58.0%+0.9pp
934CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE MARY · SEMINOLE
Elementary58.0%+0.9pp
935DUNDEE ELEMENTARY ACADEMY
DUNDEE · POLK
Elementary58.0%+0.9pp
936MATER PALMS ACADEMY
HIALEAH GARDENS · OSCEOLA
Elementary58.0%+0.9pp
937TRAFALGAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary58.0%+0.9pp
938KEYSTONE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS · CLAY
Elementary58.0%+0.8pp
939BOWMAN ASHE/DOOLIN K-8 ACADEMY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary57.9%+0.8pp
940L. D. MCARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary57.9%+0.8pp
941PEA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PACE · SANTA ROSA
Elementary57.9%+0.8pp
942GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY INTERCOASTAL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary57.9%+0.8pp
943WEST BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY BEACH · BAY
Elementary57.9%+0.8pp
944ESSRIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary57.9%+0.8pp
945MIRAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary57.9%+0.8pp
946NORTHBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary57.9%+0.8pp
947WEST LAKES PREPARATORY ACADEMY
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary57.8%+0.7pp
948FLAGAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary57.8%+0.7pp
949JAMES E. STEPHENS ACADEMY
BARTOW · POLK
Elementary57.8%+0.7pp
950LUDLAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary57.8%+0.7pp
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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.