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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
951SAMUEL S. GAINES ACADEMY OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
FORT PIERCE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary57.7%+0.6pp
952PARRISH CHARTER ACADEMY
PARRISH · MANATEE
Elementary57.7%+0.6pp
953JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary57.7%+0.6pp
954JEWETT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
WINTER HAVEN · POLK
Elementary57.7%+0.6pp
955GREENACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREENACRES · PALM BEACH
Elementary57.6%+0.5pp
956HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAINT CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Elementary57.6%+0.5pp
957SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY (HOMESTEAD)
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary57.6%+0.5pp
958RIVERS EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary57.6%+0.5pp
959KIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE RIVERVIEW SOUTH (K-12)
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary57.6%+0.5pp
960BETHUNE ACADEMY
HAINES CITY · POLK
Elementary57.5%+0.4pp
961BRANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRANFORD · SUWANNEE
Elementary57.5%+0.4pp
962LOXAHATCHEE GROVES ELEMENTARY
LOXAHATCHEE · PALM BEACH
Elementary57.5%+0.4pp
963SEABREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE BEACH · DUVAL
Elementary57.5%+0.4pp
964FRANKLIN ACADEMY - BOYNTON BEACH
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary57.5%+0.4pp
965MARY ESTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARY ESTHER · OKALOOSA
Elementary57.4%+0.3pp
966CITRUS COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary57.4%+0.3pp
967DR. EDWARD L. WHIGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CUTLER BAY · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary57.4%+0.3pp
968CHALLENGER 7 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COCOA · BREVARD
Elementary57.4%+0.3pp
969KATE M. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHIPLEY · WASHINGTON
Elementary57.3%+0.2pp
970LEWIS E. WADSWORTH ELEMENTARY
PALM COAST · FLAGLER
Elementary57.3%+0.2pp
971WILTON MANORS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILTON MANORS · BROWARD
Elementary57.3%+0.2pp
972NORTH COUNTY CHARTER SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary57.3%+0.2pp
973BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY SOUTH
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary57.3%+0.2pp
974LOCKMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary57.3%+0.2pp
975WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary57.3%+0.2pp
976CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary57.2%+0.1pp
977CYPRESS JUNCTION MONTESSORI
WINTER HAVEN · POLK
Elementary57.2%+0.1pp
978MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL
MARIANNA · JACKSON
Elementary57.2%+0.1pp
979PERSHING SCHOOL
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary57.2%+0.1pp
980VETERANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL · PASCO
Elementary57.2%+0.1pp
981CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMARAC · BROWARD
Elementary57.2%+0.1pp
982LYNN HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LYNN HAVEN · BAY
Elementary57.2%+0.1pp
983R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary57.1%-0.0pp
984JAMES M. ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CROSS CITY · DIXIE
Elementary57.1%-0.0pp
985LAKE TRAFFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IMMOKALEE · COLLIER
Elementary57.1%-0.0pp
986NORTH TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary57.0%-0.1pp
987NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WELLINGTON · PALM BEACH
Elementary57.0%-0.1pp
988SUNLAND PARK ACADEMY
FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary57.0%-0.1pp
989MAYPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ATLANTIC BEACH · DUVAL
Elementary57.0%-0.1pp
990BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STARKE · BRADFORD
Elementary57.0%-0.2pp
991CANNELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary57.0%-0.2pp
992HIGHLAND LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM HARBOR · PINELLAS
Elementary57.0%-0.2pp
993ROCK CRUSHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOMOSASSA · CITRUS
Elementary56.9%-0.2pp
994WATERSET CHARTER SCHOOL
APOLLO BEACH · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary56.9%-0.2pp
995PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE CITY · COLUMBIA
Elementary56.9%-0.2pp
996SYLVANIA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary56.9%-0.2pp
997CHIMNEY LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary56.8%-0.3pp
998BANYAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELRAY BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary56.8%-0.3pp
999LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary56.8%-0.3pp
1000RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRESTVIEW · OKALOOSA
Elementary56.8%-0.3pp
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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.