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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
1001SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary56.8%-0.3pp
1002SARASOTA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary56.8%-0.4pp
1003THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary56.8%-0.4pp
1004HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary56.7%-0.4pp
1005PRAIRIE LAKE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary56.7%-0.4pp
1006CLAY CHARTER ACADEMY
MIDDLEBURG · CLAY
Elementary56.6%-0.5pp
1007CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY OF ST. LUCIE
FORT PIERCE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary56.6%-0.5pp
1008DUVAL CHARTER AT BAYMEADOWS
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary56.6%-0.5pp
1009SUNRIDGE ELEMENTARY
WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE
Elementary56.6%-0.5pp
1010WEST RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary56.6%-0.5pp
1011EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PUNTA GORDA · CHARLOTTE
Elementary56.5%-0.6pp
1012FOREST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELTONA · VOLUSIA
Elementary56.5%-0.6pp
1013LEARNING LODGE ACADEMY
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Elementary56.5%-0.6pp
1014PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary56.5%-0.6pp
1015BELCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEARWATER · PINELLAS
Elementary56.4%-0.7pp
1016FLAMINGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DAVIE · BROWARD
Elementary56.4%-0.7pp
1017SUGARLOAF SCHOOL
SUMMERLAND KEY · MONROE
Elementary56.4%-0.7pp
1018PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BROOKSVILLE · HERNANDO
Elementary56.4%-0.7pp
1019LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary56.3%-0.8pp
1020MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary56.3%-0.8pp
1021OAKSHIRE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary56.3%-0.8pp
1022PINE JOG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary56.3%-0.9pp
1023EUGENIA B. THOMAS K-8 CENTER
DORAL · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary56.2%-0.9pp
1024WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEBSTER · SUMTER
Elementary56.2%-0.9pp
1025BONITA SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL
BONITA SPRINGS · LEE
Elementary56.2%-0.9pp
1026S. D. SPADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELRAY BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary56.2%-0.9pp
1027HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IMMOKALEE · COLLIER
Elementary56.1%-1.0pp
1028NORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary56.1%-1.0pp
1029SOMERSET ACADEMY ST. LUCIE
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary56.1%-1.0pp
1030YANKEETOWN SCHOOL
YANKEETOWN · LEVY
Elementary56.1%-1.0pp
1031DINSMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary56.1%-1.0pp
1032CITRUS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELAND · VOLUSIA
Elementary56.1%-1.0pp
1033WEST BROWARD ACADEMY
MARGATE · BROWARD
Elementary56.1%-1.0pp
1034CALUSA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary56.0%-1.1pp
1035PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary56.0%-1.1pp
1036BYRNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC.
CENTURY · ESCAMBIA
Elementary55.9%-1.2pp
1037EARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary55.9%-1.2pp
1038SANDERS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POMPANO BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary55.9%-1.3pp
1039THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE PROJECT
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Elementary55.8%-1.3pp
1040INVERNESS PRIMARY SCHOOL
INVERNESS · CITRUS
Elementary55.8%-1.3pp
1041WILDWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
WILDWOOD · SUMTER
Elementary55.7%-1.4pp
1042HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE WALES · POLK
Elementary55.7%-1.4pp
1043MASCOTTE CHARTER SCHOOL
MASCOTTE · LAKE
Elementary55.7%-1.4pp
1044TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMARAC · BROWARD
Elementary55.7%-1.4pp
1045EDISON PARK CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary55.6%-1.5pp
1046SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary55.6%-1.5pp
1047ARGYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK · CLAY
Elementary55.6%-1.5pp
1048PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary55.6%-1.5pp
1049PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary55.6%-1.5pp
1050CHARLES R HADLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary55.5%-1.6pp
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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.