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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
1151MONTESSORI ACADEMYOF EARLY ENRICHMENT INC
GREENACRES · PALM BEACH
Elementary53.4%-3.7pp
1152LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1153FREDERICK R. DOUGLASS ELEMENTARY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1154BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1155COQUINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TITUSVILLE · BREVARD
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1156SUWANNEE RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY
LIVE OAK · SUWANNEE
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1157BAGDAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MILTON · SANTA ROSA
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1158CREATIVE INSPIRATION JOURNEY SCHOOL OF ST CLOUD
SAINT CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1159TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1160C. W. NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Elementary53.3%-3.9pp
1161PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IMMOKALEE · COLLIER
Elementary53.3%-3.9pp
1162PHYLLIS R. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.2%-3.9pp
1163PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary53.2%-3.9pp
1164DUNBAR ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary53.2%-3.9pp
1165VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE HELEN · VOLUSIA
Elementary53.2%-3.9pp
1166DR. ROLANDO ESPINOSA K-8 CENTER
DORAL · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.2%-3.9pp
1167COPPERGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIDDLEBURG · CLAY
Elementary53.1%-4.0pp
1168HUBERT O. SIBLEY K-8 ACADEMY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.1%-4.0pp
1169PALM LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.1%-4.0pp
1170CASTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary53.1%-4.0pp
1171BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary53.0%-4.1pp
1172CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary53.0%-4.1pp
1173DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER K-8
PALM BEACH GARDENS · PALM BEACH
Elementary53.0%-4.1pp
1174NORTH ANDREWS GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OAKLAND PARK · BROWARD
Elementary53.0%-4.1pp
1175BOB SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRESTVIEW · OKALOOSA
Elementary53.0%-4.1pp
1176GRATIGNY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.0%-4.1pp
1177MIAMI GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary52.9%-4.2pp
1178MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANTATION · BROWARD
Elementary52.9%-4.2pp
1179RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOLS AT PINES
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Elementary52.9%-4.2pp
1180MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIMS · BREVARD
Elementary52.9%-4.2pp
1181ALTA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary52.8%-4.3pp
1182PATRIOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary52.8%-4.3pp
1183OCALA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary52.8%-4.3pp
1184BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRISE · BROWARD
Elementary52.8%-4.4pp
1185FOREST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HERNANDO · CITRUS
Elementary52.7%-4.4pp
1186SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRING HILL · HERNANDO
Elementary52.7%-4.4pp
1187LAKE ORIENTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS · SEMINOLE
Elementary52.7%-4.4pp
1188BRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTURY · ESCAMBIA
Elementary52.7%-4.4pp
1189CHIEFLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHIEFLAND · LEVY
Elementary52.7%-4.4pp
1190CUTLER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CUTLER BAY · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary52.7%-4.4pp
1191CROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Elementary52.6%-4.5pp
1192DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT COASTAL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary52.6%-4.5pp
1193LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAINT CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Elementary52.6%-4.5pp
1194HERNANDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HERNANDO · CITRUS
Elementary52.6%-4.5pp
1195DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1196MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANFORD · SEMINOLE
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1197SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1198ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1199GLENALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH PORT · SARASOTA
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1200FLORAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FLORAL CITY · CITRUS
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
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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.