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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
1201PARK LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAUDERDALE LAKES · BROWARD
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1202CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CITRUS SPRINGS · CITRUS
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1203EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1204BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8
OPA LOCKA · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1205ROYAL PALM CHARTER SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1206SOUTHSHORE CHARTER ACADEMY
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1207CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AUBURNDALE · POLK
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1208MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT CHARLOTTE · CHARLOTTE
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1209MIAMI SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI SPRINGS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1210LITERACY LEADERSHIP TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY SOUTH BAY
RUSKIN · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1211CAMPBELL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary52.3%-4.8pp
1212SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary52.3%-4.8pp
1213NORTH FORT MYERS ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS
NORTH FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary52.3%-4.8pp
1214SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary52.2%-4.9pp
1215LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK · CLAY
Elementary52.2%-4.9pp
1216SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary52.2%-4.9pp
1217JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary52.1%-5.0pp
1218SKYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINELLAS PARK · PINELLAS
Elementary52.1%-5.0pp
1219BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRONSON · LEVY
Elementary52.0%-5.1pp
1220MI ESCUELA MONTESSORI
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary52.0%-5.1pp
1221JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRING HILL · HERNANDO
Elementary52.0%-5.1pp
1222DR. ROBERT B. INGRAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OPA LOCKA · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary52.0%-5.1pp
1223SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Elementary52.0%-5.1pp
1224LAVERN GAYNOR ELEMENTARY
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary52.0%-5.2pp
1225HENDERSON HAMMOCK CHARTER SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary51.9%-5.2pp
1226HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEARWATER · PINELLAS
Elementary51.9%-5.2pp
1227PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INVERNESS · CITRUS
Elementary51.9%-5.2pp
1228ALTAMONTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS · SEMINOLE
Elementary51.9%-5.2pp
1229SPIRIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELTONA · VOLUSIA
Elementary51.9%-5.2pp
1230HENRY E.S. REEVES K-8 CENTER
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary51.9%-5.3pp
1231RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL OF ST. LUCIE
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary51.9%-5.3pp
1232SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary51.7%-5.4pp
1233SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary51.7%-5.4pp
1234MANATEE COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE CITY · VOLUSIA
Elementary51.7%-5.4pp
1235BENJAMIN FRANKLIN K-8 CENTER
NORTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary51.7%-5.4pp
1236JAMES M. MARLOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Elementary51.7%-5.4pp
1237ATHENIAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary51.6%-5.5pp
1238ARCHCREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary51.6%-5.5pp
1239MEADOW WOODS ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary51.6%-5.5pp
1240APOPKA ELEMENTARY
APOPKA · ORANGE
Elementary51.6%-5.5pp
1241LOPEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEFFNER · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary51.6%-5.5pp
1242LAKE MAGDALENE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary51.6%-5.5pp
1243FULFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH MIAMI BEACH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary51.5%-5.6pp
1244MICHIGAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAINT CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Elementary51.5%-5.6pp
1245MOUNT VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary51.5%-5.7pp
1246PLATO ACADEMY PINELLAS PARK CHARTER SCHOOL
PINELLAS PARK · PINELLAS
Elementary51.4%-5.7pp
1247SHERIDAN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Elementary51.4%-5.7pp
1248HOLIDAY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary51.4%-5.7pp
1249LINCOLN-MARTI CHARTER SCHOOLS(OSCEOLA CAMPUS)
MIAMI · OSCEOLA
Elementary51.4%-5.7pp
1250SHALIMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHALIMAR · OKALOOSA
Elementary51.4%-5.8pp
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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.