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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
1251BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DAYTONA BEACH · VOLUSIA
Elementary51.3%-5.8pp
1252SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH LAUDER
NORTH LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary51.3%-5.9pp
1253R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DAYTONA BEACH · VOLUSIA
Elementary51.2%-5.9pp
1254COLUMBIA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE CITY · COLUMBIA
Elementary51.2%-5.9pp
1255DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER
NORTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary51.1%-6.0pp
1256DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY
WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE
Elementary51.1%-6.0pp
1257WINTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WINTER SPRINGS · SEMINOLE
Elementary51.1%-6.0pp
1258IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary51.1%-6.0pp
1259ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary51.1%-6.0pp
1260LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary51.0%-6.1pp
1261SEACOAST CHARTER ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary51.0%-6.1pp
1262BENNETT C RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MILTON · SANTA ROSA
Elementary50.9%-6.2pp
1263BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary50.9%-6.2pp
1264FLORESTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary50.9%-6.2pp
1265SEVEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Elementary50.9%-6.2pp
1266CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
Elementary50.8%-6.3pp
1267LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary50.8%-6.3pp
1268NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DOVER · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary50.8%-6.3pp
1269SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary50.8%-6.3pp
1270MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT
DAVENPORT · POLK
Elementary50.7%-6.4pp
1271WINDMILL POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary50.7%-6.4pp
1272JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY
ELOISE · POLK
Elementary50.7%-6.4pp
1273HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIGHLAND CITY · POLK
Elementary50.7%-6.4pp
1274CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary50.7%-6.4pp
1275CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CITRUS SPRINGS · CITRUS
Elementary50.7%-6.4pp
1276TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TARPON SPRINGS · PINELLAS
Elementary50.6%-6.5pp
1277W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MILTON · SANTA ROSA
Elementary50.6%-6.5pp
1278SOUTH WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ELKTON · ST. JOHNS
Elementary50.6%-6.5pp
1279SYMMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary50.6%-6.5pp
1280QUAIL HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ZEPHYRHILLS · PASCO
Elementary50.6%-6.5pp
1281LINDA LENTIN K-8 CENTER
NORTH MIAMI BEACH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary50.5%-6.6pp
1282PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary50.5%-6.6pp
1283DANIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DANIA BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary50.5%-6.6pp
1284SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary50.5%-6.6pp
1285BONIFAY K-8 SCHOOL
BONIFAY · HOLMES
Elementary50.5%-6.6pp
1286GULFSTREAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CUTLER BAY · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary50.5%-6.6pp
1287ANNABEL C. PERRY PK-8
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary50.4%-6.7pp
1288LAKE LUCINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary50.4%-6.7pp
1289UMATILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UMATILLA · LAKE
Elementary50.4%-6.7pp
1290WESTSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary50.4%-6.7pp
1291HAMMETT BOWEN JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary50.4%-6.7pp
1292MATER BRIGHTON LAKES
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary50.4%-6.7pp
1293NATHAN B. YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OPA LOCKA · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary50.4%-6.7pp
1294GARDENS SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY ARTS INC
PALM BEACH GARDENS · PALM BEACH
Elementary50.4%-6.7pp
1295DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
Elementary50.3%-6.8pp
1296HIAWASSEE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary50.3%-6.8pp
1297LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary50.3%-6.8pp
1298RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT CYPRESS
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary50.3%-6.8pp
1299SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary50.3%-6.8pp
1300PELICAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary50.3%-6.8pp
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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.