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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
1301RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT TRADITION
FORT LAUDERDALE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary50.3%-6.8pp
1302AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AVON PARK · HIGHLANDS
Elementary50.3%-6.8pp
1303SEMINOLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary50.3%-6.8pp
1304CENTRAL CHARTER SCHOOL
LAUDERDALE LAKES · BROWARD
Elementary50.2%-6.9pp
1305NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP DAVENPORT
DAVENPORT · POLK
Elementary50.2%-6.9pp
1306PEMBROKE PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Elementary50.1%-7.0pp
1307JUPITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary50.1%-7.0pp
1308NORTHPORT K-8 SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary50.1%-7.0pp
1309STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STARKE · BRADFORD
Elementary50.0%-7.1pp
1310PORT ST. JOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ST JOE · GULF
Elementary50.0%-7.1pp
1311SEMINOLE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EUSTIS · LAKE
Elementary50.0%-7.1pp
1312RUFUS E. PAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary50.0%-7.1pp
1313REDONDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary50.0%-7.1pp
1314ELLIOTT POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT WALTON BEACH · OKALOOSA
Elementary50.0%-7.1pp
1315SOMERSET ACADEMY POMPANO (K-5)
POMPANO BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary50.0%-7.1pp
1316SOUTH HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary50.0%-7.2pp
1317SHADOWLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary49.9%-7.2pp
1318SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OKEECHOBEE · OKEECHOBEE
Elementary49.9%-7.2pp
1319CLAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY
APOPKA · ORANGE
Elementary49.9%-7.2pp
1320LAKE SYBELIA ELEMENTARY
MAITLAND · ORANGE
Elementary49.9%-7.2pp
1321SADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary49.9%-7.2pp
1322ATLANTIC WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARGATE · BROWARD
Elementary49.9%-7.2pp
1323PINAR ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary49.9%-7.2pp
1324TALLAHASSEE SCHOOL OF MATH & SCIENCES
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary49.9%-7.2pp
1325DESOTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary49.9%-7.3pp
1326CANOPY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary49.8%-7.3pp
1327LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MACCLENNY · BAKER
Elementary49.8%-7.3pp
1328ORTEGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary49.8%-7.3pp
1329ARCOLA LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary49.8%-7.4pp
1330JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
PALMETTO · MANATEE
Elementary49.7%-7.4pp
1331MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AVON PARK · HIGHLANDS
Elementary49.6%-7.5pp
1332SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary49.6%-7.5pp
1333WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRING HILL · HERNANDO
Elementary49.6%-7.5pp
1334VILLAGE GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary49.6%-7.5pp
1335PINES LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Elementary49.5%-7.6pp
1336VILLAGE OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IMMOKALEE · COLLIER
Elementary49.5%-7.6pp
1337COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary49.5%-7.6pp
1338PIERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PIERSON · VOLUSIA
Elementary49.5%-7.6pp
1339CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DADE CITY · PASCO
Elementary49.5%-7.6pp
1340NATURAL BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary49.4%-7.7pp
1341J. C. MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Elementary49.4%-7.7pp
1342JAMES A. LONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALATKA · PUTNAM
Elementary49.4%-7.7pp
1343CHIARAMONTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary49.4%-7.7pp
1344LAKE GEORGE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary49.4%-7.7pp
1345J.L. WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIDDLEBURG · CLAY
Elementary49.4%-7.8pp
1346FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA · MANATEE
Elementary49.3%-7.8pp
1347SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY
BARTOW · POLK
Elementary49.3%-7.8pp
1348EDITH I. STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELAND · VOLUSIA
Elementary49.3%-7.9pp
1349AZALEA PARK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary49.2%-7.9pp
1350DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary49.2%-7.9pp
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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.