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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
1501BOWLING GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOWLING GREEN · HARDEE
Elementary46.0%-11.1pp
1502KISSIMMEE CHARTER ACADEMY
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary46.0%-11.1pp
1503SUWANNEE PINEVIEW ELEMENTARY
LIVE OAK · SUWANNEE
Elementary46.0%-11.1pp
1504CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary46.0%-11.1pp
1505REINHARDT HOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary46.0%-11.1pp
1506SLAM ACADEMY TAMPA ELEMENTARY
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary46.0%-11.1pp
1507SOMERSET ACADEMY-ELEMENTARY EAGLE CAMPUS
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary46.0%-11.1pp
1508AVANT GARDE ACADEMY K-5 BROWARD
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Elementary45.9%-11.2pp
1509DR. MARY GIELLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRING HILL · PASCO
Elementary45.9%-11.2pp
1510GULFSTREAM ACADEMY OF HALLANDALE BEACH
HALLANDALE BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary45.9%-11.2pp
1511NORTH GRADE K-8
LAKE WORTH · PALM BEACH
Elementary45.9%-11.2pp
1512KEYS GATE CHARTER SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary45.9%-11.2pp
1513VENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary45.9%-11.2pp
1514LAKE GEM ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary45.9%-11.2pp
1515WEST PENSACOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary45.9%-11.2pp
1516SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary45.9%-11.3pp
1517HILLTOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAUCHULA · HARDEE
Elementary45.8%-11.3pp
1518IMAGINE SCHOOL AT PALMER RANCH
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary45.8%-11.3pp
1519HOBE SOUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOBE SOUND · MARTIN
Elementary45.8%-11.3pp
1520WEWAHITCHKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEWAHITCHKA · GULF
Elementary45.8%-11.3pp
1521BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary45.8%-11.4pp
1522PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITHIA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary45.8%-11.4pp
1523MILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MERRITT ISLAND · BREVARD
Elementary45.7%-11.4pp
1524HIALEAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary45.7%-11.4pp
1525NORTH GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary45.7%-11.4pp
1526HANCOCK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary45.6%-11.5pp
1527RIDGEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary45.6%-11.5pp
1528EDWARD A. UPTHEGROVE ELEMENTARY
LABELLE · HENDRY
Elementary45.6%-11.5pp
1529PALM SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary45.5%-11.6pp
1530FOREST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary45.5%-11.6pp
1531VILLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary45.5%-11.6pp
1532LEISURE CITY K-8 CENTER
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary45.5%-11.7pp
1533PONCE DE LEON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PONCE DE LEON · HOLMES
Elementary45.4%-11.8pp
1534ROYAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAUDERHILL · BROWARD
Elementary45.4%-11.8pp
1535FROST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary45.3%-11.8pp
1536LYNCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary45.3%-11.8pp
1537MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEFFNER · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary45.3%-11.9pp
1538FRIENDSHIP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELTONA · VOLUSIA
Elementary45.2%-11.9pp
1539WAKULLA COAST CHARTER SCHOOL OF ARTS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ST MARKS · WAKULLA
Elementary45.2%-11.9pp
1540COUNTRY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LABELLE · HENDRY
Elementary45.2%-11.9pp
1541CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary45.2%-11.9pp
1542NORLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary45.2%-11.9pp
1543MAMIE AGNES JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BALDWIN · DUVAL
Elementary45.2%-11.9pp
1544BUNCHE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary45.1%-12.0pp
1545GROVE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK · CLAY
Elementary45.1%-12.0pp
1546CRESTHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POMPANO BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary45.1%-12.0pp
1547RAY V. POTTORF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary45.1%-12.0pp
1548POMPANO BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POMPANO BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary45.0%-12.1pp
1549PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAGLE LAKE · POLK
Elementary45.0%-12.1pp
1550SAN ANTONIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DADE CITY · PASCO
Elementary45.0%-12.1pp
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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.