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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
1551MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary45.0%-12.1pp
1552LEWIS ANNA WOODBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT MEADE · POLK
Elementary45.0%-12.1pp
1553BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEARWATER · PINELLAS
Elementary45.0%-12.1pp
1554BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary44.9%-12.2pp
1555HERITAGE CHARTER ACADEMY OF CAPE CORAL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary44.9%-12.2pp
1556JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary44.9%-12.2pp
1557MATER PREPARATORY ACADEMY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary44.9%-12.2pp
1558WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARCADIA · DESOTO
Elementary44.9%-12.2pp
1559GULFPORT MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GULFPORT · PINELLAS
Elementary44.9%-12.2pp
1560NEPTUNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAINT CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Elementary44.9%-12.2pp
1561EXPLORER K-8
SPRING HILL · HERNANDO
Elementary44.9%-12.3pp
1562WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary44.8%-12.3pp
1563MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary44.8%-12.3pp
1564BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary44.8%-12.3pp
1565SUNCOAST SCHOOL FOR INNOVATIVE STUDIES
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary44.8%-12.3pp
1566UNION PARK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary44.7%-12.4pp
1567TUTTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary44.7%-12.4pp
1568CARIBBEAN K-8 CENTER
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1569FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEBRING · HIGHLANDS
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1570GULF COAST CHARTER ACADEMY SOUTH
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1571BROOKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1572PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY ELEMENTARY
LANTANA · PALM BEACH
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1573GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1574LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PARK · BROWARD
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1575OCOEE ELEMENTARY
OCOEE · ORANGE
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1576BISCAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1577DIAMOND VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREENACRES · PALM BEACH
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1578BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELAND · VOLUSIA
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1579MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
FLORIDA CITY · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary44.6%-12.5pp
1580HENRY M. FLAGLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary44.5%-12.6pp
1581BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary44.5%-12.6pp
1582LOUISE S. MCINNIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DE LEON SPRINGS · VOLUSIA
Elementary44.5%-12.6pp
1583DR. WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary44.5%-12.6pp
1584SEVENTY-FOURTH ST. ELEMENTARY
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary44.5%-12.6pp
1585GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary44.5%-12.6pp
1586CHENEY ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary44.5%-12.6pp
1587BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF TAMPA
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary44.4%-12.7pp
1588FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY
WINTER HAVEN · POLK
Elementary44.4%-12.7pp
1589MARCUS A. MILAM K-8 CENTER
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary44.4%-12.7pp
1590CHESTNUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary44.4%-12.7pp
1591BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary44.4%-12.7pp
1592GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WINTER HAVEN · POLK
Elementary44.4%-12.7pp
1593MILLENNIA GARDENS ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary44.4%-12.7pp
1594VETERANS PARK ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS
LEHIGH ACRES · LEE
Elementary44.4%-12.7pp
1595SOUTH BROWARD MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL
HALLANDALE BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary44.3%-12.8pp
1596PAHOKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PAHOKEE · PALM BEACH
Elementary44.3%-12.8pp
1597NORCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POMPANO BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary44.3%-12.8pp
1598LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE ALFRED · POLK
Elementary44.3%-12.8pp
1599NORTH WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAUCHULA · HARDEE
Elementary44.3%-12.8pp
1600REDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary44.3%-12.8pp
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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.