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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
1701LOCKHART ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary42.1%-15.0pp
1702MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary42.0%-15.1pp
1703SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary42.0%-15.1pp
1704HOLLYWOOD CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Elementary41.9%-15.2pp
1705HAMILTON COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JASPER · HAMILTON
Elementary41.9%-15.2pp
1706NORTH LAUDERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary41.9%-15.2pp
1707WOODVILLE SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary41.9%-15.2pp
1708SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary41.9%-15.2pp
1709DOWNTOWN MIAMI CHARTER SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary41.8%-15.3pp
1710WATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PARK · BROWARD
Elementary41.8%-15.3pp
1711SALLY RIDE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary41.8%-15.4pp
1712LILLIE C. EVANS K-8 CENTER
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary41.7%-15.4pp
1713ECCLESTON ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary41.7%-15.4pp
1714WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary41.6%-15.5pp
1715EDGAR L. PADGETT ELEMENTARY
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary41.6%-15.5pp
1716ROMEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DUNNELLON · MARION
Elementary41.6%-15.5pp
1717EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF MIAMI GARDENS
MIAMI GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary41.5%-15.6pp
1718CORR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GIBSONTON · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary41.4%-15.7pp
1719ORCHARD VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELRAY BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary41.4%-15.7pp
1720EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OKEECHOBEE · OKEECHOBEE
Elementary41.4%-15.7pp
1721GOLDEN TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary41.4%-15.7pp
1722DUNEDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DUNEDIN · PINELLAS
Elementary41.3%-15.8pp
1723LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary41.3%-15.8pp
1724REDDICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WIMAUMA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary41.3%-15.8pp
1725BROWARD ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAUDERHILL · BROWARD
Elementary41.3%-15.8pp
1726TWIN LAKES ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary41.3%-15.9pp
1727FREEDOM SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary41.2%-15.9pp
1728HILAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
Elementary41.2%-15.9pp
1729ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary41.2%-15.9pp
1730EMMA JEWEL CHARTER ACADEMY
COCOA · BREVARD
Elementary41.2%-15.9pp
1731KENLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary41.1%-16.0pp
1732SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary41.1%-16.0pp
1733HECTOR A. CAFFERATA JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary41.1%-16.0pp
1734CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OKEECHOBEE · OKEECHOBEE
Elementary41.0%-16.1pp
1735KINLOCH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary41.0%-16.1pp
1736SAVANNA RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary41.0%-16.1pp
1737SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE CITY · COLUMBIA
Elementary41.0%-16.1pp
1738DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary41.0%-16.1pp
1739CHARLES DAVID WYCHE JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary41.0%-16.1pp
1740LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT PIERCE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary41.0%-16.1pp
1741PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
Elementary41.0%-16.1pp
1742BARBARA HAWKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary41.0%-16.1pp
1743BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY COLLIER
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary40.9%-16.2pp
1744JANIE HOWARD WILSON SCHOOL
LAKE WALES · POLK
Elementary40.9%-16.2pp
1745ROBERT H. JENKINS JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INTERLACHEN · PUTNAM
Elementary40.9%-16.2pp
1746METROWEST ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary40.9%-16.2pp
1747MORROW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary40.9%-16.2pp
1748ACADEMIR PREPARATORY OF CHAMPIONSGATE
MIAMI · OSCEOLA
Elementary40.9%-16.2pp
1749JOHN F. TURNER SENIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary40.9%-16.2pp
1750WOODBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary40.9%-16.2pp
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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.