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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
1751HAVANA MAGNET SCHOOL
HAVANA · GADSDEN
Elementary40.8%-16.3pp
1752STIRLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Elementary40.8%-16.3pp
1753WILKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary40.8%-16.3pp
1754MANDARIN LAKES K-8 ACADEMY
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary40.8%-16.3pp
1755COLSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEFFNER · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary40.7%-16.4pp
1756KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary40.7%-16.4pp
1757SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BONITA SPRINGS · LEE
Elementary40.6%-16.5pp
1758WILLIAM H. BASHAW ELEMENTARY
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary40.6%-16.5pp
1759POLK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POLK CITY · POLK
Elementary40.6%-16.5pp
1760LAKE POINTE ACADEMY
CLERMONT · LAKE
Elementary40.6%-16.5pp
1761GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary40.5%-16.6pp
1762DUVAL CHARTER SCHOLARS ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary40.5%-16.6pp
1763KENSINGTON PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary40.5%-16.6pp
1764RAMONA BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary40.5%-16.7pp
1765DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MONTESSORI ACADEMY
LAUDERHILL · BROWARD
Elementary40.4%-16.7pp
1766MYAKKA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MYAKKA CITY · MANATEE
Elementary40.4%-16.7pp
1767COLBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Elementary40.4%-16.7pp
1768WICKLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANFORD · SEMINOLE
Elementary40.4%-16.7pp
1769BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary40.4%-16.7pp
1770DREAMERS ACADEMY
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary40.4%-16.7pp
1771CARRIE P. MEEK/WESTVIEW K-8 CENTER
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary40.4%-16.7pp
1772GOCIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary40.4%-16.7pp
1773SHINGLE CREEK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary40.4%-16.7pp
1774AMANECER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEHIGH ACRES · LEE
Elementary40.4%-16.8pp
1775EAST MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SILVER SPRINGS · MARION
Elementary40.3%-16.8pp
1776WEST HOLLYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Elementary40.3%-16.8pp
1777MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Elementary40.3%-16.8pp
1778PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT CHARLOTTE · CHARLOTTE
Elementary40.3%-16.8pp
1779SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary40.3%-16.8pp
1780CHESTER A. MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT PIERCE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary40.1%-17.0pp
1781TAMPA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY MAGNET
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary40.1%-17.0pp
1782BENOIST FARMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary40.0%-17.1pp
1783DEERFIELD BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEERFIELD BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary40.0%-17.1pp
1784FAIRGLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COCOA · BREVARD
Elementary40.0%-17.1pp
1785LORAH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary40.0%-17.1pp
1786RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT SUMMIT
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary40.0%-17.1pp
1787WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary40.0%-17.1pp
1788BOGGY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary40.0%-17.1pp
1789APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary39.9%-17.2pp
1790LAKE WESTON ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary39.9%-17.2pp
1791BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY INTERAMERICAN CAMPUS
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary39.9%-17.2pp
1792SANDHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAINES CITY · POLK
Elementary39.8%-17.3pp
1793PALM VIEW K-8 SCHOOL
PALMETTO · MANATEE
Elementary39.8%-17.3pp
1794OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary39.8%-17.3pp
1795COASTAL CONNECTIONS ACADEMY
PENSACOLA · SANTA ROSA
Elementary39.8%-17.3pp
1796SPARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ANTHONY · MARION
Elementary39.7%-17.4pp
1797CASTLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAUDERHILL · BROWARD
Elementary39.7%-17.4pp
1798LEHIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEHIGH ACRES · LEE
Elementary39.7%-17.4pp
1799MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE CITY · COLUMBIA
Elementary39.7%-17.4pp
1800EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EUSTIS · LAKE
Elementary39.7%-17.4pp
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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.