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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
201BAUDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEMINOLE · PINELLAS
Elementary78.4%+21.3pp
202PATRONIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY BEACH · BAY
Elementary78.4%+21.3pp
203PINECREST GLADES ACADEMY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary78.3%+21.2pp
204IMAGINE SCHOOLS PLANTATION CAMPUS
PLANTATION · BROWARD
Elementary78.3%+21.2pp
205RENAISSANCE ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL
DORAL · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary78.3%+21.2pp
206WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANFORD · SEMINOLE
Elementary78.3%+21.2pp
207OSCEOLA MAGNET SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary78.3%+21.2pp
208HAMMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ODESSA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary78.3%+21.2pp
209MATER GARDENS ACADEMY
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary78.3%+21.2pp
210SOMERSET ACADEMY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary78.3%+21.2pp
211TAYLOR RANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VENICE · SARASOTA
Elementary78.2%+21.1pp
212TIMBER LAKES ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary78.2%+21.1pp
213PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS)
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary78.1%+21.0pp
214DUNE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANTA ROSA BEACH · WALTON
Elementary78.1%+21.0pp
215NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary78.0%+20.9pp
216TIMBERLIN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Elementary78.0%+20.9pp
217SOMERSET ACADEMY BOCA EAST
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Elementary77.9%+20.8pp
218FLEMING ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK · CLAY
Elementary77.8%+20.7pp
219TROUT CREEK ACADEMY
ST. AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Elementary77.8%+20.7pp
220QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Elementary77.8%+20.7pp
221ELBRIDGE GALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WELLINGTON · PALM BEACH
Elementary77.6%+20.5pp
222VIERA CHARTER SCHOOL
VIERA · BREVARD
Elementary77.6%+20.5pp
223LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OVIEDO · SEMINOLE
Elementary77.5%+20.4pp
224SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY
WINDERMERE · ORANGE
Elementary77.5%+20.4pp
225MACFARLANE PARK ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary77.5%+20.4pp
226PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL
PALMETTO · MANATEE
Elementary77.4%+20.3pp
227CORAL REEF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALMETTO BAY · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary77.4%+20.3pp
228SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ORANGE · VOLUSIA
Elementary77.4%+20.3pp
229GOLDSBORO ELEMENTARY MAGNET
SANFORD · SEMINOLE
Elementary77.3%+20.2pp
230BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NICEVILLE · OKALOOSA
Elementary77.3%+20.2pp
231SOMERSET PALMS ACADEMY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary77.3%+20.2pp
232BRYCEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRYCEVILLE · NASSAU
Elementary77.3%+20.2pp
233HOLLYWOOD ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCE
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Elementary77.2%+20.1pp
234GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COOPER CITY · BROWARD
Elementary77.2%+20.1pp
235ATLANTIC BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ATLANTIC BEACH · DUVAL
Elementary77.1%+20.0pp
236DURBIN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAINT JOHNS · ST. JOHNS
Elementary77.1%+20.0pp
237FRANK E. BRIGHAM ACADEMY
WINTER HAVEN · POLK
Elementary77.1%+20.0pp
238ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary77.1%+20.0pp
239BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Elementary77.0%+19.9pp
240PINECREST ACADEMY WESLEY CHAPEL
WESLEY CHAPEL · PASCO
Elementary77.0%+19.9pp
241ROSEWOOD MAGNET SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary77.0%+19.9pp
242SOMERSET PARKLAND ACADEMY
MIAMI · BROWARD
Elementary77.0%+19.9pp
243TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Elementary76.8%+19.7pp
244BAY HAVEN SCHOOL OF BASICS PLUS
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary76.7%+19.6pp
245SOMERSET ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SOUTH CAMPUS
MIAMI · BROWARD
Elementary76.6%+19.5pp
246MORNINGSIDE K-8 ACADEMY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary76.6%+19.5pp
247CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER
BELLE ISLE · ORANGE
Elementary76.6%+19.5pp
248FISHHAWK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITHIA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary76.5%+19.4pp
249FRANKLIN ACADEMY COOPER CITY
COOPER CITY · BROWARD
Elementary76.5%+19.4pp
250GENE WITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary76.5%+19.4pp
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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.