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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
301SUNRISE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary74.5%+17.4pp
302OTIS A. MASON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Elementary74.5%+17.4pp
303IMAGINE SCHOOL AT LAND O' LAKES
LAND O LAKES · PASCO
Elementary74.4%+17.3pp
304SUNTREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Elementary74.4%+17.3pp
305ARBOR RIDGE K-8
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary74.4%+17.3pp
306VIRGINIA A BOONE-HIGHLAND OAKS SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary74.3%+17.2pp
307HENDRICKS AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary74.3%+17.2pp
308CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY
CORAL GABLES · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary74.3%+17.2pp
309DAVID FAIRCHILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary74.3%+17.2pp
310IMAGINE AT SOUTH VERO
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary74.3%+17.2pp
311JACK DAVID GORDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary74.3%+17.2pp
312B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary74.1%+17.0pp
313INDEPENDENCE ELEMENTARY
WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE
Elementary74.1%+17.0pp
314KEY BISCAYNE K-8 CENTER
KEY BISCAYNE · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary74.0%+16.9pp
315SUNSET LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary74.0%+16.9pp
316WESTCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary74.0%+16.9pp
317BALDWIN PARK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary74.0%+16.8pp
318DR. MANUEL C. BARREIRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary73.9%+16.8pp
319YULEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
YULEE · NASSAU
Elementary73.9%+16.8pp
320TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary73.9%+16.8pp
321SCHWARZKOPF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LUTZ · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary73.8%+16.7pp
322SARASOTA SUNCOAST ACADEMY
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary73.8%+16.6pp
323CUNNINGHAM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAINT JOHNS · ST. JOHNS
Elementary73.7%+16.6pp
324CHAPEL TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Elementary73.7%+16.6pp
325PEMBROKE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Elementary73.7%+16.6pp
326SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DUNEDIN · PINELLAS
Elementary73.7%+16.6pp
327FLORANADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary73.7%+16.6pp
328WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHULUOTA · SEMINOLE
Elementary73.7%+16.6pp
329PINE VILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary73.7%+16.6pp
330CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANTATION · BROWARD
Elementary73.6%+16.5pp
331SHORE ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary73.6%+16.5pp
332FOX TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DAVIE · BROWARD
Elementary73.6%+16.5pp
333COUNTRY ISLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTON · BROWARD
Elementary73.6%+16.5pp
334BEN GAMLA CHARTER SCHOOL SOUTH BROWARD
MIAMI · BROWARD
Elementary73.5%+16.3pp
335EAGLE CREEK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary73.4%+16.3pp
336LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Elementary73.4%+16.3pp
337DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary73.4%+16.3pp
338DEL PRADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Elementary73.3%+16.2pp
339SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAFETY HARBOR · PINELLAS
Elementary73.3%+16.2pp
340ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary73.2%+16.1pp
341MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary73.2%+16.1pp
342SIGSBEE CHARTER SCHOOL
KEY WEST · MONROE
Elementary73.2%+16.1pp
343ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ENGLEWOOD · SARASOTA
Elementary73.1%+16.0pp
344RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary73.1%+16.0pp
345BESSEY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM CITY · MARTIN
Elementary73.1%+16.0pp
346THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WATERSTONE
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary73.0%+15.9pp
347JENSEN BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JENSEN BEACH · MARTIN
Elementary73.0%+15.9pp
348WEDGEFIELD SCHOOL
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary73.0%+15.9pp
349HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
NEWBERRY · ALACHUA
Elementary73.0%+15.9pp
350OCEAN BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH · BREVARD
Elementary72.9%+15.8pp
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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.