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Florida schools ranked by test score

Latest FAST / B.E.S.T. year (2024-25). 2,064 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 59.2%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
301PALENCIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Elementary74.0%+14.8pp
302PINE TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORMOND BEACH · VOLUSIA
Elementary74.0%+14.8pp
303PINECREST ACADEMY AVALON
MIAMI · ORANGE
Elementary74.0%+14.8pp
304ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary74.0%+14.8pp
305SNAPPER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary74.0%+14.8pp
306STONEWYCK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary74.0%+14.8pp
307THORNEBROOKE ELEMENTARY
OCOEE · ORANGE
Elementary74.0%+14.8pp
308VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VENICE · SARASOTA
Elementary74.0%+14.8pp
309WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY
WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE
Elementary74.0%+14.8pp
310CORAL GABLES PREPARATORY ACADEMY
CORAL GABLES · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary74.0%+14.7pp
311ANDOVER ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
312APOLLO BEACH K-8 SCHOOL
APOLLO BEACH · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
313BLUEWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NICEVILLE · OKALOOSA
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
314BUCK LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
315CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
316COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
317CORDOVA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
318CORKSCREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
319CYPRESS WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM HARBOR · PINELLAS
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
320EIGHTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
321HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ORANGE · VOLUSIA
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
322KERNAN TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
323KINGSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CANTONMENT · ESCAMBIA
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
324LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEARWATER · PINELLAS
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
325OSTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSTEEN · VOLUSIA
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
326PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLERMONT · LAKE
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
327PLANTATION PARK ELEMENTARY
PLANTATION · BROWARD
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
328PRIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
329SILVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DAVIE · BROWARD
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
330SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
331SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
332TARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
333TOMOKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORMOND BEACH · VOLUSIA
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
334WATERLEAF ELEMENTARY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary73.0%+13.8pp
335STARKEY RANCH K-8
ODESSA · PASCO
Elementary72.6%+13.4pp
336ARBOR RIDGE K-8
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary72.5%+13.3pp
337IVY HAWN CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
LAKE HELEN · VOLUSIA
Elementary72.5%+13.3pp
338SARASOTA SUNCOAST ACADEMY
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary72.3%+13.0pp
339RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT WEST PALM BEACH
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary72.2%+13.0pp
340EVERGLADES K-8 CENTER
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary72.2%+13.0pp
341OCEAN STUDIES CHARTER
KEY LARGO · MONROE
Elementary72.1%+12.8pp
342WESTERN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
ROYAL PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary72.0%+12.8pp
343B.D. GULLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Elementary72.0%+12.8pp
344BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary72.0%+12.8pp
345CARILLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OVIEDO · SEMINOLE
Elementary72.0%+12.8pp
346CRANBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH PORT · SARASOTA
Elementary72.0%+12.8pp
347DEBARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEBARY · VOLUSIA
Elementary72.0%+12.8pp
348DOWNTOWN DORAL CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DORAL · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary72.0%+12.8pp
349EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OVIEDO · SEMINOLE
Elementary72.0%+12.8pp
350GREENLAND PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary72.0%+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. Science 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.