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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
401OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary71.3%+14.2pp
402DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary71.2%+14.1pp
403BEN GAMLA-PALM BEACH
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary71.2%+14.1pp
404HARBORDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Elementary71.2%+14.1pp
405CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW SMYRNA BEACH · VOLUSIA
Elementary71.2%+14.1pp
406KENDALL SQUARE K-8 CENTER
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary71.2%+14.0pp
407LAUREL NOKOMIS SCHOOL
NOKOMIS · SARASOTA
Elementary71.2%+14.0pp
408CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary71.1%+14.0pp
409ABESS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary71.1%+14.0pp
410FISHWEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary71.1%+14.0pp
411PLATO ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS
TARPON SPRINGS · PINELLAS
Elementary71.1%+14.0pp
412OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLDSMAR · PINELLAS
Elementary71.0%+13.9pp
413MILL CREEK ACADEMY
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Elementary71.0%+13.9pp
414EAST BAY K-8 SCHOOL
GULF BREEZE · SANTA ROSA
Elementary71.0%+13.9pp
415H. L. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROYAL PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary71.0%+13.9pp
416EAGLE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary70.9%+13.8pp
417GENEVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GENEVA · SEMINOLE
Elementary70.9%+13.8pp
418CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ORANGE · VOLUSIA
Elementary70.8%+13.7pp
419SOMERSET ARTS ACADEMY
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary70.8%+13.7pp
420CORDOVA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary70.8%+13.7pp
421CALLAHAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
CALLAHAN · NASSAU
Elementary70.8%+13.7pp
422DAVENPORT SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
DAVENPORT · POLK
Elementary70.8%+13.7pp
423ATWATER BAY ELEMENTARY
WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE
Elementary70.7%+13.6pp
424PLATO ACADEMY PALM HARBOR CHARTER SCHOOL
PALM HARBOR · PINELLAS
Elementary70.7%+13.6pp
425LULA J. EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NICEVILLE · OKALOOSA
Elementary70.7%+13.6pp
426NORMA BUTLER BOSSARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary70.7%+13.6pp
427PINECREST ACADEMY SPACE COAST
VIERA · BREVARD
Elementary70.7%+13.5pp
428PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BEACH GARDENS · PALM BEACH
Elementary70.6%+13.5pp
429LAYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WINTER SPRINGS · SEMINOLE
Elementary70.5%+13.4pp
430SPRINGVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI SPRINGS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary70.5%+13.4pp
431SILVER LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary70.4%+13.3pp
432NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
Elementary70.4%+13.3pp
433JOELLA C. GOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary70.4%+13.3pp
434WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Elementary70.4%+13.3pp
435BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY
BARTOW · POLK
Elementary70.3%+13.2pp
436LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALRICO · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary70.2%+13.1pp
437BUCK LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary70.2%+13.1pp
438PINEWOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ESTERO · LEE
Elementary70.2%+13.1pp
439KETTERLINUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Elementary70.2%+13.1pp
440CORAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary70.1%+13.0pp
441ANDOVER ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary70.0%+12.9pp
442MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE WORTH · PALM BEACH
Elementary70.0%+12.9pp
443HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Elementary70.0%+12.9pp
444CORAL REEF MONTESSORI ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
CUTLER BAY · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary70.0%+12.9pp
445FLOROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARY ESTHER · OKALOOSA
Elementary70.0%+12.9pp
446OAKSTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAND O LAKES · PASCO
Elementary70.0%+12.8pp
447WINTHROP CHARTER SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary69.9%+12.8pp
448MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL
LUTZ · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary69.9%+12.8pp
449ANNIE LUCY WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARRISH · MANATEE
Elementary69.9%+12.8pp
450SEVEN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL · PASCO
Elementary69.9%+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. 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.