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Florida schools ranked by test score

Latest FAST / B.E.S.T. year (2024-25). 563 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 59.2%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
501MCARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
High51.0%-8.2pp
502NORTH MARION HIGH SCHOOL
CITRA · MARION
High51.0%-8.2pp
503WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High51.0%-8.2pp
504DIXIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
CROSS CITY · DIXIE
High50.6%-8.7pp
505BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
BRONSON · LEVY
High50.6%-8.7pp
506SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ACADEMY (TAMPA)
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
High50.4%-8.9pp
507EVERGLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
High50.0%-9.2pp
508HARDEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WAUCHULA · HARDEE
High50.0%-9.2pp
509JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
High50.0%-9.2pp
510SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL MIRAMAR CAMPUS
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
High50.0%-9.2pp
511FIVAY HIGH SCHOOL
HUDSON · PASCO
High49.0%-10.2pp
512HALLANDALE HIGH SCHOOL
HALLANDALE BEACH · BROWARD
High49.0%-10.2pp
513SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
High49.0%-10.2pp
514FORT MEADE MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FORT MEADE · POLK
High48.7%-10.6pp
515AUBURNDALE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
AUBURNDALE · POLK
High48.0%-11.2pp
516BLAKE HIGH SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
High48.0%-11.2pp
517DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE ALFRED · POLK
High48.0%-11.2pp
518TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
High48.0%-11.2pp
519RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
High47.2%-12.0pp
520MIAMI SPRINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI SPRINGS · MIAMI-DADE
High47.0%-12.2pp
521PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
High47.0%-12.2pp
522CENTRAL FLORIDA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER
ORLANDO · ORANGE
High46.8%-12.5pp
523WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL
WEWAHITCHKA · GULF
High46.6%-12.6pp
524COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL
COTTONDALE · JACKSON
High46.4%-12.8pp
525MARATHON SCHOOL
MARATHON · MONROE
High46.1%-13.2pp
526LEHIGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LEHIGH ACRES · LEE
High46.0%-13.2pp
527MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
HIALEAH GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
High46.0%-13.2pp
528PINELLAS PARK HIGH SCHOOL
LARGO · PINELLAS
High46.0%-13.2pp
529WILLISTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
WILLISTON · LEVY
High45.8%-13.4pp
530HIALEAH-MIAMI LAKES SENIOR HIGH
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
High44.0%-15.2pp
531FROSTPROOF MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH
FROSTPROOF · POLK
High43.8%-15.4pp
532BALDWIN MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High43.7%-15.6pp
533MATER BRIGHTON LAKES ACADEMY PREPARATORY HIGH
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
High43.0%-16.2pp
534ZEPHYRHILLS HIGH SCHOOL
ZEPHYRHILLS · PASCO
High43.0%-16.2pp
535CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
CHIEFLAND · LEVY
High42.9%-16.3pp
536HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
High42.0%-17.2pp
537SOUTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
High42.0%-17.2pp
538PALM GLADES PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High41.0%-18.2pp
539INTERLACHEN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
INTERLACHEN · PUTNAM
High40.6%-18.7pp
540COLEGIATE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High40.0%-19.2pp
541SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
High39.5%-19.7pp
542BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF VILLAGE GREEN MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High39.5%-19.8pp
543PALM BEACH MARITIME ACADEMY SECONDARY
LANTANA · PALM BEACH
High39.1%-20.2pp
544BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ADVANCED STUDIES OF HILLSBOROUGH
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
High39.0%-20.2pp
545PIVOT CHARTER SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
High38.9%-20.3pp
546EAST LEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
LEHIGH ACRES · LEE
High38.0%-21.2pp
547GADSDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
HAVANA · GADSDEN
High38.0%-21.2pp
548SOUTH MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High38.0%-21.2pp
549VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
High37.0%-22.2pp
550LAUDERHILL 6-12
LAUDERHILL · BROWARD
High36.0%-23.2pp
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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.