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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
201FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
High74.0%+14.8pp
202GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
High74.0%+14.8pp
203J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY BEACH · BAY
High74.0%+14.8pp
204JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL
TRINITY · PASCO
High74.0%+14.8pp
205JEAN RIBAULT HIGH SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High74.0%+14.8pp
206JONES HIGH
ORLANDO · ORANGE
High74.0%+14.8pp
207LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
WINTER PARK · SEMINOLE
High74.0%+14.8pp
208LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE MARY · SEMINOLE
High74.0%+14.8pp
209LARGO HIGH SCHOOL
LARGO · PINELLAS
High74.0%+14.8pp
210LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL
ENGLEWOOD · CHARLOTTE
High74.0%+14.8pp
211MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High74.0%+14.8pp
212NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
High74.0%+14.8pp
213ORANGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK · CLAY
High74.0%+14.8pp
214RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
High74.0%+14.8pp
215SICKLES HIGH SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
High74.0%+14.8pp
216SPOTO HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
High74.0%+14.8pp
217UNIVERSITY HIGH
ORLANDO · ORANGE
High74.0%+14.8pp
218UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
ORANGE CITY · VOLUSIA
High74.0%+14.8pp
219WENDELL KRINN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
High74.0%+14.8pp
220APOPKA HIGH
APOPKA · ORANGE
High73.0%+13.8pp
221CELEBRATION HIGH SCHOOL
CELEBRATION · OSCEOLA
High73.0%+13.8pp
222CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL · PASCO
High73.0%+13.8pp
223DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL
DESTIN · OKALOOSA
High73.0%+13.8pp
224DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL
DUNEDIN · PINELLAS
High73.0%+13.8pp
225FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High73.0%+13.8pp
226FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
FORT WALTON BEACH · OKALOOSA
High73.0%+13.8pp
227FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL
SPRING HILL · HERNANDO
High73.0%+13.8pp
228HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
BONIFAY · HOLMES
High73.0%+13.8pp
229KEYS GATE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
High73.0%+13.8pp
230MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
High73.0%+13.8pp
231MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
FLORIDA CITY · MIAMI-DADE
High73.0%+13.8pp
232MIAMI CORAL PARK SENIOR HIGH
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High73.0%+13.8pp
233PEDRO MENENDEZ HIGH SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
High73.0%+13.8pp
234SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
SEBASTIAN · INDIAN RIVER
High73.0%+13.8pp
235SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High73.0%+13.8pp
236WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
High73.0%+13.8pp
237COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
COCOA BEACH · BREVARD
High72.1%+12.9pp
238BLANCHE ELY HIGH SCHOOL
POMPANO BEACH · BROWARD
High72.0%+12.8pp
239BOOKER HIGH SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
High72.0%+12.8pp
240EAST RIVER HIGH
ORLANDO · ORANGE
High72.0%+12.8pp
241FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL
PALM COAST · FLAGLER
High72.0%+12.8pp
242FREEDOM HIGH
ORLANDO · ORANGE
High72.0%+12.8pp
243MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL
PALM COAST · FLAGLER
High72.0%+12.8pp
244MIAMI NORLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High72.0%+12.8pp
245NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
High72.0%+12.8pp
246SOUTH FORK HIGH SCHOOL
STUART · MARTIN
High72.0%+12.8pp
247SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL
PLANTATION · BROWARD
High72.0%+12.8pp
248SOMERSET COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY
PORT SAINT LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
High71.8%+12.6pp
249CITY OF HIALEAH EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
High71.8%+12.5pp
250RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High71.0%+11.8pp
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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.