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Florida schools ranked by test score

Latest FAST / B.E.S.T. year (2024-25). 556 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 59.2%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
451GEORGIA JONES AYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle34.7%-24.6pp
452CAMPBELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAYTONA BEACH · VOLUSIA
Middle34.0%-25.2pp
453CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
DADE CITY · PASCO
Middle34.0%-25.2pp
454CHAIN OF LAKES MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle34.0%-25.2pp
455FRANKLIN MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle34.0%-25.2pp
456HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKS
OCALA · MARION
Middle34.0%-25.2pp
457JEAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle34.0%-25.2pp
458LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKE PLACID · HIGHLANDS
Middle34.0%-25.2pp
459VARSITY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEHIGH ACRES · LEE
Middle34.0%-25.2pp
460PARKWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Middle33.2%-26.1pp
461BEAR LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle33.0%-26.2pp
462BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEFFNER · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle33.0%-26.2pp
463CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle33.0%-26.2pp
464LOCKHART MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle33.0%-26.2pp
465NORTH MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL
CITRA · MARION
Middle33.0%-26.2pp
466RAYMOND B. STEWART MIDDLE SCHOOL
ZEPHYRHILLS · PASCO
Middle33.0%-26.2pp
467OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DANIA BEACH · BROWARD
Middle32.4%-26.8pp
468BAYONET POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Middle32.0%-27.2pp
469CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEESBURG · LAKE
Middle32.0%-27.2pp
470HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle32.0%-27.2pp
471JUDSON B WALKER MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle32.0%-27.2pp
472MANATEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Middle32.0%-27.2pp
473MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle32.0%-27.2pp
474MEADOWBROOK MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle32.0%-27.2pp
475PASCO MIDDLE SCHOOL
DADE CITY · PASCO
Middle32.0%-27.2pp
476SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL
RUSKIN · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle32.0%-27.2pp
477SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (SLAM) MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle32.0%-27.2pp
478MIAMI SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI SPRINGS · MIAMI-DADE
Middle31.8%-27.4pp
479SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH HOMESTEAD)
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Middle31.7%-27.6pp
480CHAMPIONSHIP ACADEMY OF DISTINCTION MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Middle31.5%-27.7pp
481MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle31.4%-27.8pp
482WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
QUINCY · GADSDEN
Middle31.2%-28.1pp
483BUCHANAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle31.0%-28.2pp
484CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
CRYSTAL RIVER · CITRUS
Middle31.0%-28.2pp
485LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle31.0%-28.2pp
486UNION PARK MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle31.0%-28.2pp
487PLANTATION MIDDLE SCHOOL
PLANTATION · BROWARD
Middle30.7%-28.6pp
488CARVER MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle30.0%-29.2pp
489COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle30.0%-29.2pp
490INDIANTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDIANTOWN · MARTIN
Middle30.0%-29.2pp
491LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Middle30.0%-29.2pp
492LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BELLE GLADE · PALM BEACH
Middle30.0%-29.2pp
493OAK HAMMOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Middle30.0%-29.2pp
494SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle30.0%-29.2pp
495CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
DELRAY BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle29.0%-30.2pp
496FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPRING HILL · HERNANDO
Middle29.0%-30.2pp
497JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVIERA BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle29.0%-30.2pp
498LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALMETTO · MANATEE
Middle29.0%-30.2pp
499OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEESBURG · LAKE
Middle29.0%-30.2pp
500PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLIDAY · PASCO
Middle29.0%-30.2pp
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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.