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Florida schools ranked by test score

Latest FAST / B.E.S.T. year (2024-25). 566 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 57.1%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
501BURNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEFFNER · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle35.6%-21.5pp
502GULF MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Middle35.6%-21.5pp
503JEAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle35.6%-21.5pp
504OLSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DANIA BEACH · BROWARD
Middle35.3%-21.8pp
505CARVER MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle35.2%-21.9pp
506CHAFFEE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle35.2%-21.9pp
507SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle35.0%-22.1pp
508DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WINTER HAVEN · POLK
Middle34.5%-22.6pp
509TWIN LAKES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle34.5%-22.6pp
510JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle34.3%-22.8pp
511FORT MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Middle33.8%-23.3pp
512MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
FLORIDA CITY · MIAMI-DADE
Middle33.8%-23.3pp
513NORTH DADE MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Middle33.8%-23.3pp
514HUDSON ACADEMY
HUDSON · PASCO
Middle33.7%-23.4pp
515HENRY H. FILER MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Middle33.6%-23.5pp
516KISSIMMEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Middle33.4%-23.7pp
517SCHOOL OF SUCCESS ACADEMY-SOS
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle33.4%-23.7pp
518WEST MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle33.4%-23.8pp
519JUDSON B WALKER MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle33.2%-23.9pp
520BAYONET POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Middle32.8%-24.3pp
521CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
DELRAY BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle32.6%-24.5pp
522COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle32.5%-24.6pp
523PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Middle32.4%-24.7pp
524BELLVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Middle32.2%-24.9pp
525GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle32.2%-24.9pp
526TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle32.2%-24.9pp
527BUCHANAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle31.9%-25.2pp
528HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Middle31.9%-25.3pp
529CAMPBELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAYTONA BEACH · VOLUSIA
Middle31.2%-25.9pp
530MEMORIAL MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle31.1%-26.0pp
531WESTRIDGE MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle30.7%-26.4pp
532DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle30.6%-26.5pp
533CONGRESS COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle30.6%-26.5pp
534WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle30.5%-26.6pp
535JENNINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEFFNER · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle30.5%-26.6pp
536BROWNSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle30.0%-27.1pp
537LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle29.7%-27.4pp
538GEORGIA JONES AYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle29.7%-27.4pp
539WARRINGTON PREPARATORY ACADEMY
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Middle29.5%-27.6pp
540R. FRANK NIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Middle29.5%-27.6pp
541DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Middle29.3%-27.8pp
542SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL
RUSKIN · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle29.1%-28.0pp
543KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Middle29.0%-28.1pp
544LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE
LAKE WORTH · PALM BEACH
Middle28.9%-28.2pp
545SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAINES CITY · POLK
Middle28.9%-28.2pp
546MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle28.7%-28.4pp
547WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
QUINCY · GADSDEN
Middle28.7%-28.4pp
548KINLOCH PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle28.7%-28.4pp
549LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALMETTO · MANATEE
Middle28.6%-28.5pp
550GRECO MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
TEMPLE TERRACE · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle28.4%-28.7pp
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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.