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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
501SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Middle29.0%-30.2pp
502WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
WINTER HAVEN · POLK
Middle29.0%-30.2pp
503YOUNG MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle29.0%-30.2pp
504BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL
BARTOW · POLK
Middle28.0%-31.2pp
505FORT KING MIDDLE SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Middle28.0%-31.2pp
506JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE
AUBURNDALE · POLK
Middle28.0%-31.2pp
507JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
Middle28.0%-31.2pp
508LAKE WEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUMMERFIELD · MARION
Middle28.0%-31.2pp
509MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle28.0%-31.2pp
510ALFRED I. DUPONT MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle27.8%-31.4pp
511BELLVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Middle27.8%-31.4pp
512L C SWAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
GREENACRES · PALM BEACH
Middle27.0%-32.2pp
513MIAMI COMMUNITY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
FLORIDA CITY · MIAMI-DADE
Middle27.0%-32.2pp
514WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle27.0%-32.2pp
515ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle26.8%-32.4pp
516ACADEMIR MIDDLE SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Middle26.4%-32.8pp
517DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WINTER HAVEN · POLK
Middle26.0%-33.2pp
518PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle26.0%-33.2pp
519TAYLOR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
PERRY · TAYLOR
Middle26.0%-33.2pp
520KINLOCH PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle25.9%-33.3pp
521LAKE MARION CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
POINCIANA · POLK
Middle25.0%-34.2pp
522LANTANA MIDDLE SCHOOL
LANTANA · PALM BEACH
Middle25.0%-34.2pp
523SHELLEY S. BOONE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAINES CITY · POLK
Middle25.0%-34.2pp
524SOMERSET ACADEMY-MIDDLE EAGLE CAMPUS
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle25.0%-34.2pp
525TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle25.0%-34.2pp
526SOMERSET ACADEMY KEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · BROWARD
Middle24.4%-34.9pp
527SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle23.8%-35.4pp
528MCNICOL MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Middle23.2%-36.0pp
529HUDSON ACADEMY
HUDSON · PASCO
Middle23.1%-36.1pp
530DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL
ARCADIA · DESOTO
Middle23.0%-36.2pp
531KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Middle23.0%-36.2pp
532LEMUEL TEAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEHIGH ACRES · LEE
Middle23.0%-36.2pp
533WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle23.0%-36.3pp
534DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Middle22.9%-36.4pp
535DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle22.0%-37.2pp
536GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle22.0%-37.2pp
537JEAN RIBAULT MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle22.0%-37.2pp
538MATTHEW W. GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle22.0%-37.2pp
539WARRINGTON PREPARATORY ACADEMY
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Middle21.3%-37.9pp
540CHASCO MIDDLE SCHOOL
PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Middle21.0%-38.2pp
541MEMORIAL MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle21.0%-38.2pp
542GRIFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Middle20.6%-38.6pp
543JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
QUINCY · GADSDEN
Middle20.4%-38.9pp
544CONGRESS COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle20.0%-39.2pp
545ELECTA LEE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Middle20.0%-39.2pp
546FORT MYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Middle20.0%-39.2pp
547GRECO MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
TEMPLE TERRACE · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle20.0%-39.2pp
548SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Middle20.0%-39.2pp
549LAKE WORTH COMMUNITY MIDDLE
LAKE WORTH · PALM BEACH
Middle19.0%-40.2pp
550RESILIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL INC
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Middle19.0%-40.2pp
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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.