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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
101BERKLEY ACCELERATED
AUBURNDALE · POLK
Middle66.9%+7.6pp
102LYONS CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
COCONUT CREEK · BROWARD
Middle66.1%+6.8pp
103PALMETTO MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle66.0%+6.8pp
104DR. JOHN LONG MIDDLE SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL · PASCO
Middle66.0%+6.8pp
105EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CLERMONT · LAKE
Middle66.0%+6.8pp
106GULF COAST ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SPRING HILL · HERNANDO
Middle66.0%+6.8pp
107HERBERT C. HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDIALANTIC · BREVARD
Middle66.0%+6.8pp
108HIDDEN OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALM CITY · MARTIN
Middle66.0%+6.8pp
109JUPITER MIDDLE SCHOOL
JUPITER · PALM BEACH
Middle66.0%+6.8pp
110LOGGERS' RUN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Middle66.0%+6.8pp
111OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Middle66.0%+6.8pp
112ROWLETT MIDDLE ACADEMY
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Middle66.0%+6.8pp
113STUDENT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
VENICE · SARASOTA
Middle66.0%+6.8pp
114FREEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
FREEPORT · WALTON
Middle65.9%+6.7pp
115SEBASTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Middle65.5%+6.3pp
116MATER ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIALEAH GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Middle65.4%+6.1pp
117BENITO MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle65.0%+5.8pp
118HUNTERS CREEK MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle65.0%+5.8pp
119INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL
WINTER SPRINGS · SEMINOLE
Middle65.0%+5.8pp
120RIVERSPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CRAWFORDVILLE · WAKULLA
Middle65.0%+5.8pp
121THOMAS L SIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
PACE · SANTA ROSA
Middle65.0%+5.8pp
122VENICE MIDDLE SCHOOL
VENICE · SARASOTA
Middle65.0%+5.8pp
123WESTERN PINES COMMUNITY MIDDLE
ROYAL PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle65.0%+5.8pp
124R J MURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Middle64.2%+4.9pp
125MANDARIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle64.0%+4.8pp
126INDIAN TRAILS MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALM COAST · FLAGLER
Middle64.0%+4.8pp
127OSCEOLA CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
LOXAHATCHEE · PALM BEACH
Middle64.0%+4.8pp
128SHOAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
CRESTVIEW · OKALOOSA
Middle64.0%+4.8pp
129TARPON SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
TARPON SPRINGS · PINELLAS
Middle64.0%+4.8pp
130THREE OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Middle64.0%+4.8pp
131NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAINT CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Middle63.7%+4.5pp
132RANSOM MIDDLE SCHOOL
CANTONMENT · ESCAMBIA
Middle63.4%+4.1pp
133SILVER TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOUTHWEST RANCHES · BROWARD
Middle63.3%+4.1pp
134ARVIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle63.2%+4.0pp
135DISCOVERY MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle63.0%+3.8pp
136JOHN HOPKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Middle63.0%+3.8pp
137LAKE ASBURY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GREEN COVE SPRINGS · CLAY
Middle63.0%+3.8pp
138LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY
LAKELAND · POLK
Middle63.0%+3.8pp
139NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
Middle63.0%+3.8pp
140OMNI MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Middle63.0%+3.8pp
141JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORTH MIAMI BEACH · MIAMI-DADE
Middle62.4%+3.1pp
142NOVA MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAVIE · BROWARD
Middle62.3%+3.1pp
143INDIAN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAVIE · BROWARD
Middle62.3%+3.1pp
144BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
LITHIA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle62.0%+2.8pp
145DR MONA JAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Middle62.0%+2.8pp
146HOLLEY-NAVARRE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NAVARRE · SANTA ROSA
Middle62.0%+2.8pp
147NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW SMYRNA BEACH · VOLUSIA
Middle62.0%+2.8pp
148SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Middle62.0%+2.8pp
149STORM GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Middle62.0%+2.8pp
150SUNRIDGE MIDDLE
WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE
Middle62.0%+2.8pp
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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.