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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
151R. FRANK NIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Middle61.5%+2.3pp
152ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Middle61.2%+1.9pp
153NEPTUNE MIDDLE SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Middle61.1%+1.8pp
154SPRINGFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle61.0%+1.8pp
155DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAINES CITY · POLK
Middle61.0%+1.8pp
156FERRELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle61.0%+1.8pp
157GREEN COVE SPRINGS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GREEN COVE SPRINGS · CLAY
Middle61.0%+1.8pp
158JOSEPH L. CARWISE MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALM HARBOR · PINELLAS
Middle61.0%+1.8pp
159L. A. AINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROTONDA WEST · CHARLOTTE
Middle61.0%+1.8pp
160MAITLAND MIDDLE
MAITLAND · ORANGE
Middle61.0%+1.8pp
161SEVEN SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
TRINITY · PASCO
Middle61.0%+1.8pp
162SOUTH CREEK MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle61.0%+1.8pp
163WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS · WALTON
Middle61.0%+1.8pp
164HARMONY MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Middle60.1%+0.9pp
165CYPRESS LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Middle60.0%+0.8pp
166HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
DELTONA · VOLUSIA
Middle60.0%+0.8pp
167ORMOND BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL
ORMOND BEACH · VOLUSIA
Middle60.0%+0.8pp
168PINE RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Middle60.0%+0.8pp
169SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEMINOLE · PINELLAS
Middle60.0%+0.8pp
170TUSKAWILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
OVIEDO · SEMINOLE
Middle60.0%+0.8pp
171WATER SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL
WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE
Middle60.0%+0.8pp
172RIVIERA MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle59.5%+0.2pp
173POMPANO BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL
POMPANO BEACH · BROWARD
Middle59.2%-0.0pp
174BAY HAVEN CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
Middle59.0%-0.2pp
175MULRENNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
VALRICO · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle59.0%-0.2pp
176GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Middle58.9%-0.3pp
177FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Middle58.8%-0.5pp
178WALTER C. YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Middle58.6%-0.7pp
179SOUTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOUTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle58.4%-0.8pp
180PINES MIDDLE SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Middle58.4%-0.8pp
181SOUTH TECH PREPARATORY ACADEMY
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle58.1%-1.1pp
182SAWGRASS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Middle58.0%-1.2pp
183DAVID C. HINSON SR. MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAYTONA BEACH · VOLUSIA
Middle58.0%-1.2pp
184DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
CRESTVIEW · OKALOOSA
Middle58.0%-1.2pp
185HORIZON WEST MIDDLE
WINDERMERE · ORANGE
Middle58.0%-1.2pp
186MARCO ISLAND CHARTER MIDDLE
MARCO ISLAND · COLLIER
Middle58.0%-1.2pp
187MARKHAM WOODS MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKE MARY · SEMINOLE
Middle58.0%-1.2pp
188SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DELAND · VOLUSIA
Middle58.0%-1.2pp
189TEAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS · SEMINOLE
Middle58.0%-1.2pp
190ERNEST WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL
WALNUT HILL · ESCAMBIA
Middle58.0%-1.3pp
191RAMBLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Middle58.0%-1.3pp
192RENAISSANCE MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL
DORAL · MIAMI-DADE
Middle57.8%-1.4pp
193JORGE MAS CANOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle57.6%-1.6pp
194THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
MERRITT ISLAND · BREVARD
Middle57.5%-1.7pp
195SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL
FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Middle57.2%-2.0pp
196GIFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Middle57.1%-2.1pp
197APOLLO MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Middle57.1%-2.1pp
198HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEBRING · HIGHLANDS
Middle57.0%-2.2pp
199JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROCKLEDGE · BREVARD
Middle57.0%-2.2pp
200SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEBASTIAN · INDIAN RIVER
Middle57.0%-2.2pp
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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.