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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
251UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
UMATILLA · LAKE
Middle52.0%-7.2pp
252WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKSVILLE · HERNANDO
Middle52.0%-7.2pp
253HORACE MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL
EL PORTAL · MIAMI-DADE
Middle51.5%-7.7pp
254KERNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
255BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALMETTO · MANATEE
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
256CHARLES S. RUSHE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAND O LAKES · PASCO
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
257DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
DELAND · VOLUSIA
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
258FITZGERALD MIDDLE SCHOOL
LARGO · PINELLAS
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
259JEWETT MIDDLE ACADEMY MAGNET
WINTER HAVEN · POLK
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
260KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
261OCOEE MIDDLE
OCOEE · ORANGE
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
262RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
263RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
ORANGE CITY · VOLUSIA
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
264SERGEANT PAUL R SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
265SKY ACADEMY ENGLEWOOD
VENICE · SARASOTA
Middle51.0%-8.2pp
266GAMBLE ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Middle51.0%-8.3pp
267HIGHLAND OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle50.9%-8.3pp
268DRIFTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Middle50.8%-8.5pp
269REDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Middle50.7%-8.5pp
270HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle50.6%-8.7pp
271LANDMARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle50.2%-9.1pp
272DEERFIELD BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL
DEERFIELD BEACH · BROWARD
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
273INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · BROWARD
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
274CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
275CITRUS SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
CITRUS SPRINGS · CITRUS
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
276CRESTWOOD COMMUNITY MIDDLE
ROYAL PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
277DUNDEE RIDGE MIDDLE ACADEMY
DUNDEE · POLK
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
278GLENRIDGE MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
279HOWARD W. BISHOP MIDDLE SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
280PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL
PORT CHARLOTTE · CHARLOTTE
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
281SAFETY HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAFETY HARBOR · PINELLAS
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
282SOUTHPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
283SOUTHWEST MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle50.0%-9.2pp
284BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Middle49.6%-9.6pp
285LAMAR LOUISE CURRY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle49.3%-10.0pp
286NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle49.1%-10.2pp
287AVALON MIDDLE SCHOOL
MILTON · SANTA ROSA
Middle49.0%-10.2pp
288CLIFFORD MEIGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHALIMAR · OKALOOSA
Middle49.0%-10.2pp
289LABELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LABELLE · HENDRY
Middle49.0%-10.2pp
290MEADOWLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Middle49.0%-10.2pp
291NEW RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Middle49.0%-10.3pp
292CAROL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Middle48.8%-10.5pp
293SOMERSET PREPARATORY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Middle48.7%-10.6pp
294MATER ACADEMY LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Middle48.7%-10.6pp
295WESTPINE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUNRISE · BROWARD
Middle48.6%-10.6pp
296SOMERSET ACADEMY CANYONS MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle48.3%-10.9pp
297ANDREW JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
TITUSVILLE · BREVARD
Middle48.0%-11.2pp
298BOK ACADEMY
LAKE WALES · POLK
Middle48.0%-11.2pp
299BROOKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Middle48.0%-11.2pp
300DIPLOMAT MIDDLE SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Middle48.0%-11.2pp
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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.