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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
351STEWART MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle48.7%-8.4pp
352HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle48.7%-8.4pp
353INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL
INVERNESS · CITRUS
Middle48.7%-8.4pp
354STONE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Middle48.6%-8.5pp
355VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL
VERNON · WASHINGTON
Middle48.6%-8.5pp
356DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL
DUNNELLON · MARION
Middle48.4%-8.7pp
357OKEEHEELEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
GREENACRES · PALM BEACH
Middle48.4%-8.7pp
358SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DELAND · VOLUSIA
Middle48.4%-8.8pp
359UMATILLA MIDDLE SCHOOL
UMATILLA · LAKE
Middle48.3%-8.8pp
360OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CLEARWATER · PINELLAS
Middle48.3%-8.8pp
361DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
DELAND · VOLUSIA
Middle48.1%-9.0pp
362FAIRVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Middle48.0%-9.1pp
363MANATEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Middle47.8%-9.3pp
364MERRITT BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
Middle47.8%-9.4pp
365NEW RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
Middle47.7%-9.4pp
366KERNAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle47.7%-9.4pp
367SOMERSET ACADEMY-MIDDLE EAGLE CAMPUS
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle47.6%-9.5pp
368LARGO MIDDLE SCHOOL
LARGO · PINELLAS
Middle47.5%-9.6pp
369NEW RENAISSANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Middle47.4%-9.7pp
370OCOEE MIDDLE
OCOEE · ORANGE
Middle47.4%-9.7pp
371FERRY PASS MIDDLE SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Middle47.3%-9.8pp
372EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle47.2%-9.9pp
373SKY ACADEMY VENICE
VENICE · SARASOTA
Middle47.2%-9.9pp
374BAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUNRISE · BROWARD
Middle47.1%-10.0pp
375GOLDEN GATE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Middle47.1%-10.0pp
376SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CHARTER SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHO
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle47.0%-10.1pp
377RONALD MCNAIR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROCKLEDGE · BREVARD
Middle46.9%-10.2pp
378LEHIGH ACRES MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEHIGH ACRES · LEE
Middle46.7%-10.4pp
379ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle46.7%-10.4pp
380YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL
OKEECHOBEE · OKEECHOBEE
Middle46.7%-10.4pp
381SOMERSET ACADEMY KEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · BROWARD
Middle46.6%-10.5pp
382PLANTATION MIDDLE SCHOOL
PLANTATION · BROWARD
Middle46.5%-10.6pp
383SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Middle46.5%-10.6pp
384FREEDOM MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle46.5%-10.7pp
385MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Middle46.3%-10.8pp
386MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL
MOUNT DORA · LAKE
Middle46.3%-10.8pp
387LAKE ALFRED POLYTECH ACADEMY
LAKE ALFRED · POLK
Middle46.3%-10.8pp
388BRADEN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Middle46.3%-10.8pp
389CHAMPIONSHIP ACADEMY OF DISTINCTION MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Middle46.3%-10.8pp
390IMMOKALEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
IMMOKALEE · COLLIER
Middle46.2%-10.9pp
391JAMES S. RICKARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL
OAKLAND PARK · BROWARD
Middle46.0%-11.1pp
392HIALEAH MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Middle46.0%-11.1pp
393D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKSVILLE · HERNANDO
Middle45.6%-11.5pp
394MILLENNIUM MIDDLE SCHOOL
SANFORD · SEMINOLE
Middle45.5%-11.6pp
395PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle45.5%-11.6pp
396MARINER MIDDLE SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Middle45.4%-11.7pp
397W. C. PRYOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
FORT WALTON BEACH · OKALOOSA
Middle45.4%-11.7pp
398CREWS LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SPRING HILL · PASCO
Middle45.3%-11.8pp
399AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
AVON PARK · HIGHLANDS
Middle45.1%-12.0pp
400CONWAY MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle45.0%-12.1pp
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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.