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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
1DORAL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY
DORAL · MIAMI-DADE
Middle100.0%+40.8pp
2OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER
VALPARAISO · OKALOOSA
Middle100.0%+40.8pp
3ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle98.6%+39.4pp
4SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (SOUTH MIAMI CAMPUS)
SOUTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle95.0%+35.8pp
5NORTHWEST FLORIDA BALLET ACADEMIE
FORT WALTON BEACH · OKALOOSA
Middle94.3%+35.1pp
6ARCHIMEDEAN MIDDLE CONSERVATORY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle92.0%+32.8pp
7HERBERT A. AMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle89.1%+29.9pp
8BAK MIDDLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle89.0%+29.8pp
9DORAL ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
DORAL · MIAMI-DADE
Middle88.6%+29.3pp
10DON ESTRIDGE HIGH TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Middle87.0%+27.8pp
11SOMERSET ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle87.0%+27.8pp
12JAMES WELDON JOHNSON COLLEGE PREPARATORY MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle86.2%+26.9pp
13CLEARWATER FUNDAMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
CLEARWATER · PINELLAS
Middle85.0%+25.8pp
14GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORAL GABLES · MIAMI-DADE
Middle84.7%+25.5pp
15FRUIT COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAINT JOHNS · ST. JOHNS
Middle84.0%+24.8pp
16WALKER MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
ODESSA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle84.0%+24.8pp
17SWITZERLAND POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL
SAINT JOHNS · ST. JOHNS
Middle83.8%+24.6pp
18EAST LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
TARPON SPRINGS · PINELLAS
Middle83.0%+23.8pp
19JUST ARTS AND MANAGEMENT CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
DORAL · MIAMI-DADE
Middle82.2%+22.9pp
20ALICE B. LANDRUM MIDDLE SCHOOL
PONTE VEDRA BEACH · ST. JOHNS
Middle82.0%+22.8pp
21R. DAN NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Middle82.0%+22.8pp
22HOLLYWOOD ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Middle81.6%+22.4pp
23JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle81.6%+22.4pp
24COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle81.0%+21.8pp
25UNION ACADEMY
BARTOW · POLK
Middle81.0%+21.8pp
26PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL
COOPER CITY · BROWARD
Middle80.0%+20.8pp
27C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
NICEVILLE · OKALOOSA
Middle80.0%+20.8pp
28LAKE NONA MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle80.0%+20.8pp
29SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SEBASTIAN · INDIAN RIVER
Middle80.0%+20.8pp
30TERRACE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle80.0%+20.8pp
31MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
CUTLER BAY · MIAMI-DADE
Middle79.2%+19.9pp
32WESTGLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Middle79.0%+19.8pp
33OAKRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Middle79.0%+19.8pp
34SARASOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Middle79.0%+19.8pp
35WEST BOYNTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle79.0%+19.8pp
36YULEE MIDDLE SCHOOL
YULEE · NASSAU
Middle79.0%+19.8pp
37OASIS CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Middle78.0%+18.8pp
38RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL
LITHIA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle78.0%+18.8pp
39BEULAH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Middle77.5%+18.3pp
40FALCON COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WESTON · BROWARD
Middle77.5%+18.2pp
41CALLAHAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
CALLAHAN · NASSAU
Middle77.0%+17.8pp
42DELAURA MIDDLE SCHOOL
SATELLITE BEACH · BREVARD
Middle77.0%+17.8pp
43MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL
LUTZ · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle77.0%+17.8pp
44DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Middle76.4%+17.1pp
45SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALMETTO BAY · MIAMI-DADE
Middle76.1%+16.9pp
46JACKSON HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
OVIEDO · SEMINOLE
Middle76.0%+16.8pp
47PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Middle76.0%+16.8pp
48SPORTS LEADERSHIP ARTS MANAGEMENT (SLAM)
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Middle75.3%+16.1pp
49BRIDGEWATER MIDDLE
WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE
Middle75.0%+15.8pp
50HOWARD MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle75.0%+15.8pp
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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.