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Florida schools ranked by test score

Latest FAST / B.E.S.T. year (2024-25). 3,274 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 59.2%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
451DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Middle76.4%+17.1pp
452SIGSBEE CHARTER SCHOOL
KEY WEST · MONROE
Elementary76.3%+17.1pp
453MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY
LAKELAND · POLK
High76.3%+17.0pp
454RIVER CITY SCIENCE ACADEMY AT MANDARIN
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary76.2%+16.9pp
455SOUTHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALMETTO BAY · MIAMI-DADE
Middle76.1%+16.9pp
456ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
High76.0%+16.8pp
457ATLANTIC COAST HIGH SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High76.0%+16.8pp
458BALDWIN PARK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
459BENT TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
460CAMELOT ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
461CLAY HIGH SCHOOL
GREEN COVE SPRINGS · CLAY
High76.0%+16.8pp
462DUNCAN U. FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOL
NEPTUNE BEACH · DUVAL
High76.0%+16.8pp
463EVERGLADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTON · BROWARD
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
464F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
High76.0%+16.8pp
465FISHHAWK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITHIA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
466GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
BELLE GLADE · PALM BEACH
High76.0%+16.8pp
467HERON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARKLAND · BROWARD
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
468HUNTERS CREEK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
469INNOVATION HIGH
ORLANDO · ORANGE
High76.0%+16.8pp
470J. ALLEN AXSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
471JACKSON HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
OVIEDO · SEMINOLE
Middle76.0%+16.8pp
472LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
473LAWTON CHILES ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
474LELY HIGH SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
High76.0%+16.8pp
475LIBERTY MAGNET SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
476LITHIA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALRICO · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
477LORETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
478MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
479MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LUTZ · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
480MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MELBOURNE · BREVARD
High76.0%+16.8pp
481MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
482NORTH BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI BEACH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
483OASIS CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-SOUTH
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
484OLDSMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLDSMAR · PINELLAS
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
485ORLANDO SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL K-8
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
486ORMOND BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORMOND BEACH · VOLUSIA
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
487PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Middle76.0%+16.8pp
488QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
489ROSEWOOD MAGNET SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
490SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
High76.0%+16.8pp
491SAWGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUNRISE · BROWARD
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
492SEA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SATELLITE BEACH · BREVARD
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
493SOMERSET ACADEMY
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
494SUNSET PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
495TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
PERRY · TAYLOR
High76.0%+16.8pp
496WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARY
YULEE · NASSAU
Elementary76.0%+16.8pp
497HOPE CHARTER
OCOEE · ORANGE
Elementary75.9%+16.7pp
498LAKE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE
EUSTIS · LAKE
Combined75.9%+16.7pp
499CANOE CREEK K-8
ST CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Elementary75.8%+16.5pp
500CORNERSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER
BELLE ISLE · ORANGE
Elementary75.8%+16.5pp
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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.