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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
851DUNEDIN HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
DUNEDIN · PINELLAS
Middle69.0%+9.8pp
852FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
FORT PIERCE · ST. LUCIE
High69.0%+9.8pp
853GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH
LAKELAND · POLK
High69.0%+9.8pp
854HARMONY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
HARMONY · OSCEOLA
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
855HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
High69.0%+9.8pp
856HOWARD DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
857J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CANTONMENT · ESCAMBIA
High69.0%+9.8pp
858LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
High69.0%+9.8pp
859MATER BISCAYNE ACADEMY NORTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle69.0%+9.8pp
860MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High69.0%+9.8pp
861MOSS PARK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
862NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL
NEWBERRY · ALACHUA
High69.0%+9.8pp
863OASIS ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL-NORTH
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
864PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL
PALM BEACH GARDENS · PALM BEACH
High69.0%+9.8pp
865PALM HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
PALM HARBOR · PINELLAS
Middle69.0%+9.8pp
866PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
867PALMETTO RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
High69.0%+9.8pp
868PATHWAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORMOND BEACH · VOLUSIA
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
869PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
870PIERCE HAMMOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOXAHATCHEE · PALM BEACH
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
871PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOKEELIA · LEE
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
872PINECREST ACADEMY WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL · PASCO
High69.0%+9.8pp
873PIPER HIGH SCHOOL
LAUDERHILL · BROWARD
High69.0%+9.8pp
874PLUMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEARWATER · PINELLAS
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
875R. C. LIPSCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
876RAYMA C. PAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FT MYERS · LEE
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
877ROYAL PALM BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROYAL PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
878SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
879SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
High69.0%+9.8pp
880ST. CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
881THUNDERBOLT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FLEMING ISLAND · CLAY
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
882TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MERRITT ISLAND · BREVARD
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
883VAN E. BLANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
884WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
885WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
High69.0%+9.8pp
886WEKIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LONGWOOD · SEMINOLE
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
887WELLINGTON LANDINGS MIDDLE
WELLINGTON · PALM BEACH
Middle69.0%+9.8pp
888WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
889WHISPERING PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
890WILKINSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIDDLEBURG · CLAY
Middle69.0%+9.8pp
891WILLIAM S. TALBOT ELEM SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Elementary69.0%+9.8pp
892HIALEAH GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIALEAH GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
Middle69.0%+9.7pp
893HOWARD D. MCMILLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle68.8%+9.6pp
894SOMERSET ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Middle68.8%+9.6pp
895SANFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
SANFORD · SEMINOLE
Middle68.8%+9.5pp
896IMAGINE AT SOUTH VERO
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary68.7%+9.4pp
897IMAGINE SCHOOLS AT SOUTH LAKE
CLERMONT · LAKE
Elementary68.7%+9.4pp
898BELL HIGH SCHOOL
BELL · GILCHRIST
High68.6%+9.4pp
899DUNCAN U. FLETCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE BEACH · DUVAL
Middle68.6%+9.4pp
900ROLAND PARK K-8 MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary68.6%+9.3pp
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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.