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Florida schools ranked by test score

Latest FAST / B.E.S.T. year (2024-25). 3,400 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 57.1%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1651ALACHUA ESCHOOL (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
High56.0%-1.2pp
1652BYRNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC.
CENTURY · ESCAMBIA
Elementary55.9%-1.2pp
1653EARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary55.9%-1.2pp
1654SANDERS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POMPANO BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary55.9%-1.3pp
1655THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE PROJECT
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Elementary55.8%-1.3pp
1656GLENRIDGE MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle55.8%-1.3pp
1657INVERNESS PRIMARY SCHOOL
INVERNESS · CITRUS
Elementary55.8%-1.3pp
1658SEBASTIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEBASTIAN · INDIAN RIVER
Middle55.8%-1.3pp
1659NEW SMYRNA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEW SMYRNA BEACH · VOLUSIA
Middle55.8%-1.3pp
1660WILDWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
WILDWOOD · SUMTER
Elementary55.7%-1.4pp
1661CYPRESS CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
WESLEY CHAPEL · PASCO
Middle55.7%-1.4pp
1662CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CORAL GABLES · MIAMI-DADE
High55.7%-1.4pp
1663HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE WALES · POLK
Elementary55.7%-1.4pp
1664MASCOTTE CHARTER SCHOOL
MASCOTTE · LAKE
Elementary55.7%-1.4pp
1665BOK ACADEMY
LAKE WALES · POLK
Middle55.7%-1.4pp
1666BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF MIAMI DADE
DORAL · MIAMI-DADE
Combined55.7%-1.4pp
1667TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMARAC · BROWARD
Elementary55.7%-1.4pp
1668CYPRESS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
High55.6%-1.5pp
1669CYPRESS PALM MIDDLE SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Middle55.6%-1.5pp
1670EDISON PARK CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary55.6%-1.5pp
1671SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary55.6%-1.5pp
1672ARGYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK · CLAY
Elementary55.6%-1.5pp
1673PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary55.6%-1.5pp
1674PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary55.6%-1.5pp
1675CHARLES R HADLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary55.5%-1.6pp
1676J.R. ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY BEACH · BAY
High55.5%-1.6pp
1677WESTPINE MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUNRISE · BROWARD
Middle55.5%-1.6pp
1678BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF ST.CLOUD
MIAMI · OSCEOLA
Elementary55.5%-1.6pp
1679GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL
GRAND RIDGE · JACKSON
Middle55.5%-1.6pp
1680VERNON HIGH SCHOOL
VERNON · WASHINGTON
High55.5%-1.6pp
1681S BRYAN JENNINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK · CLAY
Elementary55.5%-1.6pp
1682SEASIDE CHARTER K-8 SCHOOL
ATLANTIC BEACH · DUVAL
Elementary55.4%-1.7pp
1683EDGEWATER PUBLIC SCHOOL
EDGEWATER · VOLUSIA
Elementary55.4%-1.7pp
1684FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELAND · VOLUSIA
Elementary55.4%-1.8pp
1685PINELLAS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINELLAS PARK · PINELLAS
Elementary55.3%-1.8pp
1686BENTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANFORD · SEMINOLE
Elementary55.3%-1.8pp
1687TREADWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEESBURG · LAKE
Elementary55.3%-1.8pp
1688CITRUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary55.3%-1.9pp
1689LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARGATE · BROWARD
Elementary55.2%-1.9pp
1690TAMPA PALMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary55.2%-1.9pp
1691ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALTURAS · POLK
Elementary55.2%-1.9pp
1692LAMARQUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH PORT · SARASOTA
Elementary55.2%-1.9pp
1693MAITLAND MIDDLE
MAITLAND · ORANGE
Middle55.2%-1.9pp
1694KATE SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary55.1%-2.0pp
1695VISTA POINTE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary55.1%-2.0pp
1696BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL
BRANFORD · SUWANNEE
High55.1%-2.0pp
1697LAKE EOLA CHARTER
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary55.1%-2.0pp
1698ENTERPRISE LEARNING ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary55.1%-2.0pp
1699KEYSTONE HEIGHTS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS · CLAY
High55.1%-2.0pp
1700NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL
NEWBERRY · ALACHUA
High55.1%-2.0pp
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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.