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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
1801LIMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRANDON · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary53.7%-3.4pp
1802SPRING CREEK CHARTER SCHOOL
PAISLEY · LAKE
Elementary53.7%-3.4pp
1803FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.7%-3.4pp
1804KELSEY L. PHARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.7%-3.4pp
1805SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary53.7%-3.4pp
1806PLANTATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANTATION · BROWARD
Elementary53.7%-3.4pp
1807LEGACY MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle53.7%-3.4pp
1808MCINTOSH MIDDLE SCHOOL
SARASOTA · SARASOTA
Middle53.7%-3.4pp
1809PINES MIDDLE SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Middle53.7%-3.4pp
1810WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEBRING · HIGHLANDS
Elementary53.7%-3.4pp
1811CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLEWISTON · HENDRY
Elementary53.6%-3.5pp
1812MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
PALMETTO · MANATEE
High53.6%-3.5pp
1813ENGLISH ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FERN PARK · SEMINOLE
Elementary53.6%-3.5pp
1814HOSFORD ELEMENTARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HOSFORD · LIBERTY
Elementary53.6%-3.5pp
1815SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIDDLEBURG · CLAY
Elementary53.6%-3.5pp
1816MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
PORT CHARLOTTE · CHARLOTTE
Middle53.6%-3.5pp
1817PINE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAND O LAKES · PASCO
Middle53.6%-3.5pp
1818LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL
LECANTO · CITRUS
Middle53.6%-3.5pp
1819AURELIA M. COLE ACADEMY
CLERMONT · LAKE
Elementary53.6%-3.5pp
1820OAK HILL ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary53.6%-3.5pp
1821BRONSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
BRONSON · LEVY
High53.6%-3.5pp
1822NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT CHARLOTTE · CHARLOTTE
Elementary53.6%-3.5pp
1823MOLLIE RAY ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary53.6%-3.5pp
1824MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary53.5%-3.6pp
1825FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
FORT PIERCE · ST. LUCIE
High53.5%-3.6pp
1826CALOOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAPE CORAL · LEE
Elementary53.5%-3.6pp
1827SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL
SEMINOLE · PINELLAS
High53.5%-3.6pp
1828CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL
PUNTA GORDA · CHARLOTTE
High53.5%-3.6pp
1829PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORAL GABLES · MIAMI-DADE
Middle53.5%-3.6pp
1830CHIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL
CHIPLEY · WASHINGTON
High53.5%-3.6pp
1831DURANT HIGH SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
High53.5%-3.6pp
1832ALOMA ELEMENTARY
WINTER PARK · ORANGE
Elementary53.4%-3.7pp
1833DR. MICHAEL M. KROP SENIOR HIGH
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High53.4%-3.7pp
1834PINE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CLERMONT · LAKE
Elementary53.4%-3.7pp
1835ST. LUCIE WEST K-8 SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
Elementary53.4%-3.7pp
1836PAUL W. BELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle53.4%-3.7pp
1837SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary53.4%-3.7pp
1838JAMES S. HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Elementary53.4%-3.7pp
1839MONTESSORI ACADEMYOF EARLY ENRICHMENT INC
GREENACRES · PALM BEACH
Elementary53.4%-3.7pp
1840LOUIS S. SHEFFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1841FREDERICK R. DOUGLASS ELEMENTARY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1842BEN SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1843FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL
FORT WHITE · COLUMBIA
High53.3%-3.8pp
1844COQUINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TITUSVILLE · BREVARD
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1845SUWANNEE RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY
LIVE OAK · SUWANNEE
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1846BAGDAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MILTON · SANTA ROSA
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1847CREATIVE INSPIRATION JOURNEY SCHOOL OF ST CLOUD
SAINT CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1848TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE ELEMENTARY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary53.3%-3.8pp
1849C. W. NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GAINESVILLE · ALACHUA
Elementary53.3%-3.9pp
1850PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IMMOKALEE · COLLIER
Elementary53.3%-3.9pp
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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.