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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
1901SOUTHWEST MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle52.7%-4.4pp
1902CROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Elementary52.6%-4.5pp
1903POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
High52.6%-4.5pp
1904MOWAT MIDDLE SCHOOL
LYNN HAVEN · BAY
Middle52.6%-4.5pp
1905DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT COASTAL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary52.6%-4.5pp
1906LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAINT CLOUD · OSCEOLA
Elementary52.6%-4.5pp
1907HERNANDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HERNANDO · CITRUS
Elementary52.6%-4.5pp
1908BAKER COUNTY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GLEN ST MARY · BAKER
High52.6%-4.5pp
1909DOVER SHORES ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1910MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANFORD · SEMINOLE
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1911SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1912JIM C. BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Middle52.5%-4.6pp
1913ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1914GLENALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH PORT · SARASOTA
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1915SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High52.5%-4.6pp
1916FLORAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FLORAL CITY · CITRUS
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1917BAY HIGH SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
High52.5%-4.6pp
1918PARK LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAUDERDALE LAKES · BROWARD
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1919CENTRAL RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CITRUS SPRINGS · CITRUS
Elementary52.5%-4.6pp
1920DELAND HIGH SCHOOL
DELAND · VOLUSIA
High52.5%-4.6pp
1921EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1922HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle52.4%-4.7pp
1923BEACON COLLEGE PREP K-8
OPA LOCKA · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1924ROYAL PALM CHARTER SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1925SOUTHSHORE CHARTER ACADEMY
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1926CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AUBURNDALE · POLK
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1927MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT CHARLOTTE · CHARLOTTE
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1928MIAMI SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI SPRINGS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1929LITERACY LEADERSHIP TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY SOUTH BAY
RUSKIN · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary52.4%-4.7pp
1930CORNER LAKE MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle52.4%-4.8pp
1931HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEBRING · HIGHLANDS
Middle52.4%-4.8pp
1932CAMPBELL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary52.3%-4.8pp
1933SUNSHINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
Elementary52.3%-4.8pp
1934NORTH FORT MYERS ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS
NORTH FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary52.3%-4.8pp
1935TYRONE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Middle52.3%-4.8pp
1936MIAMI CORAL PARK SENIOR HIGH
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High52.2%-4.9pp
1937SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary52.2%-4.9pp
1938LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ORANGE PARK · CLAY
Elementary52.2%-4.9pp
1939SESSUMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary52.2%-4.9pp
1940JOHN E. FORD K-8 SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary52.1%-5.0pp
1941NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
High52.1%-5.0pp
1942MICANOPY ACADEMY
MICANOPY · ALACHUA
High52.1%-5.0pp
1943SKYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINELLAS PARK · PINELLAS
Elementary52.1%-5.0pp
1944BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRONSON · LEVY
Elementary52.0%-5.1pp
1945BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL
BONIFAY · HOLMES
Combined52.0%-5.1pp
1946POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROOKSVILLE · HERNANDO
Middle52.0%-5.1pp
1947MI ESCUELA MONTESSORI
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary52.0%-5.1pp
1948ESTERO HIGH SCHOOL
ESTERO · LEE
High52.0%-5.1pp
1949JOHN D. FLOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRING HILL · HERNANDO
Elementary52.0%-5.1pp
1950SANTALUCES COMMUNITY HIGH
LANTANA · PALM BEACH
High52.0%-5.1pp
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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.