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%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL LAKE PLACID · HIGHLANDS | High | 51.3% | -5.8pp |
| 2002 | LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE SCHOOL HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE | Middle | 51.3% | -5.8pp |
| 2003 | SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH LAUDER NORTH LAUDERDALE · BROWARD | Elementary | 51.3% | -5.9pp |
| 2004 | R. J. LONGSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAYTONA BEACH · VOLUSIA | Elementary | 51.2% | -5.9pp |
| 2005 | COLUMBIA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE CITY · COLUMBIA | Elementary | 51.2% | -5.9pp |
| 2006 | ERNEST WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL WALNUT HILL · ESCAMBIA | Middle | 51.2% | -5.9pp |
| 2007 | ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL DELRAY BEACH · PALM BEACH | High | 51.2% | -5.9pp |
| 2008 | DAVID LAWRENCE JR. K-8 CENTER NORTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE | Elementary | 51.1% | -6.0pp |
| 2009 | DILLARD STREET ELEMENTARY WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE | Elementary | 51.1% | -6.0pp |
| 2010 | RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL FORT MYERS · LEE | High | 51.1% | -6.0pp |
| 2011 | WINTER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINTER SPRINGS · SEMINOLE | Elementary | 51.1% | -6.0pp |
| 2012 | IMAGINE CHARTER AT LAKEWOOD RANCH BRADENTON · MANATEE | Elementary | 51.1% | -6.0pp |
| 2013 | ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH | Elementary | 51.1% | -6.0pp |
| 2014 | OCOEE HIGH OCOEE · ORANGE | High | 51.1% | -6.0pp |
| 2015 | APOPKA HIGH APOPKA · ORANGE | High | 51.0% | -6.1pp |
| 2016 | LANDMARK MIDDLE SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL | Middle | 51.0% | -6.1pp |
| 2017 | MEADOW WOODS MIDDLE ORLANDO · ORANGE | Middle | 51.0% | -6.1pp |
| 2018 | CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL CRYSTAL RIVER · CITRUS | High | 51.0% | -6.1pp |
| 2019 | PUNTA GORDA MIDDLE SCHOOL PUNTA GORDA · CHARLOTTE | Middle | 51.0% | -6.1pp |
| 2020 | RICHMOND HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE | Middle | 51.0% | -6.1pp |
| 2021 | BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL BELLEVIEW · MARION | High | 51.0% | -6.1pp |
| 2022 | LOMAX MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH | Elementary | 51.0% | -6.1pp |
| 2023 | SEACOAST CHARTER ACADEMY JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL | Elementary | 51.0% | -6.1pp |
| 2024 | SERGEANT PAUL R SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH | Middle | 50.9% | -6.2pp |
| 2025 | VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL TAMPA 6-12 TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH | High | 50.9% | -6.2pp |
| 2026 | WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA | High | 50.9% | -6.2pp |
| 2027 | BENNETT C RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MILTON · SANTA ROSA | Elementary | 50.9% | -6.2pp |
| 2028 | BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARASOTA · SARASOTA | Elementary | 50.9% | -6.2pp |
| 2029 | FLORESTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE | Elementary | 50.9% | -6.2pp |
| 2030 | SEVEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO | Elementary | 50.9% | -6.2pp |
| 2031 | ANDOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE | Middle | 50.9% | -6.3pp |
| 2032 | LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKE CITY · COLUMBIA | Middle | 50.9% | -6.3pp |
| 2033 | CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANAMA CITY · BAY | Elementary | 50.8% | -6.3pp |
| 2034 | LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL LABELLE · HENDRY | High | 50.8% | -6.3pp |
| 2035 | LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA | Elementary | 50.8% | -6.3pp |
| 2036 | NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOVER · HILLSBOROUGH | Elementary | 50.8% | -6.3pp |
| 2037 | SEMINOLE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH | Elementary | 50.8% | -6.3pp |
| 2038 | MATER ACADEMY DAVENPORT DAVENPORT · POLK | Elementary | 50.7% | -6.4pp |
| 2039 | WINDMILL POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE | Elementary | 50.7% | -6.4pp |
| 2040 | JOHN SNIVELY ELEMENTARY ELOISE · POLK | Elementary | 50.7% | -6.4pp |
| 2041 | CYPRESS CREEK HIGH ORLANDO · ORANGE | High | 50.7% | -6.4pp |
| 2042 | HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIGHLAND CITY · POLK | Elementary | 50.7% | -6.4pp |
| 2043 | CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD | Elementary | 50.7% | -6.4pp |
| 2044 | CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CITRUS SPRINGS · CITRUS | Elementary | 50.7% | -6.4pp |
| 2045 | TARPON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TARPON SPRINGS · PINELLAS | Elementary | 50.6% | -6.5pp |
| 2046 | W. H. RHODES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MILTON · SANTA ROSA | Elementary | 50.6% | -6.5pp |
| 2047 | SOUTH WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKTON · ST. JOHNS | Elementary | 50.6% | -6.5pp |
| 2048 | LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKE BUTLER · UNION | Middle | 50.6% | -6.5pp |
| 2049 | SYMMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH | Elementary | 50.6% | -6.5pp |
| 2050 | COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL LAKE CITY · COLUMBIA | High | 50.6% | -6.5pp |
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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. 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.