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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
2151NORLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle49.4%-7.8pp
2152FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARASOTA · MANATEE
Elementary49.3%-7.8pp
2153SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY
BARTOW · POLK
Elementary49.3%-7.8pp
2154EDITH I. STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELAND · VOLUSIA
Elementary49.3%-7.9pp
2155SAN JOSE EARLY COLLEGE AT CECIL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High49.2%-7.9pp
2156AZALEA PARK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary49.2%-7.9pp
2157BEULAH MIDDLE SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Middle49.2%-7.9pp
2158DODGERTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary49.2%-7.9pp
2159HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
High49.2%-7.9pp
2160HIBISCUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary49.2%-7.9pp
2161PASADENA LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Elementary49.2%-7.9pp
2162MARTIN LUTHER KING MIDDLE SCHOOL
MILTON · SANTA ROSA
Middle49.1%-8.0pp
2163BOCA CIEGA HIGH SCHOOL
GULFPORT · PINELLAS
High49.1%-8.0pp
2164SOMERSET ACADEMY LAKES
MIAMI · PALM BEACH
Elementary49.1%-8.0pp
2165CHAFFEE TRAIL ELEMENTARY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary49.1%-8.0pp
2166DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DELTONA · VOLUSIA
Elementary49.1%-8.0pp
2167LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Middle49.1%-8.0pp
2168ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL
ST CLOUD · OSCEOLA
High49.1%-8.0pp
2169MAE M. WALTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary49.0%-8.1pp
2170CHIEFLAND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
CHIEFLAND · LEVY
High49.0%-8.1pp
2171NORTH MIAMI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary49.0%-8.1pp
2172RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
ORANGE CITY · VOLUSIA
Middle49.0%-8.1pp
2173ENDEAVOUR PRIMARY LEARNING CENTER
LAUDERHILL · BROWARD
Elementary49.0%-8.1pp
2174HOLMES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
BONIFAY · HOLMES
High49.0%-8.1pp
2175LABELLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LABELLE · HENDRY
Elementary49.0%-8.1pp
2176HARDEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WAUCHULA · HARDEE
High49.0%-8.1pp
2177AGENORIA S PASCHAL/OLINDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary49.0%-8.1pp
2178R L BROWN GIFTED AND TALENTED ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary49.0%-8.2pp
2179LITERACY/LEADERSHIP/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary48.9%-8.2pp
2180RUEDIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary48.9%-8.2pp
2181PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOL
PORT ST LUCIE · ST. LUCIE
High48.9%-8.2pp
2182PALM COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
Elementary48.9%-8.2pp
2183ATTUCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Middle48.9%-8.2pp
2184KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT CHARLOTTE · CHARLOTTE
Elementary48.9%-8.2pp
2185PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALM BAY · BREVARD
Elementary48.8%-8.3pp
2186GALAXY MIDDLE SCHOOL
DELTONA · VOLUSIA
Middle48.8%-8.3pp
2187DR CARRIE D ROBINSON LITTLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary48.8%-8.3pp
2188CENTRAL SCHOOL
MILTON · SANTA ROSA
Combined48.8%-8.3pp
2189SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY
WINTER HAVEN · POLK
Elementary48.8%-8.3pp
2190LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary48.8%-8.3pp
2191QUIET WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEERFIELD BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary48.8%-8.3pp
2192SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Elementary48.7%-8.4pp
2193JAMES MADISON PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
MADISON · MADISON
High48.7%-8.4pp
2194SUMMERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary48.7%-8.4pp
2195CHARLES DREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POMPANO BEACH · BROWARD
Elementary48.7%-8.4pp
2196STEWART MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle48.7%-8.4pp
2197PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINETTA · MADISON
Elementary48.7%-8.4pp
2198HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle48.7%-8.4pp
2199INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL
INVERNESS · CITRUS
Middle48.7%-8.4pp
2200STONE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
MELBOURNE · BREVARD
Middle48.6%-8.5pp
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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.