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Florida schools ranked by test score

Latest FAST / B.E.S.T. year (2024-25). 3,274 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 59.2%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
251SABAL POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LONGWOOD · SEMINOLE
Elementary82.0%+22.8pp
252SHADEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CRAWFORDVILLE · WAKULLA
Elementary82.0%+22.8pp
253SHORE ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary82.0%+22.8pp
254SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH
PEMBROKE PINES · BROWARD
High82.0%+22.8pp
255SOUTH LAKE ELEMENTARY
TITUSVILLE · BREVARD
Elementary82.0%+22.8pp
256SOUTH TECH ACADEMY
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
High82.0%+22.8pp
257STENSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OVIEDO · SEMINOLE
Elementary82.0%+22.8pp
258SUNRISE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Elementary82.0%+22.8pp
259SURFSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SATELLITE BEACH · BREVARD
Elementary82.0%+22.8pp
260VIERA HIGH SCHOOL
VIERA · BREVARD
High82.0%+22.8pp
261CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH
SPRING HILL · HERNANDO
Elementary82.0%+22.7pp
262EVEREST CHARTER SCHOOL
TAMARAC · BROWARD
Elementary81.8%+22.6pp
263PATRIOT OAKS ACADEMY
SAINT JOHNS · ST. JOHNS
Elementary81.8%+22.6pp
264PALM VALLEY ACADEMY
PONTE VEDRA · ST. JOHNS
Elementary81.8%+22.6pp
265HOLLYWOOD ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Middle81.6%+22.4pp
266JULIA LANDON COLLEGE PREPARATORY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT S
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle81.6%+22.4pp
267BELMONT ACADEMY
LAKE CITY · COLUMBIA
Combined81.5%+22.3pp
268PINECREST PREPARATORY CHARTER
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary81.5%+22.3pp
269SOMERSET GABLES ACADEMY
CORAL GABLES · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary81.4%+22.2pp
270LIZA JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FORT WALTON BEACH · OKALOOSA
Elementary81.1%+21.8pp
271ALAFIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALRICO · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
272BAY VISTA FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST PETERSBURG · PINELLAS
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
273COCONUT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COCONUT GROVE · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
274COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle81.0%+21.8pp
275DUVAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL AT BAYMEADOWS
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High81.0%+21.8pp
276EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOL
MIRAMAR · BROWARD
High81.0%+21.8pp
277GARRISON-JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DUNEDIN · PINELLAS
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
278HOLLYWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD · BROWARD
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
279INDIAN RIVER CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
High81.0%+21.8pp
280JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
JENSEN BEACH · MARTIN
High81.0%+21.8pp
281JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High81.0%+21.8pp
282LEEWOOD K-8 CENTER
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
283MADISON STREET ACADEMY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
OCALA · MARION
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
284MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH
MIAMI GARDENS · MIAMI-DADE
High81.0%+21.8pp
285NORTHLAKE PARK COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
286SAFETY HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAFETY HARBOR · PINELLAS
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
287SAIL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
High81.0%+21.8pp
288SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
PORT ORANGE · VOLUSIA
High81.0%+21.8pp
289SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ORANGE · VOLUSIA
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
290UNION ACADEMY
BARTOW · POLK
Middle81.0%+21.8pp
291WAKULLA HIGH SCHOOL
CRAWFORDVILLE · WAKULLA
High81.0%+21.8pp
292WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHULUOTA · SEMINOLE
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
293WHISPERING OAK ELEMENTARY
WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE
Elementary81.0%+21.8pp
294WINDERMERE HIGH
WINDERMERE · ORANGE
High81.0%+21.8pp
295BURNS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHARTER SCHOOL
OAK HILL · VOLUSIA
Combined80.9%+21.6pp
296ADDISON MIZNER SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Elementary80.6%+21.4pp
297RUTH K. BROAD BAY HARBOR K-8 CENTER
BAY HARBOR ISLANDS · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary80.5%+21.3pp
298MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary80.5%+21.3pp
299PINECREST COVE ACADEMY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary80.4%+21.1pp
300ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL WEST
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary80.2%+20.9pp
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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. Science 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.