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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
3201MANGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEFFNER · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary32.5%-24.6pp
3202COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary32.5%-24.6pp
3203LIBERTY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREENACRES · PALM BEACH
Elementary32.5%-24.6pp
3204COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle32.5%-24.6pp
3205CATALINA ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary32.5%-24.6pp
3206LENORA BRAYNON SMITH ELEMENTARY
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary32.5%-24.6pp
3207SADLER ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary32.4%-24.7pp
3208PALM SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Middle32.4%-24.7pp
3209LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary32.3%-24.8pp
3210BELLVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Middle32.2%-24.9pp
3211FORT BRADEN SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary32.2%-24.9pp
3212GIUNTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
RIVERVIEW · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle32.2%-24.9pp
3213TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle32.2%-24.9pp
3214PHYLLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary32.2%-24.9pp
3215KINGSWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRANDON · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary32.1%-25.0pp
3216HOGAN-SPRING GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary32.1%-25.0pp
3217ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary32.0%-25.1pp
3218INNOVATION PREPARATORY ACADEMY OF SOUTH FT. MYERS
FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary32.0%-25.1pp
3219BUCHANAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle31.9%-25.2pp
3220EXCELSIOR PREP CHARTER SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary31.9%-25.2pp
3221THONOTOSASSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THONOTOSASSA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary31.9%-25.2pp
3222SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary31.9%-25.2pp
3223HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Middle31.9%-25.3pp
3224C. A. WEIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary31.8%-25.3pp
3225ENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary31.8%-25.3pp
3226MAYA ANGELOU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary31.8%-25.3pp
3227DOVER ELEMENTARY
DOVER · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary31.8%-25.4pp
3228THOMPSON ELEMENTARY
RUSKIN · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary31.7%-25.4pp
3229EUSTIS HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EUSTIS · LAKE
Elementary31.7%-25.4pp
3230A. PHILIP RANDOLPH ACADEMIES
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High31.7%-25.4pp
3231HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary31.7%-25.4pp
3232CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANAMA CITY · BAY
Elementary31.7%-25.4pp
3233NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary31.6%-25.5pp
3234COLONIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary31.6%-25.5pp
3235DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT WESTSIDE
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary31.6%-25.5pp
3236ANCLOTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW PORT RICHEY · PASCO
Elementary31.5%-25.6pp
3237WYOMINA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary31.5%-25.6pp
3238BAY CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary31.5%-25.6pp
3239PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
High31.4%-25.7pp
3240LONGWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHALIMAR · OKALOOSA
Elementary31.4%-25.7pp
3241GOULDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOMESTEAD · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary31.4%-25.7pp
3242PINELLAS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINELLAS PARK · PINELLAS
Elementary31.4%-25.7pp
3243TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
Elementary31.3%-25.8pp
3244NAVY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Elementary31.3%-25.8pp
3245HIDDEN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary31.3%-25.8pp
3246CAMPBELL MIDDLE SCHOOL
DAYTONA BEACH · VOLUSIA
Middle31.2%-25.9pp
3247IDEA VICTORY
TAMPA · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined31.2%-25.9pp
3248BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High31.2%-25.9pp
3249MEMORIAL MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle31.1%-26.0pp
3250ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High31.1%-26.0pp
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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.