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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
3251INDIAN PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE WORTH · PALM BEACH
Elementary31.1%-26.1pp
3252BING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary31.0%-26.1pp
3253NORTHMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary31.0%-26.1pp
3254WESTLAND HIALEAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
High31.0%-26.1pp
3255HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Elementary30.8%-26.3pp
3256BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary30.8%-26.3pp
3257CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary30.8%-26.3pp
3258UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY ACADEMY PALM BEACH
WEST PALM BEACH · PALM BEACH
Elementary30.7%-26.4pp
3259GREENVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREENVILLE · MADISON
Elementary30.7%-26.4pp
3260PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary30.7%-26.4pp
3261FESSENDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary30.7%-26.4pp
3262WESTRIDGE MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle30.7%-26.4pp
3263BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary30.6%-26.5pp
3264DOWDELL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle30.6%-26.5pp
3265CONGRESS COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOYNTON BEACH · PALM BEACH
Middle30.6%-26.5pp
3266IDEA HOPE
TAMPA · IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Combined30.5%-26.6pp
3267WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle30.5%-26.6pp
3268WITTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary30.5%-26.6pp
3269JENNINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
SEFFNER · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle30.5%-26.6pp
3270TEAM SUCCESS A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
BRADENTON · MANATEE
Combined30.5%-26.6pp
3271JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary30.5%-26.6pp
3272LEESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEESBURG · LAKE
Elementary30.5%-26.6pp
3273SUNRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLIDAY · PASCO
Elementary30.4%-26.8pp
3274PALMETTO ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary30.2%-26.9pp
3275PARKWOOD HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary30.2%-26.9pp
3276OAK RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary30.2%-26.9pp
3277MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL
MADISON · MADISON
Elementary30.2%-26.9pp
3278HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE WORTH · PALM BEACH
Elementary30.1%-27.0pp
3279FLORIDA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FLORIDA CITY · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary30.1%-27.0pp
3280WESTVIEW K-8
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary30.1%-27.0pp
3281HIGHLANDS ESTATES ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary30.1%-27.1pp
3282BROWNSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle30.0%-27.1pp
3283TEMPLE TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TEMPLE TERRACE · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary30.0%-27.1pp
3284FRANK HARTSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary30.0%-27.1pp
3285JACKSONVILLE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary29.9%-27.2pp
3286MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary29.8%-27.3pp
3287BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANT CITY · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary29.8%-27.4pp
3288LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Middle29.7%-27.4pp
3289GEORGIA JONES AYERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Middle29.7%-27.4pp
3290ROBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary29.7%-27.4pp
3291SPOOK HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE WALES · POLK
Elementary29.6%-27.5pp
3292WARRINGTON PREPARATORY ACADEMY
PENSACOLA · ESCAMBIA
Middle29.5%-27.6pp
3293R. FRANK NIMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Middle29.5%-27.6pp
3294WEST ZEPHYRHILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ZEPHYRHILLS · PASCO
Elementary29.5%-27.6pp
3295DENN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL
KISSIMMEE · OSCEOLA
Middle29.3%-27.8pp
3296OAKCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OCALA · MARION
Elementary29.1%-28.0pp
3297SHIELDS MIDDLE SCHOOL
RUSKIN · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle29.1%-28.0pp
3298KIPP V.O.I.C.E ACADEMY
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary29.1%-28.0pp
3299RUSKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RUSKIN · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary29.1%-28.0pp
3300KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKELAND · POLK
Middle29.0%-28.1pp
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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.