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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
301PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL
COOPER CITY · BROWARD
Middle80.0%+20.8pp
302BAY MEADOWS ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
303BLUE LAKE ELEMENTARY
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
304BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
BRADENTON · MANATEE
High80.0%+20.8pp
305C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL
NICEVILLE · OKALOOSA
Middle80.0%+20.8pp
306CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEW SMYRNA BEACH · VOLUSIA
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
307CORAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
High80.0%+20.8pp
308DR. PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
309FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL
FORT LAUDERDALE · BROWARD
High80.0%+20.8pp
310HILLCREST ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
311INDIAN RIVER ACADEMY
VERO BEACH · INDIAN RIVER
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
312JUPITER HIGH SCHOOL
JUPITER · PALM BEACH
High80.0%+20.8pp
313KILLEARN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
314LAKE NONA MIDDLE
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Middle80.0%+20.8pp
315LAUREL OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAPLES · COLLIER
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
316LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
317MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CHARTER SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
318PARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OVIEDO · SEMINOLE
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
319RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL
FORT MYERS · LEE
High80.0%+20.8pp
320ROBERT MORGAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High80.0%+20.8pp
321SEBASTIAN CHARTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SEBASTIAN · INDIAN RIVER
Middle80.0%+20.8pp
322SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMY
LAKELAND · POLK
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
323SUNSET PARK ELEMENTARY
WINDERMERE · ORANGE
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
324TERRACE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Middle80.0%+20.8pp
325VENICE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
VENICE · SARASOTA
High80.0%+20.8pp
326WATERS EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
327WEST ORANGE HIGH
WINTER GARDEN · ORANGE
High80.0%+20.8pp
328WESTBROOKE ELEMENTARY
OCOEE · ORANGE
Elementary80.0%+20.8pp
329SEMINOLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
LAKE MARY · SEMINOLE
Elementary79.9%+20.7pp
330ST. JOHNS VIRTUAL FRANCHISE
ST AUGUSTINE · ST. JOHNS
Combined79.9%+20.6pp
331DARNELL COOKMAN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
High79.6%+20.4pp
332FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · FSU LAB SCH
Combined79.5%+20.3pp
333PINECREST GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
High79.2%+20.0pp
334MATER ACADEMY BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
CUTLER BAY · MIAMI-DADE
Middle79.2%+19.9pp
335WESTGLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL
CORAL SPRINGS · BROWARD
Middle79.0%+19.8pp
336BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
BOCA RATON · PALM BEACH
High79.0%+19.8pp
337BROOKS DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
High79.0%+19.8pp
338BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA · HILLSBOROUGH
Elementary79.0%+19.8pp
339CENTRAL RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · DUVAL
Elementary79.0%+19.8pp
340CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BROOKSVILLE · HERNANDO
Elementary79.0%+19.8pp
341CYPRESS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORT ORANGE · VOLUSIA
Elementary79.0%+19.8pp
342DELTONA HIGH SCHOOL
DELTONA · VOLUSIA
High79.0%+19.8pp
343DR. GILBERT L. PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIAMI · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary79.0%+19.8pp
344DR. JOAQUIN GARCIA HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE WORTH · PALM BEACH
High79.0%+19.8pp
345EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
CLERMONT · LAKE
High79.0%+19.8pp
346EMBASSY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COOPER CITY · BROWARD
Elementary79.0%+19.8pp
347GILCHRIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TALLAHASSEE · LEON
Elementary79.0%+19.8pp
348HARMONY HIGH SCHOOL
ST CLOUD · OSCEOLA
High79.0%+19.8pp
349JOELLA C. GOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIALEAH · MIAMI-DADE
Elementary79.0%+19.8pp
350LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY
ORLANDO · ORANGE
Elementary79.0%+19.8pp
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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.