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Rank (of 67)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2025)	Rank (2024)	Rank change from 2024
	Ahfachkee Day School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Clewiston	Hendry County			(n/a)
45^th	Alachua	PK, KG-12	31	10	17	3	Gainesville	Alachua County	0.449	43	2
37^th	Baker	PK, KG-12	7	1	2	0	MacClenny	Baker County	0.483	25	12
35^th	Bay	PK, KG-12	24	5	12	8	Panama City	Bay County	0.486	28	7
39^th	Bradford	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	3	Starke	Bradford County	0.479	49	10
23^rd	Brevard	PK, KG-12	67	12	20	9	Viera	Brevard County	0.554	22	1
25^th	Broward	PK, KG-12	195	48	62	14	Fort Lauderdale	Broward County	0.541	30	5
18^th	Calhoun	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	3	Blountstown	Calhoun County	0.59	11	7
27^th	Charlotte	PK, KG-12	10	4	6	4	Port Charlotte	Charlotte County	0.532	37	10
51^st	Citrus	PK, KG-12	11	4	7	4	Inverness	Citrus County	0.425	39	12
17^th	Clay	PK, KG-12	30	6	11	8	Green Cove Springs	Clay County	0.591	10	7
13^th	Collier	PK, KG-12	35	13	18	8	Naples	Collier County	0.607	14	1
34^th	Columbia	PK, KG-12	8	2	5	2	Lake City	Columbia County	0.49	27	7
67^th	Deaf/Blind	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	St Augustine	St. Johns County	0.104	68	1
66^th	Desoto	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	2	Arcadia	DeSoto County	0.211	67	1
	Dixie	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	2	Cross City	Dixie County			(n/a)
	DJJ District	K-12	0	0	0	1	Tallahassee	Leon County			(n/a)
54^th	Duval	PK, KG-12	126	27	39	9	Jacksonville	Duval County	0.403	54
52^nd	Escambia	PK, KG-12	35	10	14	8	Pensacola	Escambia County	0.415	51	1
	Famu Lab School	K-12	0	0	0	2	Tallahassee	Leon County			(n/a)
	Fau Lab School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Boca Raton	Palm Beach County			(n/a)
14^th	Fl Virtual	K-12	1	1	1	0	Orlando	Orange County	0.604	6	8
21^st	Flagler	PK, KG-12	7	2	3	1	Bunnell	Flagler County	0.57	20	1
55^th	Franklin	PK, KG-12	1	0	1	4	Eastpoint	Franklin County	0.38	60	5
1^st	Fsu Bay	9-12	0	0	1	0	Panama City	Bay County	0.977		(n/a)
2^nd	Fsu Lab School	K-12	1	0	0	2	Tallahassee	Leon County	0.924	2
64^th	Gadsden	PK, KG-12	6	2	2	5	Quincy	Gadsden County	0.238	66	2
6^th	Gilchrist	PK, KG-12	3	0	3	0	Trenton	Gilchrist County	0.676	5	1
31^st	Glades	PK, KG-12	3	0	2	2	Moore Haven	Glades County	0.511	18	13
50^th	Gulf	PK, KG-12	2	0	4	1	Port Saint Joe	Gulf County	0.437	53	3
	Hamilton	PK, KG-12	1	0	2	2	Jasper	Hamilton County			(n/a)
53^rd	Hardee	PK, KG-12	6	0	3	2	Wauchula	Hardee County	0.406	55	2
60^th	Hendry	PK, KG-12	7	2	3	3	Labelle	Hendry County	0.355	63	3
48^th	Hernando	PK, KG-12	14	6	7	5	Brooksville	Hernando County	0.439	44	4
43^rd	Highlands	PK, KG-12	9	4	7	2	Sebring	Highlands County	0.458	46	3
49^th	Hillsborough	PK, KG-12	179	41	48	21	Tampa	Hillsborough County	0.439	45	4
56^th	Holmes	PK, KG-12	3	0	3	4	Bonifay	Holmes County	0.374	56
	Idea Public Schools	K-12	1	0	0	4	Weslaco	Hidalgo County			(n/a)
7^th	Indian River	PK, KG-12	17	5	4	2	Vero Beach	Indian River County	0.672	13	6
29^th	Jackson	PK, KG-12	3	1	5	11	Marianna	Jackson County	0.516	40	11
	Jefferson	PK, KG-12	0	0	3	3	Monticello	Jefferson County			(n/a)
	Lafayette	PK, KG-12	2	0	2	1	Mayo	Lafayette County			(n/a)
30^th	Lake	PK, KG-12	31	9	14	6	Tavares	Lake County	0.514	32	2
59^th	Lee	PK, KG-12	61	18	33	6	Fort Myers	Lee County	0.364	50	9
47^th	Leon	PK, KG-12	29	8	12	5	Tallahassee	Leon County	0.442	48	1
36^th	Levy	PK, KG-12	6	1	4	4	Bronson	Levy County	0.484	29	7
15^th	Liberty	PK, KG-12	2	0	1	4	Bristol	Liberty County	0.604	9	6
63^rd	Madison	PK, KG-12	5	0	2	4	Madison	Madison County	0.316	62	1
41^st	Manatee	PK, KG-12	44	12	14	10	Bradenton	Manatee County	0.468	34	7
62^nd	Marion	PK, KG-12	36	10	12	3	Ocala	Marion County	0.344	61	1
33^rd	Martin	PK, KG-12	13	5	9	6	Stuart	Martin County	0.498	33
22^nd	Miami-Dade	PK, KG-12	290	77	131	28	Miami	Miami-Dade County	0.566	24	2
	Miccosukee Indian School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Miami	Miami-Dade County			(n/a)
16^th	Monroe	PK, KG-12	13	0	11	1	Key West	Monroe County	0.592	21	5
4^th	Nassau	PK, KG-12	9	3	6	4	Fernandina Beach	Nassau County	0.792	3	1
12^th	Okaloosa	PK, KG-12	21	9	11	8	Fort Walton Beach	Okaloosa County	0.608	12
65^th	Okeechobee	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	3	Okeechobee	Okeechobee County	0.219	64	1
32^nd	Orange	PK, KG-12	165	44	52	12	Orlando	Orange County	0.509	31	1
57^th	Osceola	PK, KG-12	47	10	20	8	Kissimmee	Osceola County	0.37	58	1
38^th	Palm Beach	PK, KG-12	132	38	51	13	West Palm Beach	Palm Beach County	0.48	41	3
40^th	Pasco	PK, KG-12	60	16	25	5	Land O Lakes	Pasco County	0.469	42	2
19^th	Pinellas	PK, KG-12	90	21	30	12	Largo	Pinellas County	0.582	23	4
61^st	Polk	PK, KG-12	89	25	35	12	Bartow	Polk County	0.352	57	4
58^th	Putnam	PK, KG-12	9	1	4	4	Palatka	Putnam County	0.367	59	1
20^th	Santa Rosa	PK, KG-12	19	7	9	4	Milton	Santa Rosa County	0.581	15	5
11^th	Sarasota	PK, KG-12	31	11	11	6	Sarasota	Sarasota County	0.61	8	3
9^th	Seminole	PK, KG-12	43	12	12	7	Sanford	Seminole County	0.656	7	2
5^th	St. Johns	PK, KG-12	29	7	14	4	St Augustine	St. Johns County	0.785	4	1
42^nd	St. Lucie	PK, KG-12	30	4	16	6	Port St Lucie	St. Lucie County	0.465	47	5
26^th	Sumter	PK, KG-12	6	1	2	5	Bushnell	Sumter County	0.536	19	7
46^th	Suwannee	PK, KG-12	4	1	3	5	Live Oak	Suwannee County	0.446	38	8
	Taylor	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Perry	Taylor County			(n/a)
3^rd	Tsc	9-12	0	0	1	0	Tallahassee	Leon County	0.797		(n/a)
	Uf Lab School	PK, KG-12	0	0	1	1	Gainesville	Alachua County			(n/a)
10^th	Union	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	2	Lake Butler	Union County	0.626	17	7
28^th	Volusia	PK, KG-12	48	12	14	11	Deland	Volusia County	0.525	36	8
24^th	Wakulla	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	4	Crawfordville	Wakulla County	0.547	26	2
8^th	Walton	PK, KG-12	6	3	8	2	Defuniak Springs	Walton County	0.661	16	8
44^th	Washington	PK, KG-12	2	2	3	3	Chipley	Washington County	0.449	52	8

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