Best Elementary Schools in Florida

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2240)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
956	Jacksonville Classical Academy East	Public, Charter	K-7	5900 Fort Caroline Rd	Jacksonville	32277	Duval County	Duval	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 302-9052	215	12	17.9	54.9%	72 (33.5%)	69 (32.1%)	42 (19.5%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.7%)	$14,153			$883			$13,269	57	18.8	1950	994		120048010635
770	Sarasota Academy Of The Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	582 McIntosh Rd	Sarasota	34232	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 377-2278	193	17	11.1	55.4%	94 (48.7%)	5 (2.6%)	72 (37.3%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.3%)	$10,470			$200			$10,270	64.5	31.5	1601	831		120168008202
1232	Hogan-Spring Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6736 Beach Blvd	Jacksonville	32216	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 720-1640	435	25	17.4	56.6%	115 (26.4%)	98 (22.5%)	149 (34.3%)	40 (9.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	$9,982			$1,586			$8,396	46.7	15.2	2031	799		120048000661
1323	Gulfside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2329 Anclote Blvd	Holiday	34691	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 774-6000	393	25	15.5	75.6%	158 (40.2%)	59 (15.0%)	123 (31.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.7%)	$13,414			$1,301			$12,112	42.9	11.7	2111	788		120153001588
1008	Dunedin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Union St	Dunedin	34698	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 738-2990	474	40	11.8	68.1%	113 (23.8%)	106 (22.4%)	209 (44.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	35 (7.4%)	$17,560			$1,735			$15,824	55.4	25.6	1769	761		120156001615
1020	San Carlos Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17282 Lee Rd	Fort Myers	33967	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 267-7177	642	39	16.4	50.3%	191 (29.8%)	26 (4.0%)	404 (62.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$13,124			$1,522			$11,602	55	26.5	1742	722		120108002078
940	Bunche Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16001 Bunche Park Dr	Miami Gardens	33054	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 621-1469	269	21	12.8	78.4%	2 (0.7%)	184 (68.4%)	82 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$19,058			$2,291			$16,767	57.8	30.1	1646	706		120039000385
1113	Melrose Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1752 13th Ave S	St Petersburg	33712	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 893-2175	356	29	12.2	90.4%	14 (3.9%)	304 (85.4%)	24 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$19,333			$3,099			$16,234	51	23.6	1806	693		120156001643
1034	Crestview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 NW 187th St	Miami Gardens	33056	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 624-1495	264	14	18.8	69.3%	1 (0.4%)	227 (86.0%)	33 (12.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,797			$2,197			$13,601	54.4	27	1724	690		120039000402
904	Coral Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 NW 110th Ave	Coral Springs	33065	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-5900	370	20	18.5	60.0%	19 (5.1%)	254 (68.6%)	79 (21.4%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$15,404			$1,808			$13,597	59.1	32.2	1583	679		120018000276

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