Best Public Schools in Ocala, Florida

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				Statewide Science Science (2021)		FSA English Language Arts (2021)								FSA Mathematics (2021)						FSA Algebra 1 (2021)	FSA Geometry (2021)	EOC Biology 1 (2021)	EOC US History (2021)	EOC Civics (2021)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 9th Grade	FSA English Language Arts 10th Grade	FSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	FSA Mathematics 4th Grade	FSA Mathematics 5th Grade	FSA Mathematics 6th Grade	FSA Mathematics 7th Grade	FSA Mathematics 8th Grade	FSA Algebra 1 End of Course	FSA Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fort King Middle School	Public	6-8	545 NE 17th Ave	Ocala	34470	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4725	1,073	57	18.8	72.3%	525 (48.9%)	235 (21.9%)	240 (22.4%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	56 (5.2%)	27.4	826^th of 1125 public middle schools	26.6%		37.7	708^th of 1099 public middle schools	35.6%	118		32.0				40.0	27.0	38.0						29.0	34.0	28.0	81.0	96.0			56.0	$7,305	$624	$6,682
Ward-Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	537 SE 36th Ave	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6810	831	52	15.9	49.2%	516 (62.1%)	126 (15.2%)	121 (14.6%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.4%)	60.8	827^th of 2218 public elementary schools	62.7%		45.3	1194^th of 2182 public elementary schools	45.3%	367	42.0		61.0	53.0	51.0						65.0	62.0	52.0									$9,190	$614	$8,576
Madison Street Academy Of Visual And Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	401 NW Martin Luther King Jr	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-7250	451	33	13.6	23.1%	244 (54.1%)	80 (17.7%)	71 (15.7%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	94.8	59^th of 2218 public elementary schools	97.3%		97	13^th of 2182 public elementary schools	99.4%	46	77.0		78.0	81.0	89.0						84.0	79.0	85.0									$9,647	$383	$9,263
Dr N H Jones Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1900 SW 5th St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 671-7260	711	45	15.8	21.8%	356 (50.1%)	146 (20.5%)	68 (9.6%)	90 (12.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	92.2	115^th of 2218 public elementary schools	94.8%		97	12^th of 2182 public elementary schools	99.5%	103	77.0		72.0	84.0	86.0						68.0	91.0	83.0									$8,204	$244	$7,961
Oakcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1112 NE 28th St	Ocala	34470	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6350	503	32	15.7	78.3%	139 (27.6%)	261 (51.9%)	75 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	22.7	1733^rd of 2218 public elementary schools	21.9%		4.4	2138^th of 2182 public elementary schools	2.0%	405	23.0		38.0	34.0	31.0						29.0	54.0	30.0									$12,084	$1,470	$10,613
Osceola Middle School	Public	6-8	526 SE Tuscawilla Ave	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	No	(352) 671-7100	1,000	47	21.2	43.5%	599 (59.9%)	147 (14.7%)	181 (18.1%)	23 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	45 (4.5%)	65.5	351^st of 1125 public middle schools	68.8%		67.7	327^th of 1099 public middle schools	70.2%	24		55.0				57.0	55.0	61.0						50.0	54.0	44.0	98.0	100.0			71.0	$7,052	$265	$6,786
South Ocala Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1430 SE 24th Rd	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4750	722	49	14.7	55.5%	333 (46.1%)	189 (26.2%)	138 (19.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.6%)	42.1	1248^th of 2218 public elementary schools	43.7%		41.7	1278^th of 2182 public elementary schools	41.4%	30	46.0		48.0	27.0	53.0						50.0	29.0	53.0									$10,162	$939	$9,224
Wyomina Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	511 NE 12th Ave	Ocala	34470	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6370	555	32	17.3	82.5%	189 (34.1%)	214 (38.6%)	118 (21.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	14.7	1973^rd of 2218 public elementary schools	11.0%		12.5	2003^rd of 2182 public elementary schools	8.2%	30	30.0		22.0	25.0	39.0						23.0	26.0	36.0									$10,530	$980	$9,550
Vanguard High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7 NW 28th St	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-4900	1,642	70	23.4	58.4%	681 (41.5%)	489 (29.8%)	289 (17.6%)	75 (4.6%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	98 (6.0%)	37.2	389^th of 738 public high schools	47.3%		42.5	362^nd of 734 public high schools	50.7%	27									45.0	50.0							11.0	29.0	52.0	63.0		$6,809	$253	$6,555
Hillcrest	Public	6-12	3143 SE 17th St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6800	197	33	5.9	46.2%	105 (53.3%)	34 (17.3%)	44 (22.3%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)								(n/a)																						$33,735	$10,412	$23,323
Howard Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1655 NW 10th St	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-7225	1,075	54	19.9	64.9%	362 (33.7%)	399 (37.1%)	199 (18.5%)	61 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.7%)	45.6	610^th of 1125 public middle schools	45.8%		53.8	507^th of 1099 public middle schools	53.9%	103		43.0				47.0	47.0	56.0						44.0	38.0	16.0	88.0	93.0			64.0	$7,164	$494	$6,670
Eighth Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	513 SE 8th St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-7125	399	27	14.7	28.8%	274 (68.7%)	68 (17.0%)	38 (9.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	81.4	391^st of 2218 public elementary schools	82.4%		74	542^nd of 2182 public elementary schools	75.2%	151	46.0		70.0	74.0	63.0						80.0	84.0	64.0									$9,515	$384	$9,131
Silver River Mentoring And Instruction	Public	6-12	2500 SE 44th Ct	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	No	(352) 694-0191	201	6	33.5	86.6%	60 (29.9%)	78 (38.8%)	45 (22.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)	2.8	703^rd of 738 public high schools	4.7%		5.1	650^th of 734 public high schools	11.4%	53		9.0					9.0	7.0	9.0						15.0	3.0					18.0	$7,483	$96	$7,387
College Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 SW 33rd Ave	Ocala	34474	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-4040	716	45	15.9	70.7%	128 (17.9%)	159 (22.2%)	391 (54.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)	29.8	1556^th of 2218 public elementary schools	29.8%		11.8	2018^th of 2182 public elementary schools	7.5%	462	26.0		47.0	28.0	33.0						59.0	40.0	37.0									$9,691	$709	$8,982
Marion Reg. Juvenile Detention Center	Public	6-12	3040 NW 10th St	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	No	(352) 732-1450	49	1	49.0	57.1%	20 (40.8%)	23 (46.9%)	3 (6.1%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)								(n/a)
New Leaf Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1601 NE 25th Ave Ste 602	Ocala	34470	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 245-3586	104	13	8.0	95.2%	33 (31.7%)	44 (42.3%)	19 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)								(n/a)		0.0				14.0		6.0				10.0		11.0	0.0						0.0	$11,196	$692	$10,504
Pace Center For Girls Inc.	Public	6-12	328 NE 1st Ave Ste 500	Ocala	34470	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	No	(352) 369-0571	43	3	14.3	93.0%	19 (44.2%)	14 (32.6%)	6 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.3%)								(n/a)																						$5,965	$338	$5,626
Marion Technical Institute	Public, Magnet	8-12	1614 E Fort King St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-4765	174	20	8.7	62.1%	87 (50.0%)	38 (21.8%)	45 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)								(n/a)		14.0						11.0								9.0				27.0		$12,136	$366	$11,770
Marion Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1614 E Fort King St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	Yes	No	(352) 671-6892	3	0	.7		2 (66.7%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Marion Elearning	Public, Virtual	K-5	1614 E Ft King St Bldg 3	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	Yes	No	(352) 236-0570	0	0	4.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McSo Adults	Public	8-12	700 NW 30th Ave	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	No	(352) 732-1450	14	0		64.3%	0 (0.0%)	12 (85.7%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ocali Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3233 SE Maricamp Rd Ste 106	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	Yes	No	No	Yes	(352) 264-9940	172	12	14.3	74.4%	82 (47.7%)	29 (16.9%)	57 (33.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	22.5	889^th of 1125 public middle schools	21.0%		42.4	647^th of 1099 public middle schools	41.1%	242		24.0				30.0	34.0	43.0						28.0	28.0	14.0	64.0				48.0	$5,856	$225	$5,631
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 W Anthony Rd	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4925	377	23	16.3	79.0%	79 (21.0%)	205 (54.4%)	74 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	30.8	1525^th of 2218 public elementary schools	31.2%		6.2	2116^th of 2182 public elementary schools	3.0%	591	27.0		35.0	34.0	37.0						53.0	37.0	50.0									$12,474	$1,655	$10,819
Marion Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	39 Cedar Rd	Ocala	34472	Marion County	Marion	Yes	No	No	Yes	(352) 687-2100	214	14	15.2	54.2%	87 (40.7%)	54 (25.2%)	48 (22.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	18 (8.4%)	49.2	1086^th of 2218 public elementary schools	51.0%		64.4	751^st of 2182 public elementary schools	65.6%	335	23.0		69.0	45.0	53.0						69.0	48.0	43.0									$7,814	$401	$7,413
Saddlewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 SW 43rd Ct	Ocala	34474	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-4075	947	57	16.6	48.6%	384 (40.5%)	146 (15.4%)	284 (30.0%)	81 (8.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.2%)	67.4	692^nd of 2218 public elementary schools	68.8%		52.3	1029^th of 2182 public elementary schools	52.8%	337	57.0		53.0	57.0	56.0						55.0	71.0	63.0									$8,050	$592	$7,458
Greenway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Midway Rd	Ocala	34472	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4845	668	35	19.0	61.8%	243 (36.4%)	147 (22.0%)	203 (30.4%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (7.3%)	22.6	1734^th of 2218 public elementary schools	21.8%		19.6	1852^nd of 2182 public elementary schools	15.1%	118	35.0		35.0	31.0	39.0						23.0	34.0	41.0									$8,910	$656	$8,254
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4751 SE 24th St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6820	794	57	13.9	46.1%	456 (57.4%)	154 (19.4%)	131 (16.5%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	34 (4.3%)	58.5	893^rd of 2218 public elementary schools	59.7%		39.9	1318^th of 2182 public elementary schools	39.6%	425	47.0		45.0	47.0	50.0						63.0	71.0	58.0									$11,566	$1,625	$9,941
Emerald Shores Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	404 Emerald Rd	Ocala	34472	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4800	634	38	16.6	74.9%	203 (32.0%)	208 (32.8%)	161 (25.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.5%)	17.2	1893^rd of 2218 public elementary schools	14.7%		10.4	2052^nd of 2182 public elementary schools	6.0%	159	19.0		46.0	24.0	32.0						34.0	32.0	24.0									$9,900	$957	$8,943
Forest High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5000 SE Maricamp Rd	Ocala	34480	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 671-4700	2,171	94	23.0	44.8%	1,291 (59.5%)	346 (15.9%)	378 (17.4%)	44 (2.0%)	13 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	92 (4.2%)	48.9	274^th of 738 public high schools	62.9%		51.9	269^th of 734 public high schools	63.4%	5									53.0	54.0							28.0	41.0	64.0	66.0		$6,725	$344	$6,382
Sunrise Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	375 Marion Oaks Crse	Ocala	34473	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6200	829	51	16.2	68.8%	213 (25.7%)	177 (21.4%)	380 (45.8%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.0%)	27.6	1609^th of 2218 public elementary schools	27.5%		13.3	1991^st of 2182 public elementary schools	8.8%	382			38.0	30.0							40.0	46.0										$8,843	$921	$7,922
Horizon Academy At Marion Oaks	Public, Magnet	5-8	365 Marion Oaks Dr	Ocala	34473	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6290	865	46	18.8	82.0%	217 (25.1%)	232 (26.8%)	363 (42.0%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.6%)	26.5	840^th of 1125 public middle schools	25.3%		30.9	795^th of 1099 public middle schools	27.7%	45	23.0	24.0			38.0	36.0	31.0	38.0					25.0	26.0	39.0	27.0	89.0	100.0			34.0	$7,431	$637	$6,794
Marion Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Marion Oaks Trl	Ocala	34473	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-7975	869	59	14.7	60.9%	296 (34.1%)	147 (16.9%)	374 (43.0%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.6%)	25.8	1655^th of 2218 public elementary schools	25.4%		23.7	1744^th of 2182 public elementary schools	20.1%	89	32.0		37.0	36.0	40.0						30.0	45.0	37.0									$9,592	$718	$8,874
Legacy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8496 Juniper Rd	Ocala	34480	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-0800	798	51	15.6	60.3%	321 (40.2%)	220 (27.6%)	198 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (6.8%)	21.4	1763^rd of 2218 public elementary schools	20.5%		21.3	1808^th of 2182 public elementary schools	17.1%	45	26.0		41.0	27.0	37.0						43.0	31.0	31.0									$8,767	$709	$8,058
Ocala Center For Success And Independence	Public	6-12	4055 NW 105th St	Ocala	34482	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	No	(352) 671-2777	59	1	59.0	6.8%	15 (25.4%)	42 (71.2%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)
Hammett Bowen Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4397 SW 95th St	Ocala	34476	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-7900	834	49	17.0	45.6%	358 (42.9%)	95 (11.4%)	306 (36.7%)	25 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (5.5%)	64	762^nd of 2218 public elementary schools	65.6%		47.9	1127^th of 2182 public elementary schools	48.4%	365	63.0		50.0	57.0	62.0						43.0	56.0	70.0									$8,104	$502	$7,602
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	4773 SW 95th St	Ocala	34476	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-7930	1,363	62	21.9	60.8%	509 (37.3%)	253 (18.6%)	478 (35.1%)	50 (3.7%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	63 (4.6%)	35.4	734^th of 1125 public middle schools	34.8%		38.6	690^th of 1099 public middle schools	37.2%	44		39.0				46.0	34.0	42.0						41.0	27.0	33.0	66.0	76.0			57.0	$6,191	$413	$5,778
West Port High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3733 SW 80th Ave	Ocala	34481	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 291-4000	2,684	109	24.6	54.8%	996 (37.1%)	526 (19.6%)	935 (34.8%)	77 (2.9%)	17 (0.6%)	11 (0.4%)	122 (4.5%)	48.3	280^th of 738 public high schools	62.1%		54.1	252^nd of 734 public high schools	65.7%	28									53.0	52.0							18.0	43.0	61.0	70.0		$6,212	$286	$5,927
Ocala Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5757 NE 40th Avenue Rd	Ocala	34479	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6360	676	42	16.0	60.8%	354 (52.4%)	168 (24.9%)	103 (15.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)	45	1176^th of 2218 public elementary schools	47.0%		29	1616^th of 2182 public elementary schools	25.9%	440	42.0		38.0	46.0	45.0						52.0	54.0	53.0									$8,810	$665	$8,145
Shady Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5959 S Magnolia Ave	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 291-4085	642	39	16.4	52.8%	348 (54.2%)	102 (15.9%)	136 (21.2%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.0%)	67.7	683^rd of 2218 public elementary schools	69.2%		52.3	1030^th of 2182 public elementary schools	52.8%	347	54.0		50.0	39.0	68.0						68.0	61.0	79.0									$8,870	$605	$8,265
Fessenden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 NW 89th Pl	Ocala	34482	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-4935	412	26	15.8	73.1%	134 (32.5%)	135 (32.8%)	123 (29.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	28.8	1578^th of 2218 public elementary schools	28.9%		10.2	2056^th of 2182 public elementary schools	5.8%	478	37.0		49.0	31.0	43.0						36.0	37.0	37.0									$10,293	$743	$9,549
Lake Weir High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	10351 SE Maricamp Rd	Ocala	34472	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-4820	1,458	65	22.4	73.7%	818 (56.1%)	232 (15.9%)	301 (20.6%)	12 (0.8%)	10 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	80 (5.5%)	19.5	559^th of 738 public high schools	24.3%		30.1	486^th of 734 public high schools	33.8%	73									33.0	34.0							17.0	26.0	34.0	46.0		$6,915	$342	$6,573

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Anthony	6.05 mi	2	329^th
Belleview	8.33 mi	4	273^rd
Lowell	9.16 mi	1
Citra	9.81 mi	2	357^th
Silver Springs	10.94 mi	1	366^th

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