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Best High Schools in Marion County, FL

At a glance

Schools

13,866

Students

Top rankedForest High School331^st of 841 Florida high schools

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Biggest riser

Vanguard High School up 56 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hillcrest 5.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Marion County Acceleration Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

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1★

4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)			FAST Math (2026)	EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC US History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Marion High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	151 W Highway 329	Citra	32113	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6010	1,228	57	21.5	57.0%	631 (51.4%)	271 (22.1%)	277 (22.6%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.2%)	27	613^th of 841 public high schools	27.1%		24.4	640^th of 844 public high schools	24.2%	27		47.0	55.0		12.0	34.0	61.0	50.0	$10,427	$909	$9,517
Forest High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5000 SE Maricamp Rd	Ocala	34480	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 671-4700	2,387	99	24.1	37.3%	1,278 (53.5%)	398 (16.7%)	529 (22.2%)	54 (2.3%)	6 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	116 (4.9%)	50.9	331^st of 841 public high schools	60.6%		53.5	289^th of 844 public high schools	65.8%	42		59.0	60.0		52.0	57.0	69.0	78.0	$9,573	$813	$8,760
Vanguard High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7 NW 28th St	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-4900	1,684	76	22.1	52.3%	571 (33.9%)	551 (32.7%)	394 (23.4%)	80 (4.8%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	78 (4.6%)	42.8	433^rd of 841 public high schools	48.5%		37.6	489^th of 844 public high schools	42.1%	56		59.0	55.0		39.0	39.0	65.0	73.0	$9,579	$870	$8,707
Hillcrest	Public	6-12	3143 SE 17th St	Ocala	34471	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6800	162	29	5.5	49.4%	74 (45.7%)	29 (17.9%)	50 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)								(n/a)									$47,565	$14,002	$33,563
Lake Weir High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	10351 SE Maricamp Rd	Ocala	34472	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-4820	1,447	72	20.0	59.4%	650 (44.9%)	297 (20.5%)	389 (26.9%)	19 (1.3%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	82 (5.7%)	18.9	669^th of 841 public high schools	20.5%		25.6	626^th of 844 public high schools	25.8%	43		39.0	39.0		19.0	19.0	52.0	57.0	$9,818	$1,059	$8,759
Dunnellon High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	10055 SW 180th Avenue Rd	Dunnellon	34432	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 465-6745	1,562	68	22.9	51.3%	610 (39.1%)	262 (16.8%)	591 (37.8%)	14 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	77 (4.9%)	25.9	624^th of 841 public high schools	25.8%		30	586^th of 844 public high schools	30.6%	38		42.0	46.0		21.0	26.0	60.0	66.0	$8,698	$928	$7,770
Belleview High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	10400 SE 36th Ave	Belleview	34420	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6210	1,904	81	23.5	45.7%	940 (49.4%)	189 (9.9%)	649 (34.1%)	18 (0.9%)	12 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (4.9%)	41.4	455^th of 841 public high schools	45.9%		38.9	478^th of 844 public high schools	43.4%	23		56.0	57.0		30.0	49.0	66.0	71.0	$9,030	$959	$8,071
Pace Center For Girls Inc.	Public	6-12	328 NE 1st Ave	Ocala	34470	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 369-0571	40	0	7.6	87.5%	13 (32.5%)	12 (30.0%)	10 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.5%)								(n/a)									$6,423	$487	$5,936
West Port High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3733 SW 80th Ave	Ocala	34481	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 291-4000	3,022	120	25.1	44.9%	886 (29.3%)	574 (19.0%)	1,305 (43.2%)	105 (3.5%)	13 (0.4%)	11 (0.4%)	128 (4.2%)	46.5	392^nd of 841 public high schools	53.4%		47.2	368^th of 844 public high schools	56.4%	24		55.0	62.0		28.0	46.0	75.0	77.0	$8,443	$760	$7,683
McSo Adults	Public	9-12	700 NW 30th Ave	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 732-1450	10	0		30.0%	1 (10.0%)	7 (70.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$38,958	$27	$38,931
Ocali Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3850 W Anthony Rd	Ocala	34475	Marion County	Marion	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(352) 264-9940	116	7	16.5	55.2%	54 (46.6%)	24 (20.7%)	29 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.9%)	15.4	687^th of 841 public high schools	18.3%		30.7	579^th of 844 public high schools	31.4%	108		37.0	43.0		16.0	17.0	41.0	50.0	$11,115	$252	$10,863
Marion County Acceleration Academy	Public	8-12	1515 E Silver Springs Blvd	Ocala	34470	Marion County	Marion	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(352) 329-2799	304	5	60.8	62.8%	132 (43.4%)	86 (28.3%)	67 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	4.2	750^th of 841 public high schools	10.8%					(n/a)			31.0	13.0	6.0				$139	$36	$103
South Marion High School	Public	9-12	1350 SW 165th St	Ocala	34473	Marion County	Marion	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(352) 671-7700	0			—															(n/a)

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