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Best Public Schools in Sumter County, FL

At a glance

Schools

10,013

Students

Top rankedLake Panasoffkee Elementary School598^th of 2,240 Florida elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lake Panasoffkee Elementary School up 149 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sumter Prep Academy 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 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)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC US History (2026)	EOC Civics (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 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	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bushnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	218 W Flannery Ave	Bushnell	33513	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 793-3501	752	44	17.0	44.3%	448 (59.6%)	57 (7.6%)	178 (23.7%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.7%)	64.5	772^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	65.5%		64.5	766^th of 2258 public elementary schools	66.1%	6	53.0	69.0	70.0						74.0	69.0	64.0				70.0							$13,356	$1,229	$12,127
South Sumter Middle School	Public	6-8	773 NW 10th Ave	Webster	33597	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 793-2232	890	52	17.1	48.1%	542 (60.9%)	79 (8.9%)	197 (22.1%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.6%)	64.5	405^th of 1216 public middle schools	66.7%		67.7	349^th of 1205 public middle schools	71.0%	56				64.0	68.0	70.0						53.0	64.0	71.0		69.0	94.0	100.0			86.0	$12,832	$831	$12,001
Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	349 S Market Blvd	Webster	33597	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 793-2828	690	42	16.4	46.4%	381 (55.2%)	62 (9.0%)	209 (30.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	45.7	1252^nd of 2240 public elementary schools	44.1%		48.3	1153^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	48.9%	99	54.0	60.0	59.0						69.0	61.0	56.0				50.0							$14,335	$1,884	$12,451
Wildwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Huey St	Wildwood	34785	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 748-3353	678	42	16.1	47.1%	229 (33.8%)	231 (34.1%)	148 (21.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.0%)								(n/a)	70.0								79.0													$14,330	$1,870	$12,461
Wildwood Middle/ High School	Public	6-12	700 Huey St	Wildwood	34785	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 748-1314	710	44	16.2	49.4%	233 (32.8%)	262 (36.9%)	169 (23.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.6%)	36.7	513^th of 838 public high schools	38.8%		34.1	537^th of 844 public high schools	36.4%	24					65.0	44.0	53.0	47.0					47.0	49.0		38.0	68.0	50.0	54.0	62.0	69.0	$15,499	$1,526	$13,974
South Sumter High School	Public	7-12	706 N Main St	Bushnell	33513	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 793-3131	1,077	59	18.2	41.9%	670 (62.2%)	105 (9.7%)	235 (21.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.3%)	48.1	366^th of 838 public high schools	56.3%		43	421^st of 844 public high schools	50.1%	55							58.0	61.0									34.0	50.0	76.0	67.0		$13,273	$388	$12,885
Lake Panasoffkee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	790 Cr 482n	Lake Panasoffkee	33538	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 793-1093	621	37	16.7	43.8%	430 (69.2%)	59 (9.5%)	89 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	71.2	598^th of 2240 public elementary schools	73.3%		65.4	747^th of 2258 public elementary schools	66.9%	149	60.0	68.0	68.0						76.0	75.0	78.0				68.0							$13,586	$1,119	$12,466
Villages Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 Tatonka Ter	The Villages	32162	Sumter County	Sumter	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 259-2350	4,062	295	13.7	24.0%	2,624 (64.6%)	227 (5.6%)	713 (17.6%)	228 (5.6%)	6 (0.1%)	17 (0.4%)	247 (6.1%)								(n/a)	76.0	70.0	75.0	79.0	80.0	75.0	81.0	74.0	83.0	78.0	84.0	86.0	94.0	88.0	72.0	74.0	85.0	79.0	85.0	79.0	89.0	$14,734	$164	$14,570
Sumter Prep Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	709 N West St	Bushnell	33513	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 568-1113	101	9	11.2	54.5%	46 (45.5%)	29 (28.7%)	21 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)								(n/a)				60.0	11.0	7.0	32.0	23.0					11.0	9.0		0.0	14.0		14.0		18.0	$28,634	$4,027	$24,608
Sumter County Virtual Instruction Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2680 W County Rd 476	Bushnell	33513	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	Yes	No	(352) 793-2315	6	0			2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (33.3%)								(n/a)
Sumter Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2680 W County Rd 476	Bushnell	33513	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	Yes	No	(352) 793-2315	17	0		41.2%	10 (58.8%)	4 (23.5%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)								(n/a)
Contracted Residential Services	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2680 W County Rd 476	Bushnell	33513	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	No	(352) 793-2315	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wildwood Intermediate School	Public	3-6	200 Cleveland Ave	Wildwood	34785	Sumter County	Sumter	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(352) 748-1510	409	22	18.5	53.5%	127 (31.1%)	135 (33.0%)	112 (27.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.1%)	42.3	1338^th of 2240 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.3	1318^th of 2258 public elementary schools	41.6%	20		54.0	57.0	67.0						75.0	46.0	48.0			44.0							$13,461	$1,605	$11,856
The Villages Charter School Autism Center LLC	Public, Charter	K-5	420 Villages Campus Cir 420	The Villages	32162	Sumter County	Sumter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(352) 259-6868	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	8.0								17.0

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