Best Elementary Schools in Florida

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2258)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1491	Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7824 N Manhattan Ave	Tampa	33614	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 872-5374	731	42	17.4	67.7%	35 (4.8%)	52 (7.1%)	613 (83.9%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$12,067			$1,888			$10,180	35.3	32.1	1558	67		120087000939
1492	Anthony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 NE Jacksonville Rd	Anthony	32617	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6000	351	23	15.2	70.1%	174 (49.6%)	95 (27.1%)	63 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$17,140			$2,157			$14,983	35.3	37.8	1408	84		120126001252
1493	Spring Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	695 Orange Ave	Altamonte Springs	32714	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 746-1650	505	36	14	85.0%	71 (14.1%)	111 (22.0%)	279 (55.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.3%)	$11,463			$1,218			$10,246	35.1	47.5	1159	334		120171001885
1494	Toussaint L'Ouverture Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 NE 59th St	Miami	33137	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 758-2600	382	24	15.9	65.7%	4 (1.0%)	244 (63.9%)	131 (34.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,607			$2,060			$12,548	35.1	28.3	1673	179		120039002704
1495	Dunnellon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10235 SW 180th Avenue Rd	Dunnellon	34432	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 465-6710	644	39	16.5	63.2%	323 (50.2%)	50 (7.8%)	235 (36.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	$11,629			$1,289			$10,340	35	30.6	1605	110		120126001878
1496	St. Lucie West K-8 School	Public	K-8	1501 SW Cashmere Blvd	Port St Lucie	34986	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 785-6630	1,662	100	16.6	61.4%	386 (23.2%)	550 (33.1%)	603 (36.3%)	23 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	93 (5.6%)	$10,592			$1,007			$9,584	35	44.7	1225	271		120177003502
1497	Lake Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	410 3rd St	Lake Park	33403	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 494-1300	389	27	14.4	72.2%	16 (4.1%)	293 (75.3%)	71 (18.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$17,945			$1,223			$16,721	35	26.2	1737	240		120150001483
1498	Athenian Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	18851 Oak Center Dr	Fort Myers	33967	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 319-9384	437	18	24.2	24.7%	183 (41.9%)	17 (3.9%)	210 (48.1%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)	$7,686			$103			$7,583	35	17.9	1960	462		120108008656
1499	Canopy Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3250 Point View Dr	Tallahassee	32303	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	No	(850) 488-3301	617	39	15.8	45.5%	304 (49.3%)	192 (31.1%)	53 (8.6%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.3%)	$10,018			$740			$9,277	34.8	28.3	1674	175		120111003419
1500	Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Northside Dr	Panama City	32405	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 767-1506	569	36	15.8	51.1%	285 (50.1%)	99 (17.4%)	114 (20.0%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	59 (10.4%)	$11,170			$1,188			$9,983	34.8	35.7	1468	32		120009000065

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on FAST English Language Arts, FAST Math, Statewide Science Science, EOC Algebra 1, EOC Civics test scores released by the Florida Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on June 26, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Florida Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Florida Department of Education.
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