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
1451	Zellwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3551 Washington St	Zellwood	32798	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 884-2258	564	33	17	51.6%	89 (15.8%)	169 (30.0%)	267 (47.3%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.8%)	$11,526			$1,443			$10,083	36.9	47.4	1162	289		120144001387
1452	Bridgeprep Academy Of St.Cloud	Public, Charter	K-8	9875 SW 72 St	Miami	33173	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 593-3747	737	0		42.2%	93 (12.6%)	47 (6.4%)	563 (76.4%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.3%)	$7,909			$81			$7,827	36.9	36.9	1434	18		120147009034
1453	White City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	905 W 2nd St	Fort Pierce	34982	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 468-5840	493	30	16.4	67.3%	55 (11.2%)	201 (40.8%)	219 (44.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$11,586			$1,126			$10,460	36.9	32.4	1550	97		120177001922
1454	Walter Caldwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Dairy Rd	Auburndale	33823	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 965-5470	887	54	16.4	72.7%	243 (27.4%)	266 (30.0%)	334 (37.7%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	$11,031			$1,619			$9,412	36.9	41.8	1298	156		120159001750
1455	Dillard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2330 NW 12th Ct	Fort Lauderdale	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 322-6200	556	27	20.5	73.9%	5 (0.9%)	512 (92.1%)	30 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$12,166			$1,718			$10,447	36.8	18.1	1956	501		120018000162
1456	English Estates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Oxford Rd	Fern Park	32730	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 746-2850	637	44	14.4	71.0%	182 (28.6%)	122 (19.2%)	279 (43.8%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.8%)	$11,282			$967			$10,315	36.8	43.7	1248	208		120171001863
1457	Emma E. Booker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 Dr Martin Luther King Way	Sarasota	34234	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6480	451	32	14	86.3%	56 (12.4%)	224 (49.7%)	109 (24.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.5%)	$22,923			$3,363			$19,560	36.7	37.7	1411	46		120168002904
1458	A. Gary Walsingham Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Chip Seal Pkwy	Panama City Beach	32407	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	No	(850) 767-5475	470	28	16.7	40.2%	262 (55.7%)	79 (16.8%)	72 (15.3%)	11 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	39 (8.3%)	$11,607			$882			$10,725	36.7	55.2	965	493		120009008970
1459	Watergrass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32750 Overpass Rd	Wesley Chapel	33545	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(813) 346-0600	859	55	15.6	31.3%	335 (39.0%)	134 (15.6%)	267 (31.1%)	36 (4.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (9.5%)	$9,616			$669			$8,947	36.7	50.3	1084	375		120153007610
1460	Grassy Waters Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3550 N Jog Rd	West Palm Beach	33411	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 383-9000	705	41	17.3	55.2%	63 (8.9%)	451 (64.0%)	142 (20.1%)	17 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.1%)	$14,598			$1,229			$13,368	36.7	38	1398	62		120150004028

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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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