Best Schools in Florida

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2240)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
501	Deerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1356 S Econlockhatchee Trl	Orlando	32825	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 249-6320	472	33	14.3	40.3%	289 (61.2%)	51 (10.8%)	104 (22.0%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,318			$1,047			$13,271	75.2	69.5	654	153		120144002475
502	Greenland Pines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 Greenland Rd	Jacksonville	32258	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	No	(904) 260-5450	701	47	14.9	26.5%	368 (52.5%)	118 (16.8%)	108 (15.4%)	45 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	57 (8.1%)	$12,666			$1,029			$11,637	75.2	77.1	468	34		120048002817
503	Roland Park K-8 Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1510 N Manhattan Ave	Tampa	33607	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 872-5212	933	53	17.4	28.9%	276 (29.6%)	176 (18.9%)	314 (33.7%)	66 (7.1%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	92 (9.9%)	$10,374			$731			$9,642	75.2	76.6	486	17		120087008061
504	Atwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Huntsville Ave	North Port	34288	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 257-2317	892	55	16.2	61.8%	558 (62.6%)	82 (9.2%)	177 (19.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (7.3%)	$16,123			$1,965			$14,159	75.1	65.1	752	248		120168007758
505	Ballast Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2802 W Ballast Point Blvd	Tampa	33611	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 272-3070	408	32	12.9	25.2%	240 (58.8%)	37 (9.1%)	77 (18.9%)	16 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.6%)	$14,890			$1,297			$13,593	75.1	71.9	583	78		120087000914
506	Southside Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	45 SW 13th St	Miami	33130	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 371-3311	873	52	16.7	33.4%	149 (17.1%)	28 (3.2%)	667 (76.4%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$12,259			$875			$11,384	75	72.7	567	61		120039000520
507	Lakemont Elementary	Public	K-5	901 N Lakemont Ave	Winter Park	32792	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 623-1453	629	39	16.1	35.5%	238 (37.8%)	75 (11.9%)	258 (41.0%)	22 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.6%)	$12,102			$1,093			$11,009	75	64.2	776	269		120144001394
508	Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2541 Post Rd	Melbourne	32935	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	Yes	(321) 254-6424	493	39	12.7	60.6%	292 (59.2%)	70 (14.2%)	68 (13.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (11.6%)	$14,849			$2,032			$12,818	75	72.3	575	67		120015000112
509	West Defuniak Elementary School	Public	K-5	815 Lincoln Ave	Defuniak Springs	32435	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 892-1250	704	50	14	70.0%	409 (58.1%)	70 (9.9%)	163 (23.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.7%)	$14,729			$1,138			$13,590	74.9	65	757	248		120198002018
510	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Minutemen Cswy	Cocoa Beach	32931	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 868-6660	275	21	13	34.9%	200 (72.7%)	12 (4.4%)	36 (13.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.0%)	$14,652			$769			$13,883	74.8	74.1	530	20		120015000128

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