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
141	Pride Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10310 Lions Den Dr	Tampa	33647	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 558-5400	980	62	15.9	21.9%	198 (20.2%)	118 (12.0%)	128 (13.1%)	458 (46.7%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.9%)	$11,007			$991			$10,015	89.6	90.2	163	22		120087004353
142	Hive Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	5855 NW 171st St	Hialeah	33015	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 231-4888	854	52	16.4	51.3%	7 (0.8%)	93 (10.9%)	750 (87.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,626			$1,283			$11,343	89.6	94.4	53	89		120039007572
143	Princeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 W Princeton St	Orlando	32804	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 245-1840	444	29	15.3	24.5%	276 (62.2%)	48 (10.8%)	85 (19.1%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.2%)	$12,633			$813			$11,819	89.4	90.6	151	8		120144001374
144	Gemini Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 Oak St	Melbourne Beach	32951	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 727-3090	410	31	13.2	13.4%	348 (84.9%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$12,392			$670			$11,722	89.4	89.5	182	38		120015000139
145	South McKeel Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2222 Edgewood Dr S	Lakeland	33803	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 510-0044	1,200	69	17.3	56.3%	719 (59.9%)	103 (8.6%)	252 (21.0%)	66 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.9%)	$9,708			$467			$9,240	89.4	89.3	188	43		120159005341
146	Challenger K-8 School Of Science And Math	Public, Magnet	K-8	13400 Elgin Blvd	Spring Hill	34609	Hernando County	Hernando	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 797-7024	1,456	90	16.1	28.4%	941 (64.6%)	46 (3.2%)	333 (22.9%)	41 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	90 (6.2%)	$10,960			$485			$10,475	89.3	89.4	185	39		120081005548
147	Atlantic Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	298 Sherry Dr	Atlantic Beach	32233	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	No	(904) 247-5924	482	29	16.6	15.4%	363 (75.3%)	25 (5.2%)	51 (10.6%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.0%)	$10,306			$1,231			$9,075	89.3	90.8	146	1		120048000662
148	Discovery Academy Of Science	Public, Charter	K-8	2433 Nursery Rd	Clearwater	33764	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 369-6361	722	42	17.1	28.1%	483 (66.9%)	25 (3.5%)	136 (18.8%)	31 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.1%)	$10,236			$45			$10,191	89.3	89.9	169	21		120156008262
149	Indialantic Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1050 N Palm Ave	Indialantic	32903	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 723-2811	662	44	15.2	19.9%	503 (76.0%)	17 (2.6%)	88 (13.3%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.3%)	$10,802			$587			$10,215	89.2	91	134	15		120015000137
150	Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	8600 Boca Ciega Dr	Saint Petersburg	33706	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 893-2630	313	23	13.6	30.7%	224 (71.6%)	7 (2.2%)	45 (14.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.6%)	$13,096			$285			$12,811	89.2	90.9	139	11		120156008365

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