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
1701	Lantana Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 W Ocean Ave	Lantana	33462	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 202-0300	517	41	12.6	72.1%	78 (15.1%)	282 (54.5%)	143 (27.7%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$19,621			$1,755			$17,865	28.1	21.9	1851	150		120150001520
1702	Frances K. Sweet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1400 Avenue Q	Fort Pierce	34950	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	Yes	No	Yes	(772) 468-5330	439	25	17.5	68.6%	13 (3.0%)	315 (71.8%)	91 (20.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$12,754			$1,269			$11,486	28.1	48.7	1120	582		120177001928
1703	Royal Palm Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	7145 Babcock St NE	Palm Bay	32909	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	Yes	(321) 723-0650	339	20	16.8	54.3%	176 (51.9%)	50 (14.7%)	79 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.7%)	$9,210			$00			$9,210	28	42.7	1272	431		120015004313
1704	Thomas Jefferson Biscayne Gardens K-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	525 NW 147th St	Miami	33168	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 681-7481	787	56	14	67.3%	10 (1.3%)	645 (82.0%)	125 (15.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$18,294			$2,832			$15,462	28	24.6	1778	74		120039000557
1705	Bridgeprep Academy Of Polk	Public, Charter	K-8	9875 SW 72 St	Miami	33173	Polk County	Polk	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(786) 476-2038	613	31	19.7	58.1%	110 (17.9%)	100 (16.3%)	389 (63.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$9,225			$235			$8,989	28	18	1958	253		120159009037
1706	Idea Bassett	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1845 Bassett Rd	Jacksonville	32208	Duval County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 821-7717	1,012	49	20.6	79.1%	14 (1.4%)	932 (92.1%)	56 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								27.9	38.2	1391	315		120008410710
1707	Folsom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9855 Harney Rd	Thonotosassa	33592	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 987-6755	484	27	18.1	71.1%	91 (18.8%)	214 (44.2%)	129 (26.7%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.4%)	$11,803			$1,747			$10,055	27.7	27.8	1692	15		120087000618
1708	Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary	Public	K-5	1912 NW 5th Ave	Gainesville	32603	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 955-6705	501	36	13.7	37.7%	165 (32.9%)	126 (25.1%)	163 (32.5%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)								27.6	38.5	1379	329		120003000002
1709	Brightview Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1084 West 23rd St	Hialeah	33010	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(305) 885-4900	112	8	14	83.9%	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,896			$897			$10,998	27.6	24	1794	85		120039008982
1710	Pineview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 Lake Bradford Rd	Tallahassee	32310	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-2819	457	31	14.9	79.2%	20 (4.4%)	376 (82.3%)	44 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$12,796			$2,324			$10,472	27.6	41.2	1310	400		120111001184

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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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