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
821	Charter School Of Excellence At Davie	Public, Charter	K-5	2801 N University Dr	Pembroke Pines	33024	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 433-8838	223	12	18.5	51.1%	9 (4.0%)	72 (32.3%)	133 (59.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$10,116			$1,950			$8,166	62.3	68.9	661	160		120018007476
822	Castleview Elementary	Public	K-5	9131 Taborfield Ave	Orlando	32836	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 612-4205	693	43	16.1	20.6%	228 (32.9%)	28 (4.0%)	371 (53.5%)	52 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	$9,590			$615			$8,976	62.2	60.7	847	25		120144008610
823	Tanglewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1620 Manchester Blvd	Fort Myers	33919	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 936-0891	687	40	17.3	40.0%	309 (45.0%)	57 (8.3%)	275 (40.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	$11,651			$687			$10,963	62.2	59.9	864	41		120108001153
824	Plato Academy Of St.Petersburg	Public, Charter	K-8	3901 Park St N	Saint Petersburg	33709	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 521-7258	374	29	12.8	31.3%	234 (62.6%)	25 (6.7%)	54 (14.4%)	28 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	$9,044			$39			$9,004	62.1	54.5	981	157		120156008258
825	Imagine School At North Port	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1000 Innovation Ave	North Port	34289	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	No	(941) 426-2050	1,228	83	14.7	46.8%	817 (66.5%)	71 (5.8%)	235 (19.1%)	36 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.5%)	$11,821			$263			$11,558	62	52.9	1024	199		120168007469
826	Tropical Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 SW 66th Ave	Plantation	33317	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-7750	791	46	17.3	31.9%	254 (32.1%)	167 (21.1%)	301 (38.1%)	27 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (4.9%)	$13,328			$1,680			$11,647	62	65.8	727	99		120018000200
827	Glendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4940 8th St	Vero Beach	32968	Indian River County	Indian River	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 978-8050	390	27	14.4	66.2%	219 (56.2%)	60 (15.4%)	85 (21.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.4%)	$14,490			$1,646			$12,844	62	54.2	990	163		120093002563
828	Union Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	32775 Oldwoods Ave	Wesley Chapel	33543	Pasco County	Pasco	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 358-7306	803	47	17	24.7%	327 (40.7%)	135 (16.8%)	176 (21.9%)	143 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	$8,562			$36			$8,526	62	51.3	1065	237		120153008598
829	John M. Sexton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1997 54th Ave N	St Petersburg	33714	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 570-3400	355	27	13.1	69.3%	138 (38.9%)	85 (23.9%)	82 (23.1%)	19 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.5%)	$17,899			$1,514			$16,384	61.9	57.6	905	76		120156003253
830	Poinciana Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Airport Rd N	Naples	34105	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 377-8100	468	35	13.2	68.6%	102 (21.8%)	30 (6.4%)	323 (69.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$20,528			$1,432			$19,095	61.9	61	842	12		120033000350

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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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