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
71	Magnolia Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	815 S Central Ave	Lakeland	33815	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 797-4991	182	16	11.3	7.1%	121 (66.5%)	11 (6.0%)	34 (18.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (6.0%)	$10,753			$222			$10,531	93.5	89.7	188	117		120159008234
72	Hawks Rise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Meadow Ridge Dr	Tallahassee	32312	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	No	(850) 487-4733	752	51	14.7	14.9%	411 (54.7%)	79 (10.5%)	77 (10.2%)	126 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.8%)	$11,686			$987			$10,699	93.5	90.8	148	76		120111002999
73	Mabry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 W Estrella St	Tampa	33629	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 872-5364	628	42	15	10.7%	468 (74.5%)	7 (1.1%)	83 (13.2%)	26 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)	$11,508			$781			$10,727	93.3	94	72	1		120087000977
74	Audubon Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 Falcon Dr	Orlando	32803	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 317-5829	1,184	76	15.5	14.3%	743 (62.8%)	80 (6.8%)	245 (20.7%)	30 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (7.1%)	$12,135			$950			$11,185	93.3	91.5	127	53		120144008698
75	Binks Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15101 Bent Creek Rd	Wellington	33414	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	No	(561) 904-9800	1,246	79	15.8	13.8%	659 (52.9%)	75 (6.0%)	410 (32.9%)	53 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (3.7%)	$13,311			$447			$12,865	93.3	91.3	135	60		120150003637
76	Waters Edge Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	21601 Shorewind Dr	Boca Raton	33428	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	No	(561) 852-2400	706	44	16	15.2%	416 (58.9%)	22 (3.1%)	197 (27.9%)	30 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.8%)	$14,550			$315			$14,234	93.3	96	33	43		120150003100
77	Viera Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8300 Stadium Pkwy	Viera	32940	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 633-1000	885	57	15.5	8.5%	596 (67.3%)	36 (4.1%)	129 (14.6%)	56 (6.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.2%)	$9,499			$540			$8,959	93.2	95.3	44	33		120015008800
78	J. Allen Axson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4763 Sutton Park Ct	Jacksonville	32224	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 992-3600	493	34	14.5	12.6%	210 (42.6%)	60 (12.2%)	79 (16.0%)	76 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (13.4%)	$11,299			$311			$10,989	93.2	91.6	125	47		120048004197
79	Brooker Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3130 Forelock Rd	Tarpon Springs	34688	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 943-4600	501	32	15.6	14.6%	379 (75.6%)	8 (1.6%)	65 (13.0%)	17 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	$12,820			$354			$12,466	93.1	93.6	80	1		120156003252
80	Virginia Shuman Young Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	101 NE 11th Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33301	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 322-9050	609	32	19	28.6%	263 (43.2%)	156 (25.6%)	132 (21.7%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.6%)	$11,118			$461			$10,658	93.1	86.4	269	189		120018002080

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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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