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
751	Renaissance Charter School At University	Public, Charter	K-8	8399 N University Dr	Tamarac	33321	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 414-0996	1,441	87	16.5	63.8%	135 (9.4%)	837 (58.1%)	392 (27.2%)	32 (2.2%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	35 (2.4%)	$10,156			$222			$9,934	65.1	59.3	877	126		120018008073
752	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	65.1	71	618	134		120168007758
753	Mandarin Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10600 Hornets Nest Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	No	(904) 260-5820	1,061	60	17.6	27.1%	521 (49.1%)	177 (16.7%)	213 (20.1%)	66 (6.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.4%)	$10,543			$918			$9,626	65.1	66.1	717	36		120048002700
754	Mater Academy (Miami Beach)	Public, Charter	K-8	8625 Byron Ave	Miami	33141	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 864-2889	586	37	15.8	62.3%	96 (16.4%)	9 (1.5%)	471 (80.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$9,739			$314			$9,425	65.1	45.3	1210	456		120039007922
755	Lawton Chiles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 Bloomfield Dr	Orlando	32825	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 737-1470	503	33	15.2	65.2%	82 (16.3%)	77 (15.3%)	320 (63.6%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	$13,693			$1,567			$12,127	65	58	898	143		120144003628
756	Littlewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1262 NW 31st Drive	Gainesville	32605	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 955-6712	714	50	14.2	45.5%	250 (35.0%)	222 (31.1%)	152 (21.3%)	33 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.0%)								65	52.4	1032	276		120003000007
757	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	65	73.8	554	203		120198002018
758	Odyssey Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1755 Eldron Blvd SE	Palm Bay	32909	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	Yes	(321) 733-0442	1,917	94	20.5	37.7%	782 (40.8%)	467 (24.4%)	453 (23.6%)	27 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	182 (9.5%)	$9,353			$524			$8,829	64.9	66.7	707	51		120015003540
759	Hammock Pointe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 SW 8th St	Boca Raton	33433	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 477-2200	924	62	15	34.1%	372 (40.3%)	90 (9.7%)	382 (41.3%)	41 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.0%)	$14,313			$836			$13,478	64.8	80	407	352		120150000961
760	Ludlam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6639 SW 74th St	South Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 667-5551	260	18	14.4	50.4%	15 (5.8%)	42 (16.2%)	189 (72.7%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$17,446			$1,668			$15,777	64.8	64	772	12		120039000456

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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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