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
1071	Hillsborough Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2704 N Highland Ave	Tampa	33602	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	Yes	No	(813) 272-4362	491	48	10.1	9.4%	186 (37.9%)	76 (15.5%)	164 (33.4%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.6%)	$20,042			$1,099			$18,942	52.1	52.5	1028	43		120087008053
1072	Franklin Academy F	Public, Charter	K-8	5000 SW 207th Ter	Pembroke Pines	33332	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 315-0770	922	44	20.9	3.3%	60 (6.5%)	165 (17.9%)	660 (71.6%)	21 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	$10,011			$1,637			$8,374	52.1	39	1370	298		120018008116
1073	Branford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26801 State Road 247	Branford	32008	Suwannee County	Suwannee	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 935-5700	712	39	18.2	59.3%	548 (77.0%)	17 (2.4%)	122 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.5%)	$10,000			$1,589			$8,412	51.9	50.6	1080	7		120183004454
1074	Treadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10619 Treadway School Rd	Leesburg	34788	Lake County	Lake	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 742-2291	836	55	15.2	57.2%	443 (53.0%)	105 (12.6%)	196 (23.4%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (9.7%)	$12,250			$1,491			$10,760	51.9	46.9	1177	103		120105001106
1075	Clay Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1417 Red Apple Rd	Middleburg	32068	Clay County	Clay	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 406-1607	693	39	18	14.1%	176 (25.4%)	230 (33.2%)	214 (30.9%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.2%)	$9,325			$118			$9,207	51.8	39.1	1363	288		120030008437
1076	Gratigny Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11905 N Miami Ave	Miami	33168	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 681-6685	443	31	14.2	67.7%	5 (1.1%)	343 (77.4%)	89 (20.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$17,091			$2,232			$14,859	51.7	25.6	1749	673		120039000428
1077	Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3856 SE 144th St	Starke	32091	Bradford County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 966-6066	745	40	18.7	67.9%	428 (57.4%)	184 (24.7%)	56 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.2%)	$10,920			$1,655			$9,265	51.7	45	1217	140		120012000072
1078	Manatee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1880 Manatee Rd	Naples	34114	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 377-7600	564	44	12.7	61.0%	49 (8.7%)	108 (19.1%)	391 (69.3%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$19,230			$1,457			$17,774	51.7	47.4	1163	85		120033002095
1079	James E. Stephens Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 Maple Ave N	Bartow	33830	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 534-7455	336	23	14.6	79.2%	74 (22.0%)	138 (41.1%)	106 (31.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	$17,386			$3,625			$13,761	51.6	41.2	1309	230		120159001791
1080	R L Brown Gifted And Talented Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	1535 Milnor St	Jacksonville	32206	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	Yes	(904) 630-6570	222	15	14.8	58.1%	13 (5.9%)	193 (86.9%)	4 (1.8%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$12,360			$1,493			$10,867	51.6	54	994	86		120048008536

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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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