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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 844)	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
281	Tarpon Springs High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1411 Gulf Rd	Tarpon Springs	34689	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 943-4900	1,111	50	22.2	38.3%	685 (61.7%)	111 (10.0%)	233 (21.0%)	17 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.7%)	$10,110			$434			$9,676	54.2	46.7	341	60		120156001693
282	Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines High School	Public, Charter	6-12	5000 SW 207th Ter	Pembroke Pines	33332	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 315-0770	1,262	58	21.7	2.9%	125 (9.9%)	249 (19.7%)	828 (65.6%)	40 (3.2%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	$8,801			$1,137			$7,664	54	53.8	262	20		120018008456
283	William R Boone High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1000 E Kaley St	Orlando	32806	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 893-7200	2,650	120	22	29.6%	1,034 (39.0%)	262 (9.9%)	1,193 (45.0%)	60 (2.3%)	5 (0.2%)	12 (0.5%)	84 (3.2%)	$9,849			$655			$9,194	54	53	268	15		120144001363
284	Coral Shores High School	Public	9-12	89901 Old Hwy	Tavernier	33070	Monroe County	Monroe	No	No	No	No	(305) 853-3222	753	44	17.1	41.3%	356 (47.3%)	17 (2.3%)	359 (47.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	$17,148			$729			$16,419	53.9	56.7	239	45		120132001292
285	City Of Hialeah Educational Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2590 W 76th St	Hialeah	33016	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 362-4006	1,002	39	25.6	82.0%	13 (1.3%)	7 (0.7%)	979 (97.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$11,949			$423			$11,526	53.8	61.1	203	82		120039007454
286	Dunedin High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1651 Pinehurst Rd	Dunedin	34698	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 469-4100	1,221	57	21.4	35.0%	672 (55.0%)	116 (9.5%)	342 (28.0%)	18 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.6%)	54 (4.4%)	$9,594			$559			$9,035	53.7	57.4	230	56		120156001616
287	Hialeah Gardens Senior High School	Public	9-12	11700 Hialeah Gardens Blvd	Hialeah Gardens	33018	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 698-5000	3,009	114	26.3	48.1%	26 (0.9%)	20 (0.7%)	2,951 (98.1%)	11 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	$9,185			$1,016			$8,168	53.7	45.6	354	67		120039006229
288	Altha Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	25820 NE Fuqua Cir	Altha	32421	Calhoun County	Calhoun	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 762-3121	653	40	16.5	43.2%	573 (87.7%)	3 (0.5%)	46 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	$11,219			$1,093			$10,126	53.5	54.6	256	32		120021000293
289	Forest High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5000 SE Maricamp Rd	Ocala	34480	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 671-4700	2,387	99	24.1	37.3%	1,278 (53.5%)	398 (16.7%)	529 (22.2%)	54 (2.3%)	6 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	116 (4.9%)	$9,573			$813			$8,760	53.5	49.7	306	17		120126001271
290	Pahokee Middle-Senior High	Public, Magnet	6-12	900 Larrimore Rd	Pahokee	33476	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 924-6400	868	57	15.3	78.9%	34 (3.9%)	524 (60.4%)	299 (34.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$18,063			$1,214			$16,849	53.3	38.6	431	141		120150002624

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Algebra 1, EOC Geometry, EOC Biology 1, EOC US History, FAST English Language Arts, 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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