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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1205)	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
531	Gulf Coast Charter Academy South	Public, Charter	K-8	215 Airport Pulling Rd N	Naples	34104	Collier County	Collier	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 784-1539	681	40	17	37.2%	119 (17.5%)	149 (21.9%)	390 (57.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	$10,679			$170			$10,508	54.3	58.3	468	63		120033008257
532	Channelside Academy Of Math And Science	Public, Charter	K-8	1029 E Twiggs St	Tampa	33602	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 579-9649	293	13	22.1	67.6%	56 (19.1%)	108 (36.9%)	104 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	20 (6.8%)	$13,615			$249			$13,366	54.3	51.6	566	34		120087007854
533	Key Biscayne K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W McIntyre St	Key Biscayne	33149	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 361-5418	884	49	18	6.3%	145 (16.4%)	5 (0.6%)	726 (82.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,304			$533			$10,771	54.2	66.7	366	167		120039000444
534	Duval Charter School At Flagler Center	Public, Charter	K-8	12755 Flagler Center Blvd	Jacksonville	32258	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 899-1010	867	38	22.8	17.3%	367 (42.3%)	148 (17.1%)	224 (25.8%)	70 (8.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (5.9%)	$9,988			$84			$9,904	53.9	67.3	361	173		120048008500
535	Pinellas Academy Of Math And Science	Public, Charter	K-8	1775 S Highland Ave	Largo	33756	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 330-9449	817	53	15.4	46.1%	442 (54.1%)	85 (10.4%)	218 (26.7%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (6.9%)	$9,612			$424			$9,189	53.8	47.3	625	90		120156008100
536	Beacon College Prep K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	13400 NW 28th Ave	Opa Locka	33054	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 353-6109	424	33	12.8	64.6%	1 (0.2%)	344 (81.1%)	75 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,846			$1,634			$11,212	53.8	49.8	594	58		120039008735
537	Allapattah Flats K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	12051 NW Copper Creek Dr	Port St Lucie	34987	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 468-5050	1,347	75	17.9	56.9%	318 (23.6%)	403 (29.9%)	529 (39.3%)	14 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.1%)	$10,691			$980			$9,711	53.8	49.8	596	59		120177006839
538	Sebastian River Middle School	Public	6-8	9400 Fellsmere Rd	Sebastian	32958	Indian River County	Indian River	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 564-5111	775	39	19.8	61.4%	341 (44.0%)	93 (12.0%)	307 (39.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$10,918			$978			$9,940	53.7	53.9	530	8		120093001064
539	Max Bruner Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	322 Holmes Blvd NW	Fort Walton Beach	32548	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 833-3266	677	37	18.2	66.3%	255 (37.7%)	126 (18.6%)	196 (29.0%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (11.4%)	$11,428			$929			$10,499	53.7	49.7	600	61		120138001352
540	Lake Como School	Public	PK, KG-8	2450 E Gore St	Orlando	32806	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 897-6420	928	61	15.2	44.5%	329 (35.5%)	233 (25.1%)	318 (34.3%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.8%)	$13,331			$1,000			$12,330	53.7	52.3	551	11		120144001372

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Algebra 1, EOC Civics, FAST English Language Arts, FAST Math, EOC Geometry, EOC Biology 1, EOC US History, Statewide Science Science 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.
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