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
551	Pinecrest Academy Space Coast	Public, Charter	K-8	7550 Stadium Pkwy	Viera	32940	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	No	No	No	(321) 307-7230	649	33	19.4	26.5%	350 (53.9%)	56 (8.6%)	159 (24.5%)	26 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.5%)	$9,454			$134			$9,320	73.1	74.2	541	10		120015008790
552	Howard Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7750 SW 136th St	Miami	33156	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 235-1412	341	21	16.2	33.1%	62 (18.2%)	47 (13.8%)	222 (65.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$19,086			$1,698			$17,388	73.1	60	857	305		120039000437
553	Morningside K-8 Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6620 NE 5th Ave	Miami	33138	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 758-6741	406	27	15	60.1%	13 (3.2%)	214 (52.7%)	169 (41.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,610			$1,608			$13,002	73.1	55.8	949	396		120039000468
554	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8001 SW 36th St	Miami	33155	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 264-5757	289	19	15.2	47.1%	12 (4.2%)	2 (0.7%)	273 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,097			$1,425			$14,671	73	62.5	809	255		120039000412
555	Franklin Academy Cooper City	Public, Charter	K-8	6301 Flamingo Rd	Cooper City	33330	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 780-5533	1,336	60	22.2	2.3%	174 (13.0%)	194 (14.5%)	885 (66.2%)	48 (3.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (2.1%)	$9,939			$1,260			$8,680	73	74	548	7		120018008128
556	Tinker K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	8207 Tinker St	Tampa	33621	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 840-2043	560	36	15.5	27.0%	310 (55.4%)	65 (11.6%)	111 (19.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	60 (10.7%)	$12,647			$809			$11,837	73	79.3	432	124		120087001026
557	Felix A Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 NW Baker Rd	Stuart	34994	Martin County	Martin	No	No	No	No	(772) 219-1640	500	33	15.1	40.2%	353 (70.6%)	30 (6.0%)	90 (18.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$14,142			$482			$13,660	73	78.5	445	112		120129002915
558	McRae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6770 County Road 315 C	Keystone Heights	32656	Clay County	Clay	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 336-6125	544	46	11.8	69.5%	475 (87.3%)	9 (1.7%)	36 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	$12,574			$1,614			$10,960	72.9	71.5	608	50		120030003036
559	Jerry Thomas Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 Maplewood Dr	Jupiter	33458	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 741-9100	688	51	13.6	38.8%	379 (55.1%)	26 (3.8%)	232 (33.7%)	23 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.5%)	$15,237			$737			$14,500	72.9	59.2	881	322		120150002232
560	Estates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5945 Everglades Blvd N	Naples	34120	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 377-6600	1,041	60	17.4	66.0%	212 (20.4%)	141 (13.5%)	640 (61.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.9%)	$12,252			$706			$11,546	72.8	66.5	710	150		120033003962

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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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