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
1461	Classical Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16500 Lyceum Way	Spring Hill	34610	Pasco County	Pasco	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 803-7903	1,154	71	16.2	30.2%	707 (61.3%)	71 (6.2%)	293 (25.4%)	24 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (4.9%)	$7,527			$142			$7,385	36.7	37.6	1414	47		120153008347
1462	Whispering Winds Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2481 NW Old Fannin Rd	Chiefland	32626	Levy County	Levy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(352) 490-5799	132	10	13.2	72.7%	97 (73.5%)	4 (3.0%)	25 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$10,170			$781			$9,390	36.6	64.7	759	703		120114003606
1463	Northport K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 NW Floresta Dr	Port St Lucie	34983	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 340-4700	1,206	80	15	71.7%	269 (22.3%)	415 (34.4%)	415 (34.4%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (7.2%)	$13,012			$1,402			$11,610	36.6	35.6	1472	9		120177002481
1464	Flamingo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 E 33rd St	Hialeah	33013	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 691-5531	484	31	15.6	66.7%	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	476 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,300			$1,414			$11,887	36.6	36.7	1442	22		120039000419
1465	Literacy Leadership Technology Academy South Bay	Public, Charter	K-8	1090 30th Street NE	Ruskin	33570	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 234-0940	813	42	19.5	9.5%	286 (35.2%)	160 (19.7%)	297 (36.5%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	50 (6.2%)	$9,386			$755			$8,631	36.5	35	1491	26		120087008760
1466	Edith I. Starke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	730 S Parsons Ave	Deland	32720	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 943-7950	270	16	17.3	79.6%	47 (17.4%)	87 (32.2%)	125 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	$14,385			$2,059			$12,327	36.5	10.7	2135	669		120192002010
1467	Montclair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2398 Moody Ave	Orange Park	32073	Clay County	Clay	No	No	No	No	(904) 336-1975	402	36	11.1	64.7%	185 (46.0%)	63 (15.7%)	104 (25.9%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.7%)	$13,496			$1,379			$12,117	36.3	45.4	1209	258		120030000335
1468	Parkway Middle School	Public, Magnet	4-8	3600 NW 5th Ct	Lauderhill	33311	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-4000	883	51	17.3	64.1%	27 (3.1%)	743 (84.1%)	98 (11.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$13,004			$1,861			$11,143	36.3	21.5	1866	398		120018000197
1469	Pines Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10300 Johnson St	Pembroke Pines	33026	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-7100	414	27	15.3	49.8%	40 (9.7%)	154 (37.2%)	196 (47.3%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	$14,873			$1,398			$13,476	36.3	27.9	1685	216		120018002046
1470	Palm Bay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Alamanda Rd NE	Palm Bay	32905	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	Yes	(321) 723-1055	583	44	13.2	71.9%	210 (36.0%)	201 (34.5%)	115 (19.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.3%)	$14,152			$2,089			$12,063	36.2	24.1	1792	322		120015000108

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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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