Best Schools in Florida

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2240)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
241	Pinecrest Cove Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4101 SW 107th Ave	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 480-2097	938	44	21.3	55.7%	21 (2.2%)	4 (0.4%)	912 (97.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,503			$1,356			$8,147	85.7	87.3	239	2		120039007815
242	River City Science Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7450 Beach Blvd	Jacksonville	32216	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 855-8010	579	35	16.5	57.7%	238 (41.1%)	125 (21.6%)	119 (20.6%)	45 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.6%)	$8,925			$140			$8,784	85.7	92.8	84	158		120048007826
243	Chiles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16541 Tampa Palms Blvd W	Tampa	33647	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 558-5422	787	49	16.1	27.7%	228 (29.0%)	126 (16.0%)	158 (20.1%)	211 (26.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.6%)	$10,550			$737			$9,813	85.7	89.8	172	71		120087003713
244	Freedom Crossing Academy	Public	K-8	1365 Shetland Dr	Saint Johns	32259	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-4231	1,964	111	17.7	15.4%	1,230 (62.6%)	81 (4.1%)	330 (16.8%)	165 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	154 (7.8%)	$8,124			$153			$7,971	85.7	83.7	320	76		120174008529
245	Voyager K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3175 Voyager Ave	Saint Cloud	34771	Osceola County	Osceola	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(407) 870-4600	1,246	63	19.7	41.1%	333 (26.7%)	84 (6.7%)	703 (56.4%)	64 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	56 (4.5%)	$6,344			$413			$5,931	85.6			(n/a)		120147010798
246	Robert Willis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14705 The Masters Ave	Lakewood Ranch	34202	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 316-8245	785	47	16.7	25.9%	514 (65.5%)	17 (2.2%)	136 (17.3%)	42 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.4%)	$11,519			$779			$10,741	85.6	86.6	251	5		120123005609
247	Somerset Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	18491 SW 134th Ave	Miami	33177	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 969-6074	805	38	21.1	67.6%	12 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	772 (95.9%)	15 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,014			$1,019			$8,995	85.6	89.4	187	60		120039003971
248	North Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Prairie Ave	Miami Beach	33140	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 531-7666	905	50	18.1	20.0%	431 (47.6%)	12 (1.3%)	438 (48.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)	$12,436			$1,197			$11,240	85.6	91.3	126	122		120039000474
249	Alachua Learning Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	11100 W State Road 235	Alachua	32615	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	Yes	(386) 418-2080	108	6	18	42.6%	60 (55.6%)	3 (2.8%)	31 (28.7%)	4 (3.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)								85.5	88.2	223	26		120003003534
250	Starkey Ranch K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	12200 Lake Blanche Dr	Odessa	33556	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	No	(813) 794-2000	1,927	121	15.9	11.5%	1,231 (63.9%)	52 (2.7%)	325 (16.9%)	196 (10.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (6.2%)	$9,896			$440			$9,456	85.4	84.3	308	58		120153008948

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