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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
171	Pinecrest Academy Tavares	Public, Charter	K-8	2550 Huffstetler Dr	Tavares	32778	Lake County	Lake	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 508-7610	972	50	19.4	43.5%	390 (40.1%)	163 (16.8%)	312 (32.1%)	48 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.0%)	$6,310			$201			$6,109	83.2	80.8	191	20		120105008894
172	Plato Academy Of St.Petersburg	Public, Charter	K-8	3901 Park St N	Saint Petersburg	33709	Pinellas County	Pinellas	Yes	No	No	No	(727) 521-7258	374	29	12.8	31.3%	234 (62.6%)	25 (6.7%)	54 (14.4%)	28 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	$9,044			$39			$9,004	83.2	90.1	80	92		120156008258
173	Southwood Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	16301 SW 80th Ave	Palmetto Bay	33157	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 251-5361	1,063	47	22.6	31.2%	170 (16.0%)	179 (16.8%)	666 (62.7%)	30 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.6%)	$10,406			$781			$9,626	82.8	82.6	165	8		120039000583
174	Renaissance Charter School At Cooper City	Public, Charter	K-8	2800 North Palm Ave	Cooper City	33026	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 668-2500	1,213	62	19.4	58.4%	153 (12.6%)	233 (19.2%)	719 (59.3%)	74 (6.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (2.4%)	$9,023			$333			$8,689	82.8	80.3	198	24		120018008139
175	Lafayette High School	Public	6-12	160 NE Hornet Dr	Mayo	32066	Lafayette County	Lafayette	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 294-1701	606	32	18.9	55.4%	412 (68.0%)	35 (5.8%)	130 (21.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$13,443			$1,173			$12,271	82.7	73.6	288	113		120102001085
176	Mater Grove Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2805 SW 32nd Ave	Miami	33133	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 442-4992	1,233	59	20.8	27.0%	49 (4.0%)	16 (1.3%)	1,156 (93.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	$9,684			$72			$9,612	82.7	81.5	183	7		120039007935
177	Minneola Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	320 E Pearl St	Minneola	34715	Lake County	Lake	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 394-2600	1,763	104	16.9	22.6%	885 (50.2%)	111 (6.3%)	548 (31.1%)	108 (6.1%)	14 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (5.4%)	$8,627			$179			$8,449	82.6	84.8	145	32		120105001108
178	A Seminole County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	450 Technology Park	Lake Mary	32746	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	Yes	No	(407) 871-7287	210	47	4.4	18.1%	96 (45.7%)	12 (5.7%)	83 (39.5%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$10,281			$417			$9,864	82.6	76.4	243	65		120171007703
179	Jane S. Roberts K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	14850 Cottonwood Cir	Miami	33185	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 220-8254	630	42	15	37.9%	24 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	589 (93.5%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,553			$1,291			$14,262	82.5	80.5	196	17		120039002711
180	Gulf Coast Academy Of Science And Technology	Public, Charter	6-8	10444 Tillery Rd	Spring Hill	34608	Hernando County	Hernando	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 688-5092	217	12	18	26.3%	138 (63.6%)	9 (4.1%)	49 (22.6%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	$10,076			$08			$10,068	82.4	89.6	87	93		120081004084

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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.
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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