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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 844)	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
91	Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School	Public	9-12	5901 Pine Island Rd	Parkland	33076	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 322-2150	3,089	125	24.7	13.2%	1,487 (48.1%)	319 (10.3%)	870 (28.2%)	293 (9.5%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.2%)	108 (3.5%)	$9,446			$498			$8,948	77.7	74.3	107	16		120018002721
92	Miami Arts Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	95 NW 23rd St	Miami	33127	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 763-6257	959	56	17.1	0.8%	234 (24.4%)	95 (9.9%)	605 (63.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	$12,420			$2,309			$10,110	77.7	76.9	87	5		120039007599
93	Legacy High Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1550 E Crown Point Rd	Ocoee	34761	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 656-4673	215	15	14.3		115 (53.5%)	30 (14.0%)	46 (21.4%)	13 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	$11,399			$750			$10,649	77.6	75.1	100	7		120144005634
94	Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	800 Corporate Dr	Fort Lauderdale	33334	Manatee County	Manatee	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(941) 757-8766	1,369	77	17.7	22.1%	826 (60.3%)	51 (3.7%)	317 (23.2%)	95 (6.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (5.6%)	$7,803			$97			$7,706	77.2	81.1	62	32		120123010679
95	Villages Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 Tatonka Ter	The Villages	32162	Sumter County	Sumter	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 259-2350	4,062	295	13.7	24.0%	2,624 (64.6%)	227 (5.6%)	713 (17.6%)	228 (5.6%)	6 (0.1%)	17 (0.4%)	247 (6.1%)	$14,734			$164			$14,570	77.2	77.2	85	10		120180004452
96	Ridgeview Global Studies Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1000 Dunson Rd	Davenport	33896	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 419-3171	1,581	90	17.5	43.8%	666 (42.1%)	173 (10.9%)	652 (41.2%)	47 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	37 (2.3%)	$9,473			$602			$8,871	77.1	74.9	104	8		120159004437
97	McKeel Academy Of Technology	Public, Charter	7-12	1810 Parker St W	Lakeland	33815	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 499-2818	1,750	74	23.6	36.2%	1,099 (62.8%)	141 (8.1%)	394 (22.5%)	70 (4.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.3%)	$6,682			$231			$6,451	77	80.8	64	33		120159001785
98	Design & Architecture Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4001 NE 2nd Ave	Miami	33137	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 573-7135	486	29	16.7	26.1%	112 (23.0%)	57 (11.7%)	300 (61.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$12,981			$643			$12,338	77	86.2	43	55		120039002736
99	Steinbrenner High School	Public	9-12	5575 W Lutz Lake Fern Rd	Lutz	33558	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 792-5131	2,396	85	28.1	16.1%	1,336 (55.8%)	92 (3.8%)	605 (25.3%)	242 (10.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	117 (4.9%)	$8,481			$685			$7,795	76.7	74.3	108	9		120087006917
100	Douglas Anderson School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	2445 San Diego Rd	Jacksonville	32207	Duval County	Duval	No	Yes	No	No	(904) 346-5620	1,035	51	20.2	15.7%	591 (57.1%)	244 (23.6%)	112 (10.8%)	34 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.8%)	$9,625			$714			$8,910	76.4	83.4	54	46		120048002469

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Algebra 1, EOC Geometry, EOC Biology 1, EOC US History, FAST English Language Arts, 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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