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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
491	Hospital And Homebound	Public, Alternative	K-12	1128 Barber St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	No	(904) 348-5191	94	9	10.4	19.1%	43 (45.7%)	36 (38.3%)	9 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)	$61,104			$4,504			$56,600	37.6	12	668	177		120048000720
492	Dixie M. Hollins High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4940 62nd St N	Kenneth City	33709	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 547-7876	1,934	98	19.7	47.8%	913 (47.2%)	252 (13.0%)	487 (25.2%)	178 (9.2%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	93 (4.8%)	$9,283			$549			$8,734	37.6	34.9	477	15		120156001614
493	Somerset Academy Charter High School (South Homestead)	Public, Charter	9-12	305 NE 2nd Rd	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 258-7497	497	25	19.8	82.7%	31 (6.2%)	39 (7.8%)	419 (84.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,035			$447			$9,587	37.6	29.8	546	53		120039007971
494	Glades Central High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1001 SW Avenue M	Belle Glade	33430	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 993-4400	979	47	21	73.2%	28 (2.9%)	592 (60.5%)	351 (35.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$15,654			$925			$14,728	37.3	35.6	465	29		120150001541
495	Winter Haven Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 6th St SE	Winter Haven	33880	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 291-5330	2,648	109	24.2	60.2%	816 (30.8%)	801 (30.2%)	888 (33.5%)	56 (2.1%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	75 (2.8%)	$8,762			$1,062			$7,698	37.2	37.4	447	48		120159001726
496	Medical Academy At D.W. Waters	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2704 N Highland Ave	Tampa	33602	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 233-2655	95	7	14.6	57.9%	11 (11.6%)	31 (32.6%)	45 (47.4%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	4 (4.2%)	$24,865			$2,741			$22,124	37.1			(n/a)		120087003586
497	Citrus High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	600 W Highland Blvd	Inverness	34452	Citrus County	Citrus	No	Yes	No	No	(352) 726-2241	1,465	76	19.2	43.4%	1,158 (79.0%)	44 (3.0%)	143 (9.8%)	17 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (6.6%)	$9,542			$310			$9,231	37	39.4	423	74		120027000305
498	Cypress Lake High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6750 Panther Ln	Fort Myers	33919	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	No	(239) 481-2233	1,429	64	22.4	34.6%	572 (40.0%)	217 (15.2%)	561 (39.3%)	26 (1.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.4%)	$10,821			$682			$10,138	37	34	490	8		120108001150
499	Wharton High School	Public	9-12	20150 Bruce B Downs Blvd	Tampa	33647	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 631-4710	2,130	90	23.7	40.5%	543 (25.5%)	673 (31.6%)	654 (30.7%)	127 (6.0%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	126 (5.9%)	$9,230			$889			$8,342	37	34.5	482	17		120087003185
500	Crossroad Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	470 Strong Rd	Quincy	32351	Gadsden County	Gadsden	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 875-9626	555	32	17.6	80.5%	3 (0.5%)	366 (65.9%)	172 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	$8,588			$00			$8,588	36.8	38.5	432	68		120060003066

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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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