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
2231	Positive Pathways Transition Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	6125 N Orange Blossom Trl	Orlando	32810	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 992-0599	273	31	8.8	66.7%	30 (11.0%)	122 (44.7%)	113 (41.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$30,336			$2,770			$27,566	0.4	1	2248	17		120144007536
2232	Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner)	Public, Alternative	4-12	951 Mount Airy Ave	Lakeland	33801	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 534-0500	215	22	9.7	87.9%	48 (22.3%)	72 (33.5%)	85 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	$22,073			$2,426			$19,646	0.3	1.1	2247	15		120159008455
2233	Achieve Academy At McMillian	Public, Alternative	K-12	3000 Owen Bell Ln	Pensacola	32507	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 497-6692	260	22	11.8	82.3%	54 (20.8%)	176 (67.7%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	$19,514			$1,304			$18,210	0.3	0.5	2252	19		120051004345
2234	Deaf Elementary School (Fsdb)	Public	PK, KG-5	207 San Marco Ave	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	Deaf/Blind	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 827-2500	97	18	5.3	67.0%	52 (53.6%)	15 (15.5%)	18 (18.6%)	6 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.2%)	$47,918			$2,615			$45,303	0.3	0.4	2253	19		120201601212
2235	Dropout Prevention School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 4th St SW	Largo	33770	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 588-6069	395	0		47.1%	173 (43.8%)	128 (32.4%)	79 (20.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$11,139			$736			$10,403	0.3	0.3	2255	20		120156002889
2236	Pepin Academies	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	3916 E Hillsborough Ave	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 236-1755	834	62	13.4	5.3%	243 (29.1%)	210 (25.2%)	328 (39.3%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	$16,181			$515			$15,665	0.2	0.3	2256	20		120087003589
2237	Language & Literacy Academy For Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	222 East Central Ave	Winter Haven	33880	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 268-2903	332	13	25.5	85.5%	94 (28.3%)	84 (25.3%)	144 (43.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	$23,283			$1,994			$21,289	0.2	0.9	2249	12		120159008736
2238	Mittye P. Locke Early Learning Academy Prev Pk-5	Public	PK	4339 Evans Ave	New Port Richey	34652	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 246-5352	84	7	12	64.3%	46 (54.8%)	2 (2.4%)	32 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								0.1			(n/a)		120153001573
2239	Ucp Downtown Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4680 Lake Underhill Rd	Orlando	32807	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 852-3300	188	17	11		21 (11.2%)	27 (14.4%)	131 (69.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$21,927			$00			$21,927	0	0.6	2251	12		120144003741
2240	Palm Beach School For Autism	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8480 Lantana Rd	Lake Worth	33467	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 533-9917	381	49	7.8	36.7%	147 (38.6%)	79 (20.7%)	129 (33.9%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$34,490			$5,726			$28,764	0			(n/a)		120150004127

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