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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
691	North Nicholas High School	Public, Charter	7-12	428 SW Pine Island Rd	Cape Coral	33991	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 242-4230	353	7	50.4	42.8%	162 (45.9%)	17 (4.8%)	158 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$9,387			$48			$9,338	13.2	1.9	797	106		120108007461
692	St. Johns Technical High School	Public	8-12	2970 Collins Ave	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 547-8500	190	15	12.6	78.4%	104 (54.7%)	54 (28.4%)	24 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$22,185			$1,990			$20,195	13.1	7.6	689	3		120174004194
693	Building Construction Academy At Bowers Whitley	Public	9-12	13609 N 22nd St	Tampa	33613	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 558-1750	76	7	10.3	61.8%	12 (15.8%)	21 (27.6%)	34 (44.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.5%)	$36,472			$6,632			$29,840	13.1	6.8	698	5		120087004155
694	Zenith Accelerated Academy	Public	8-12	2218 E Irlo Bronson Memorial	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 846-3976	343	34	10	64.4%	32 (9.3%)	55 (16.0%)	252 (73.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$22,569			$1,936			$20,632	13.1	7.6	687	7		120147000920
695	Blind High School (Fsdb)	Public	9-12	207 San Marco Ave	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	Deaf/Blind	No	No	No	No	(904) 827-2700	93	18	5.1	86.0%	45 (48.4%)	15 (16.1%)	23 (24.7%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	6 (6.5%)	$47,918			$2,615			$45,303	12.6	19	642	53		120201601265
696	Indian Ridge School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1955 Golden Lakes Blvd	West Palm Beach	33411	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 681-0005	73	26	2.8	69.9%	15 (20.5%)	43 (58.9%)	10 (13.7%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$130,279			$25,172			$105,107	11.7			(n/a)		120150002935
697	Idea Hope	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5050 E 10th Ave	Tampa	33619	Hillsborough County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 755-4690	790	42	18.8	79.7%	28 (3.5%)	483 (61.1%)	265 (33.5%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								11.1			(n/a)		120008410714
698	The Phoenix Program Naples	Public, Alternative	4-12	3706 Estey Ave	Naples	34104	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 377-1100	129	12	10.7	49.6%	16 (12.4%)	33 (25.6%)	74 (57.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$26,656			$798			$25,859	10.7	9.1	678	20		120033003160
699	Virtual Preparatory Academy Of Florida	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	111 E Monument Ave	Kissimmee	34741	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(407) 392-0685	745	28	26.6	37.6%	253 (34.0%)	199 (26.7%)	260 (34.9%)	14 (1.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	$10,330			$00			$10,330	10.4	9.3	675	24		120147010691
700	The Bridge To Success Academy At W Jacksonville	Public	9-12	2115 Commonwealth Ave	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 630-6952	220	11	20	68.6%	15 (6.8%)	192 (87.3%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$16,789			$4,073			$12,717	10.3	7.6	688	12		120048008523

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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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