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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
611	Fort Pierce Westwood Academy The W.E.S.T. Prep Magnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	1801 Panther Ln	Fort Pierce	34947	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	Yes	No	Yes	(772) 468-5400	1,956	91	21.5	58.4%	293 (15.0%)	983 (50.3%)	588 (30.1%)	12 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (4.0%)	$9,614			$823			$8,792	27.6	22	626	15		120177002104
612	Englewood High School	Public	9-12	4412 Barnes Rd	Jacksonville	32207	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 739-5212	1,896	83	22.8	49.6%	351 (18.5%)	533 (28.1%)	820 (43.2%)	111 (5.9%)	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (3.6%)	$8,814			$1,004			$7,810	27.5	23.9	601	11		120048000685
613	Mater Brighton Lakes Academy Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	3250 Pleasant Hill Road	Kissimmee	34746	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 931-0325	536	19	28.2	78.0%	50 (9.3%)	83 (15.5%)	380 (70.9%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$8,588			$402			$8,187	27.4	33	506	107		120147008767
614	Pasco High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	36850 State Road 52	Dade City	33525	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 524-5500	1,523	72	21.2	47.8%	599 (39.3%)	161 (10.6%)	673 (44.2%)	20 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (4.3%)	$9,489			$784			$8,704	27.2	25.3	584	30		120153001563
615	Lake Gibson Senior High School	Public	9-12	7007 Socrum Loop Rd N	Lakeland	33809	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 853-6100	1,973	93	21.2	62.3%	795 (40.3%)	437 (22.1%)	661 (33.5%)	29 (1.5%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (2.1%)	$9,858			$1,251			$8,607	27.1	29.9	544	71		120159002405
616	Pivot Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3020 S Falkenburg Rd	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 626-6724	205			35.1%	47 (22.9%)	36 (17.6%)	107 (52.2%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.4%)	$7,085			$133			$6,952	27.1	27	573	43		120087008050
617	John I. Leonard High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4701 10th Ave N	Greenacres	33463	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 641-1200	3,262	163	20	55.4%	202 (6.2%)	514 (15.8%)	2,458 (75.4%)	43 (1.3%)	19 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	25 (0.8%)	$12,843			$845			$11,998	27	27.8	564	53		120150001548
618	Freedom High School	Public	9-12	17410 Commerce Park Blvd	Tampa	33647	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 558-1185	1,869	84	22.3	47.7%	383 (20.5%)	478 (25.6%)	839 (44.9%)	75 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (5.0%)	$9,720			$1,083			$8,637	26.9	30.3	537	81		120087003858
619	Hernando High School	Public	6-12	700 Bell Ave	Brooksville	34601	Hernando County	Hernando	No	No	No	No	(352) 797-7015	1,299	60	21.6	51.7%	786 (60.5%)	181 (13.9%)	242 (18.6%)	14 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (5.4%)	$9,858			$320			$9,539	26.9	29.1	551	68		120081000890
620	Hollywood Hills High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5400 Stirling Rd	Hollywood	33021	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 323-1050	1,711	72	23.7	42.3%	222 (13.0%)	399 (23.3%)	963 (56.3%)	59 (3.4%)	26 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (2.3%)	$10,178			$759			$9,419	26.6	28.5	558	62		120018000247

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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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