Best High Schools in Florida

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best Florida high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Florida test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Florida Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Florida Department of Education any day now!

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
421	South Sumter High School	Public	7-12	706 N Main St	Bushnell	33513	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 793-3131	1,077	59	18.2	41.9%	670 (62.2%)	105 (9.7%)	235 (21.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.3%)	$13,273			$388			$12,885	43	47	336	85		120180001942
422	Chipley High School	Public	9-12	1545 Brickyard Rd	Chipley	32428	Washington County	Washington	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 638-6100	563	28	20.1	29.3%	412 (73.2%)	84 (14.9%)	22 (3.9%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.4%)	$11,112			$1,032			$10,079	43	43.3	387	35		120201002027
423	Slam Academy At Apollo Beach	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5150 N Us Hwy 41	Apollo Beach	33572	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 773-4560	1,235	42	29.4	39.2%	376 (30.4%)	217 (17.6%)	531 (43.0%)	18 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (7.2%)	$7,394			$273			$7,120	42.9	60.6	209	214		120087008667
424	Piper High School	Public	9-12	8000 NW 44th St	Lauderhill	33351	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 322-1700	2,201	94	23.4	41.2%	150 (6.8%)	1,601 (72.7%)	356 (16.2%)	35 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	50 (2.3%)	$9,916			$558			$9,359	42.9	40.8	414	10		120018000264
425	Santaluces Community High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6880 Lawrence Rd	Lantana	33462	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 642-6200	2,452	126	19.4	51.1%	220 (9.0%)	1,192 (48.6%)	944 (38.5%)	35 (1.4%)	11 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	47 (1.9%)	$12,762			$914			$11,848	42.8	32.8	508	83		120150002233
426	Lauderhill 6-12	Public, Magnet	6-12	1901 NW 49th Ave	Lauderhill	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 322-3600	716	43	16.6	57.5%	9 (1.3%)	640 (89.4%)	56 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	$14,097			$1,346			$12,752	42.8	30.9	532	106		120018000239
427	Poinciana High School	Public	9-12	2300 S Poinciana Blvd	Kissimmee	34758	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 870-4860	2,573	119	21.7	50.3%	345 (13.4%)	527 (20.5%)	1,571 (61.1%)	54 (2.1%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	63 (2.4%)	$9,560			$1,027			$8,532	42.7	32.6	511	84		120147002866
428	Winthrop College Prep Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	800 Corporate Dr	Fort Lauderdale	33334	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 678-2030	1,055	27	39	26.2%	239 (22.7%)	287 (27.2%)	416 (39.4%)	26 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	80 (7.6%)	$6,849			$171			$6,678	42.4	42.6	392	36		120087008893
429	Booker High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3201 N Orange Ave	Sarasota	34234	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	Yes	No	No	(941) 355-2967	1,479	80	18.4	62.2%	311 (21.0%)	330 (22.3%)	717 (48.5%)	18 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (6.6%)	$14,460			$192			$14,267	42.4	34.8	478	49		120168002461
430	Plantation High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6901 NW 16th St	Plantation	33313	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 322-1850	1,696	69	24.5	44.9%	83 (4.9%)	1,250 (73.7%)	275 (16.2%)	36 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	45 (2.7%)	$10,366			$1,054			$9,312	42.4	35.1	476	46		120018000241

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Florida

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

A high school boy doing homework on a laptop

Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education