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
1701	Frank Hartsfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1414 Chowkeebin Nene	Tallahassee	32301	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-7322	353	28	12.6	67.7%	29 (8.2%)	274 (77.6%)	24 (6.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.5%)	$14,104			$2,648			$11,455	28.6	15.5	2025	324		120111001165
1702	Belvedere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Parker Ave	West Palm Beach	33405	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 838-5900	467	33	14	70.9%	40 (8.6%)	47 (10.1%)	366 (78.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$18,365			$1,421			$16,944	28.5	23.7	1805	103		120150001501
1703	Cottondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2766 Levy St	Cottondale	32431	Jackson County	Jackson	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 482-9820	471	32	14.7	54.6%	333 (70.7%)	73 (15.5%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	$10,273			$1,701			$8,572	28.4	46.7	1187	516		120096001076
1704	Fred Wild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 Youth Care Ln	Sebring	33870	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 471-5400	576	36	16.2	80.2%	203 (35.2%)	113 (19.6%)	222 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	$13,627			$4,099			$9,528	28.4	35.5	1487	217		120084000900
1705	Hollywood Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Monroe St	Hollywood	33020	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-6150	309	20	15.4	44.0%	82 (26.5%)	63 (20.4%)	145 (46.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	$19,382			$2,538			$16,844	28.2	26.6	1736	31		120018000149
1706	Mila Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	288 W Merritt Ave	Merritt Island	32953	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	Yes	(321) 454-1070	382	34	11.3	68.6%	165 (43.2%)	85 (22.3%)	77 (20.2%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (11.8%)	$18,217			$2,070			$16,147	28.2	25.9	1760	54		120015000120
1707	Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 E Gilchrist St	Plant City	33563	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 757-9341	451	28	15.8	73.2%	72 (16.0%)	114 (25.3%)	244 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$14,794			$2,263			$12,530	28.1	15.8	2019	312		120087000962
1708	Ocoee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 S Lakewood Ave	Ocoee	34761	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 877-5027	723	46	15.7	56.6%	124 (17.2%)	121 (16.7%)	445 (61.5%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	$12,617			$1,674			$10,944	28	30.9	1613	95		120144002225
1709	Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 SW 46th Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33317	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-6500	693	41	16.9	55.7%	50 (7.2%)	99 (14.3%)	535 (77.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$14,473			$2,724			$11,750	28	26.9	1726	17		120018000202
1710	Moton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7175 Emerson Rd	Brooksville	34601	Hernando County	Hernando	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 797-7065	671	39	17.2	67.8%	300 (44.7%)	140 (20.9%)	145 (21.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.3%)	$11,802			$1,521			$10,279	28	27.6	1712	2		120081002753

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