Best Elementary Schools in Florida

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2258)	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
1301	Dream Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Park Ave	Apopka	32712	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 884-2227	674	40	16.8	55.6%	107 (15.9%)	187 (27.7%)	336 (49.9%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	$13,303			$1,498			$11,805	41.7	49.1	1110	191		120144001392
1302	Hibiscus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18701 NW 1st Ave	Miami	33169	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 652-3018	339	22	15.4	63.7%	8 (2.4%)	274 (80.8%)	54 (15.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,646			$1,353			$13,293	41.7	40.4	1336	34		120039000433
1303	Palm Bay Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	1104 Balboa Ave	Panama City	32401	Bay County	Bay	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 215-0770	321	19	16.8	54.5%	106 (33.0%)	89 (27.7%)	88 (27.4%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.0%)	$10,818			$1,746			$9,072	41.6	51.1	1072	231		120009008597
1304	Sealey Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2815 Allen Rd	Tallahassee	32312	Leon County	Leon	No	Yes	No	Yes	(850) 488-5640	369	27	13.6	49.9%	61 (16.5%)	234 (63.4%)	40 (10.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	$14,258			$1,975			$12,283	41.6	37.5	1416	112		120111001191
1305	Villas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8385 Beacon Blvd	Fort Myers	33907	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 936-3776	784	54	14.4	58.4%	103 (13.1%)	82 (10.5%)	570 (72.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)	$14,772			$2,289			$12,483	41.5	29.3	1640	335		120108001146
1306	Lake Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 SW 48th Ave	Pembroke Park	33023	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	Yes	(754) 323-6350	555	32	17.3	59.3%	23 (4.1%)	326 (58.7%)	195 (35.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$14,038			$2,343			$11,696	41.5	41.1	1312	6		120018000205
1307	Madie Ives K-8 Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	20770 NE 14th Ave	North Miami Beach	33179	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 651-3155	1,083	56	19.3	54.5%	25 (2.3%)	786 (72.6%)	256 (23.6%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	$12,117			$1,769			$10,348	41.5	46.7	1181	126		120039000438
1308	Lake Weston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5500 Milan Dr	Orlando	32810	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 296-6430	415	23	18	79.5%	23 (5.5%)	227 (54.7%)	157 (37.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	$14,674			$2,987			$11,688	41.4	43.7	1249	59		120144001402
1309	Seminole Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4075 Willow Pond Rd	West Palm Beach	33417	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 598-7000	683	46	14.9	63.0%	34 (5.0%)	440 (64.4%)	153 (22.4%)	35 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	$16,363			$1,655			$14,706	41.4	45.9	1201	108		120150002690
1310	Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5602 N Lois Ave	Tampa	33614	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 872-5395	579	39	15	69.4%	23 (4.0%)	17 (2.9%)	530 (91.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$13,704			$1,672			$12,033	41.4	44.3	1236	74		120087000911

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on FAST English Language Arts, FAST Math, Statewide Science Science, EOC Algebra 1, 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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education