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
2011	Blackburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3904 17th St E	Palmetto	34221	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 723-4800	452	34	13.4	79.6%	91 (20.1%)	120 (26.5%)	212 (46.9%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$16,274			$2,005			$14,269	16.4	16.2	2006	5		120123001240
2012	Veterans Park Academy For The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	49 Homestead Rd S	Lehigh Acres	33936	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	Yes	(239) 303-3003	1,937	102	18.9	60.1%	290 (15.0%)	322 (16.6%)	1,247 (64.4%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (3.4%)	$10,821			$1,606			$9,214	16.4	20	1908	104		120108003950
2013	Renaissance Charter School At Central Palm	Public, Charter	K-8	6696 S Military Tr	Lake Worth	33463	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 209-7106	764	41	18.6	59.7%	37 (4.8%)	531 (69.5%)	169 (22.1%)	10 (1.3%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	$9,688			$661			$9,028	16.3	14.7	2042	29		120150008420
2014	Hudson Academy	Public, Magnet	4-8	14540 Cobra Way	Hudson	34669	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 774-8200	920	53	17.2	65.5%	587 (63.8%)	55 (6.0%)	201 (21.8%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (6.0%)	$10,439			$1,191			$9,248	16.3	6.5	2201	187		120153002391
2015	Flora Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Dyer Blvd	Kissimmee	34741	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 933-3999	765	49	15.7	46.5%	91 (11.9%)	77 (10.1%)	549 (71.8%)	26 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	$12,692			$2,077			$10,615	16.2	11.7	2110	95		120147005055
2016	Kingswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3102 S Kings Ave	Brandon	33511	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 744-8234	437	28	15.8	73.0%	90 (20.6%)	132 (30.2%)	189 (43.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	$12,323			$1,651			$10,673	16.1	15.8	2017	1		120087000966
2017	Town & Country Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6025 Hanley Rd	Tampa	33634	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 871-7500	379	30	12.6	77.8%	15 (4.0%)	19 (5.0%)	332 (87.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$16,931			$2,185			$14,745	16.1	17.6	1978	39		120087001027
2018	Dr. W.J. Creel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	2000 Glenwood Dr	Melbourne	32935	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	Yes	(321) 259-3233	542	42	12.8	63.3%	249 (45.9%)	106 (19.6%)	119 (22.0%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.3%)	$14,588			$1,826			$12,762	16.1	14.2	2057	39		120015000140
2019	Westshore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 S Westshore Blvd	Tampa	33616	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 272-3080	259	18	14	67.6%	53 (20.5%)	85 (32.8%)	85 (32.8%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.4%)	$16,427			$1,940			$14,487	16	30.5	1623	396		120087001033
2020	Phyllis Wheatley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 NW 1st Pl	Miami	33136	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 573-2638	145	10	14.5	70.3%	4 (2.8%)	90 (62.1%)	50 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$19,760			$2,444			$17,317	16	12.4	2096	76		120039000537

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