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
2171	Belleview-Santos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9600 SE Us Highway 441	Belleview	34420	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6260	663	41	16.1	63.2%	324 (48.9%)	70 (10.6%)	222 (33.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.3%)	$12,075			$1,538			$10,537	7.9	16.2	2007	164		120126001254
2172	Witter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10801 N 22nd St	Tampa	33612	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 975-7383	530	36	14.7	76.2%	30 (5.7%)	222 (41.9%)	230 (43.4%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.5%)	$14,162			$1,974			$12,188	7.9	7.4	2191	19		120087001039
2173	Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 E Shell Point Rd	Ruskin	33570	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 938-1203	789	46	17.2	64.9%	99 (12.5%)	219 (27.8%)	436 (55.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.7%)	$11,377			$1,822			$9,557	7.9	12.7	2089	84		120087008286
2174	George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2854 W 45th St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 924-3122	297	13	22.8	83.5%	14 (4.7%)	252 (84.8%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$10,026			$1,088			$8,938	7.8	10.3	2144	30		120048000710
2175	Stanton-Weirsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16705 SE 134th Ter	Weirsdale	32195	Marion County	Marion	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 671-6150	588	35	16.8	70.6%	369 (62.8%)	46 (7.8%)	134 (22.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	$11,933			$1,500			$10,433	7.7	11.1	2123	52		120126001275
2176	Philip O'Brien Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 Lime St E	Lakeland	33801	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 499-2950	625	31	20.1	80.3%	193 (30.9%)	165 (26.4%)	233 (37.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (4.6%)	$11,604			$1,709			$9,895	7.7	9	2166	10		120159001713
2177	Lucille Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Michigan Ave	Panama City	32405	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 767-1428	543	37	14.6	67.8%	142 (26.2%)	158 (29.1%)	192 (35.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	$12,885			$1,711			$11,174	7.6	22.7	1830	347		120009000045
2178	Eagle Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Crystal Beach Rd	Eagle Lake	33839	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 291-5357	644	34	18.9	75.2%	201 (31.2%)	137 (21.3%)	267 (41.5%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.2%)	$11,515			$2,072			$9,444	7.5	10.4	2139	39		120159001788
2179	Harlem Heights Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	15570 Hagie Dr	Fort Myers	33908	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	Yes	(239) 482-7706	209	12	17.1	66.5%	11 (5.3%)	32 (15.3%)	159 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$12,458			$1,223			$11,235	7.4	5.9	2210	31		120108008528
2180	KIPP V.O.I.C.E Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	813 Golfar Blvd	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 895-7878	898	38	23.6	93.2%	24 (2.7%)	817 (91.0%)	33 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.1%)	$13,115			$1,436			$11,679	7.3	4.4	2225	45		120048007894

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