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
1541	Cypress Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2251 Lakeside Dr	Kissimmee	34743	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 344-5000	455	32	14.2	61.5%	43 (9.5%)	44 (9.7%)	348 (76.5%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$15,290			$1,949			$13,342	34.5	27.5	1715	174		120147000913
1542	Hiawassee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Hennepin Blvd	Orlando	32818	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 296-6410	619	34	18.2	73.7%	16 (2.6%)	526 (85.0%)	62 (10.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$12,315			$1,884			$10,430	34.5	32.6	1568	26		120144001423
1543	Gibsonton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7723 Gibsonton Dr	Gibsonton	33534	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 671-5100	499	36	13.8	72.5%	119 (23.8%)	66 (13.2%)	292 (58.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$15,447			$2,492			$12,955	34.4	32.1	1586	43		120087000953
1544	Zellwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3551 Washington St	Zellwood	32798	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 884-2258	564	33	17	51.6%	89 (15.8%)	169 (30.0%)	267 (47.3%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.8%)	$11,526			$1,443			$10,083	34.4	36.9	1451	93		120144001387
1545	Edison Park K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	500 NW 67th St	Miami	33150	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 758-3658	441	30	14.7	71.4%	5 (1.1%)	316 (71.7%)	119 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,641			$1,521			$13,119	34.4	26.9	1727	182		120039000411
1546	Highland Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 Highland Ave	Lake Worth	33460	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 202-0500	976	68	14.3	78.2%	54 (5.5%)	194 (19.9%)	683 (70.0%)	5 (0.5%)	32 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$16,059			$1,429			$14,631	34.4	22.1	1843	297		120150001514
1547	Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2650 Southwest Ave	Lakeland	33803	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 499-2830	376	31	12.1	77.7%	123 (32.7%)	79 (21.0%)	146 (38.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)	$14,321			$2,064			$12,257	34.4	43.7	1255	292		120159001717
1548	W. R. Tolar K-8 School	Public	K-8	14757 NW County Road 12	Bristol	32321	Liberty County	Liberty	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 643-2426	513	34	14.8	53.0%	353 (68.8%)	58 (11.3%)	70 (13.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.1%)	$10,655			$1,080			$9,576	34.3	59.5	894	654		120117001206
1549	Duval Charter At Baymeadows	Public, Charter	K-8	7510 Baymeadows Way	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 638-7947	1,399	74	18.9	52.7%	462 (33.0%)	342 (24.4%)	411 (29.4%)	85 (6.1%)	5 (0.4%)	11 (0.8%)	83 (5.9%)	$10,008			$258			$9,750	34.3	50.9	1095	454		120048008013
1550	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	34.2	41.4	1309	241		120150002690

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