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
1321	Forest Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2927 N Forest Ridge Blvd	Hernando	34442	Citrus County	Citrus	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 527-1808	665	37	17.9	51.0%	431 (64.8%)	24 (3.6%)	142 (21.4%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (5.7%)	$10,820			$1,047			$9,773	41.2	55.9	946	375		120027004325
1322	Stanley Switlik Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Overseas Hwy	Marathon	33050	Monroe County	Monroe	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 289-2490	602	41	14.8	66.6%	199 (33.1%)	29 (4.8%)	358 (59.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$17,604			$1,114			$16,490	41.2	37	1429	107		120132001303
1323	Cypress Junction Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	220 5th St SW	Winter Haven	33880	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 259-1490	317	17	18.3		162 (51.1%)	32 (10.1%)	107 (33.8%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$9,035			$517			$8,517	41.2	35.4	1478	155		120159008572
1324	The One Room School House Project	Public, Charter	K-5	4180 NE 15th St	Gainesville	32609	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	Yes	(352) 376-4014	176	11	16	71.0%	38 (21.6%)	104 (59.1%)	11 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (12.5%)								41.2	36.8	1436	112		120003003144
1325	Discovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	975 Abagail Dr	Deltona	32725	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 860-3300	653	36	18.2	68.0%	232 (35.5%)	63 (9.6%)	320 (49.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.7%)	$11,623			$1,532			$10,091	41.1	26.2	1734	409		120192002640
1326	Mariposa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2620 SE Mariposa Ave	Port St Lucie	34952	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 337-5960	792	44	18	50.8%	227 (28.7%)	192 (24.2%)	331 (41.8%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.0%)	$10,287			$954			$9,333	41	35.5	1473	147		120177001081
1327	Mary M Bethune Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2400 Meade St	Hollywood	33020	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	Yes	(754) 323-4900	319	27	11.8	71.2%	14 (4.4%)	221 (69.3%)	70 (21.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$18,175			$1,864			$16,311	41	24.7	1775	448		120018000166
1328	Mirror Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Charwood Ave S	Lehigh Acres	33974	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 369-2200	1,237	72	17.2	65.0%	189 (15.3%)	204 (16.5%)	795 (64.3%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.2%)	$12,078			$1,668			$10,410	40.9	45.6	1204	124		120108003197
1329	R. J. Longstreet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2745 S Peninsula Dr	Daytona Beach	32118	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 756-7280	342	24	14.5	60.8%	214 (62.6%)	28 (8.2%)	57 (16.7%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.2%)	$11,897			$617			$11,280	40.9	46.6	1184	145		120192001983
1330	Starke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 W Weldon St	Starke	32091	Bradford County	Bradford	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 966-6047	568	35	16.2	64.6%	345 (60.7%)	127 (22.4%)	51 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.0%)	$12,206			$1,866			$10,341	40.9	43.9	1243	87		120012000071

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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:

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