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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 844)	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
471	Bradford High School	Public	9-12	581 N Temple Ave	Starke	32091	Bradford County	Bradford	No	No	No	No	(904) 966-6091	785	33	23.7	49.6%	487 (62.0%)	203 (25.9%)	54 (6.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	$10,995			$1,321			$9,675	39.5	27.1	572	101		120012000070
472	San Jose Early College At Cecil	Public, Charter	6-12	13520 Fscj Cecil Dr	Jacksonville	32221	Duval County	Duval	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 337-4090	208	11	18.9	48.6%	62 (29.8%)	74 (35.6%)	52 (25.0%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$14,478			$00			$14,478	39.4	32	518	46		120048009003
473	Keys Gate Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2325 SE 28th Ave	Homestead	33035	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(786) 272-9600	763	32	23.8	47.2%	35 (4.6%)	103 (13.5%)	609 (79.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$11,172			$89			$11,082	39.2	35.4	470	3		120039007529
474	Armwood High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	12000 E Us Highway 92	Seffner	33584	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 744-8040	2,278	79	28.7	55.8%	493 (21.6%)	857 (37.6%)	804 (35.3%)	37 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	78 (3.4%)	$8,562			$1,019			$7,543	39.1	31.9	519	45		120087002505
475	Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	2600 Buckingham Rd	Fort Myers	33905	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 694-4141	1,916	77	24.9	40.6%	814 (42.5%)	157 (8.2%)	882 (46.0%)	19 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (2.1%)	$8,835			$439			$8,396	39.1	36.6	456	19		120108001157
476	South Dade Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	28401 SW 167th Ave	Homestead	33030	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 247-4244	3,382	133	25.4	62.5%	107 (3.2%)	521 (15.4%)	2,712 (80.2%)	22 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	18 (0.5%)	$9,395			$1,199			$8,197	39	33.6	498	22		120039000612
477	Choctawhatchee Senior High School	Public	9-12	110 Racetrack Rd NW	Fort Walton Beach	32547	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	No	No	(850) 833-3614	1,720	80	21.4	55.5%	874 (50.8%)	207 (12.0%)	406 (23.6%)	37 (2.2%)	7 (0.4%)	11 (0.6%)	178 (10.3%)	$9,353			$281			$9,073	39	44.4	373	104		120138001347
478	Belleview High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	10400 SE 36th Ave	Belleview	34420	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6210	1,904	81	23.5	45.7%	940 (49.4%)	189 (9.9%)	649 (34.1%)	18 (0.9%)	12 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (4.9%)	$9,030			$959			$8,071	38.9	41.3	405	73		120126002914
479	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	469 SE Fighting Tiger Dr	Lake City	32025	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	No	(386) 755-8080	1,711	74	22.9	44.8%	918 (53.7%)	516 (30.2%)	134 (7.8%)	34 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (6.1%)	$8,413			$726			$7,687	38.5	38.1	438	41		120036000358
480	St. Lucie West Centennial High	Public	9-12	1485 SW Cashmere Blvd	Port St Lucie	34986	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 344-4400	2,914	115	25.2	50.9%	746 (25.6%)	983 (33.7%)	988 (33.9%)	52 (1.8%)	8 (0.3%)	10 (0.3%)	127 (4.4%)	$9,332			$640			$8,692	38.4	40.5	417	63		120177003503

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Algebra 1, EOC Geometry, EOC Biology 1, EOC US History, FAST English Language Arts, 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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