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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
751	Okaloosa Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	720 Lovejoy Road NW	Fort Walton Beach	32548	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 864-3133	115	2	57.5	75.7%	53 (46.1%)	30 (26.1%)	19 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	11 (9.6%)	$15,297			$1,768			$13,529	4.5	2.2	783	32		120138003088
752	Kendall Greens High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8610 SW 107 Ave	Miami	33176	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 619-8129	482	10	48.2	6.6%	18 (3.7%)	22 (4.6%)	438 (90.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,827			$634			$10,193	4.4	5	720	32		120039008919
753	Dave Thomas Education Center West	Public	6-12	4690 Coconut Creek Pkwy	Coconut Creek	33063	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-6750	492	19	25.8	55.7%	22 (4.5%)	326 (66.3%)	131 (26.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$13,310			$557			$12,753	4.4	4.2	733	20		120018003543
754	The Academy At Youth Care Lane	Public	5-12	4121 Youth Care Ln	Sebring	33870	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	No	No	(863) 471-5457	57	0		73.7%	11 (19.3%)	23 (40.4%)	20 (35.1%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$12,207			$730			$11,476	4.4	9.4	674	80		120084003853
755	Pepin Academies Of Pasco County	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	7710 Osteen Rd	New Port Richey	34653	Pasco County	Pasco	Yes	No	No	Yes	(727) 264-6497	300	30	10	49.7%	192 (64.0%)	10 (3.3%)	80 (26.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$14,728			$1,025			$13,702	4.4	2	794	39		120153008339
756	Simmons Career Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1202 W Grant St	Plant City	33563	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 707-7430	127	10	12.7	62.2%	43 (33.9%)	13 (10.2%)	67 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$21,332			$1,619			$19,712	4.4	7.4	692	64		120087003712
757	Palm Acres Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	507 Sunshine Blvd N	Lehigh Acres	33971	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 333-3300	274	4	68.5	58.8%	39 (14.2%)	68 (24.8%)	162 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,412			$386			$10,026	4.3	11.9	669	88		120108008375
758	Riverside Charter High School	Public, Charter	7-12	945 S Babcock St	Melbourne	32901	Brevard County	Brevard	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(321) 221-7001	223	8	29.7		80 (35.9%)	78 (35.0%)	41 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.3%)	$9,698			$233			$9,466	4.3			(n/a)		120015008133
759	Florida Futures Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1760 N Congress Ave	West Palm Beach	33409	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 215-0933	129	6	23.4	2.3%	15 (11.6%)	73 (56.6%)	40 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$9,343			$974			$8,368	4.3	9.9	671	88		120150008496
760	Island Park High School	Public, Charter	7-12	16520 S Tamiami Trail	Fort Myers	33908	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 204-5965	296	7	42.2	45.3%	73 (24.7%)	12 (4.1%)	202 (68.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$8,853			$56			$8,797	4.2	6.6	699	61		120108008392

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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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