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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
631	Gulf High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5085 Madison St	New Port Richey	34652	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 774-3300	1,518	81	18.6	54.7%	756 (49.8%)	151 (9.9%)	453 (29.8%)	48 (3.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	104 (6.9%)	$10,707			$1,373			$9,334	25.2	24	600	31		120153001578
632	King High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6815 N 56th St	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 744-8333	1,154	39	29.8	56.2%	182 (15.8%)	526 (45.6%)	257 (22.3%)	129 (11.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	54 (4.7%)	$12,101			$1,658			$10,444	25.2	23.9	602	30		120087000965
633	Bethlehem High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2767 Highway 160	Bonifay	32425	Holmes County	Holmes	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 547-3621	363	26	13.9	62.8%	329 (90.6%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$13,987			$3,147			$10,839	25.2	19.8	639	6		120090001047
634	Brandon High School	Public	9-12	1101 Victoria St	Brandon	33510	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 744-8120	1,835	76	24	53.5%	440 (24.0%)	450 (24.5%)	836 (45.6%)	28 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	72 (3.9%)	$9,139			$1,073			$8,066	25.2	22.9	619	15		120087000918
635	Central Florida Leadership Academy Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	427 N Primrose Dr	Orlando	32803	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	No	(407) 480-2352	100	9	11.1	39.0%	21 (21.0%)	27 (27.0%)	45 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.0%)	$12,115			$979			$11,136	24.8	37.9	442	193		120144007869
636	Florida Cyber Charter Academy At Osceola	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9143 Phillips Hwy	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Osceola	Yes	No	Yes	No	(904) 247-3268	1,224	47	26	26.1%	418 (34.2%)	253 (20.7%)	436 (35.6%)	19 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	89 (7.3%)	$8,124			$37			$8,087	24.6	26.7	577	59		120147008079
637	Hamilton County High School	Public	6-12	5683 Us Highway 129 S	Jasper	32052	Hamilton County	Hamilton	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 792-6540	808	49	16.4	72.3%	301 (37.3%)	280 (34.7%)	194 (24.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	$13,296			$3,017			$10,278	24.6	17	650	13		120072000872
638	Hardee Virtual Franchise	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1009 N 6th Ave	Wauchula	33873	Hardee County	Hardee	No	No	Yes	No	(863) 773-9058	52	0		23.1%	36 (69.2%)	2 (3.8%)	13 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$3,676			$33			$3,643	24.4			(n/a)		120075007802
639	Idea Victory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11612 N Nebraska Ave	Tampa	33612	Hillsborough County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 461-6650	1,316	52	25.3	71.0%	61 (4.6%)	394 (29.9%)	853 (64.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								24.4			(n/a)		120008410712
640	North Marion High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	151 W Highway 329	Citra	32113	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-6010	1,228	57	21.5	57.0%	631 (51.4%)	271 (22.1%)	277 (22.6%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.2%)	$10,427			$909			$9,517	24.4	34.6	481	159		120126001269

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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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