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
1311	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	43.4	41.2	1321	10		120027004325
1312	Bratt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5721 Highway 99	Century	32535	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 761-6200	472	29	16	43.9%	313 (66.3%)	85 (18.0%)	24 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.8%)	$11,116			$1,238			$9,877	43.4	44.7	1233	79		120051000780
1313	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4151 6th St S	St Petersburg	33705	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 893-2196	446	33	13.5	79.1%	46 (10.3%)	324 (72.6%)	42 (9.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	$19,287			$2,262			$17,025	43.3	28.8	1680	367		120156001632
1314	C. W. Norton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 NW 45th Ave	Gainesville	32605	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 955-6765	540	40	13.5	44.4%	234 (43.3%)	140 (25.9%)	99 (18.3%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)								43.3	42.4	1290	24		120003000017
1315	South Miami Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12231 SW 190th Ter	Miami	33177	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 238-6610	436	27	16.1	52.8%	9 (2.1%)	56 (12.8%)	368 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,205			$1,388			$11,818	43.1	44.4	1238	77		120039000519
1316	Bridgeprep Academy Of Hollywood Hills	Public, Charter	K-5	1400 N 46th Ave	Hollywood	33021	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 362-8268	350	0		2.9%	43 (12.3%)	49 (14.0%)	250 (71.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,559			$457			$10,102	43.1	46.5	1193	123		120018008355
1317	Gulfport Montessori Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2014 52nd St S	Gulfport	33707	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 893-2643	421	32	13.1	79.3%	55 (13.1%)	269 (63.9%)	63 (15.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	$17,428			$2,617			$14,809	43.1	32.2	1581	264		120156001626
1318	Homosassa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10935 W Yulee Dr	Homosassa	34448	Citrus County	Citrus	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 628-2953	405	23	17.9	64.0%	343 (84.7%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (9.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$12,287			$1,120			$11,166	43	39	1389	71		120027000310
1319	Chestnut Elementary School For Science And Engineering	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Chestnut St	Kissimmee	34759	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 870-4862	729	47	15.6	67.4%	75 (10.3%)	178 (24.4%)	453 (62.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.5%)	$12,086			$1,243			$10,843	42.9	29.2	1670	351		120147005655
1320	High Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5921 150th Ave N	Clearwater	33760	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 538-7440	600	44	13.6	70.0%	129 (21.5%)	100 (16.7%)	314 (52.3%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.5%)	$16,036			$1,757			$14,279	42.9	50.3	1108	212		120156001627

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