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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
621	Jefferson Schools K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	50 David Rd	Monticello	32344	Jefferson County	Jefferson	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 997-3555	669	49	13.6	73.7%	123 (18.4%)	382 (57.1%)	136 (20.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	$18,495			$2,288			$16,206	26.5	32.7	509	112		120099001084
622	North Miami Beach Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1247 NE 167th St	North Miami Beach	33162	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 949-8381	1,075	57	18.8	58.0%	14 (1.3%)	803 (74.7%)	230 (21.4%)	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	$13,904			$1,733			$12,170	26.3	34.7	480	142		120039000609
623	Madison County High School	Public	9-12	2649 W Us Highway 90	Madison	32340	Madison County	Madison	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 973-5061	464	25	18.5	54.7%	167 (36.0%)	250 (53.9%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)								26.3	19	641	18		120120002212
624	Miami Springs Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	751 Dove Ave	Miami Springs	33166	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 885-3585	1,037	43	24.1	55.1%	25 (2.4%)	106 (10.2%)	903 (87.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,946			$1,347			$10,600	26.3	39.4	425	199		120039000607
625	Ridge Community High School	Public	9-12	500 Orchid Dr	Davenport	33837	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 419-3315	2,632	114	23	61.7%	232 (8.8%)	596 (22.6%)	1,725 (65.5%)	31 (1.2%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (1.5%)	$8,108			$1,041			$7,066	25.6	28.4	560	65		120159004179
626	Lake Weir High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	10351 SE Maricamp Rd	Ocala	34472	Marion County	Marion	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 671-4820	1,447	72	20	59.4%	650 (44.9%)	297 (20.5%)	389 (26.9%)	19 (1.3%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	82 (5.7%)	$9,818			$1,059			$8,759	25.6	27.4	570	56		120126001280
627	Escambia High School	Public	9-12	1310 N 65th Ave	Pensacola	32506	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 453-3221	1,634	76	21.5	58.3%	610 (37.3%)	635 (38.9%)	162 (9.9%)	20 (1.2%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	191 (11.7%)	$8,976			$849			$8,126	25.6	26.2	581	46		120051000794
628	Pine Forest High School	Public	9-12	2500 Longleaf Dr	Pensacola	32526	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 941-6150	1,604	82	19.5	55.6%	412 (25.7%)	814 (50.7%)	214 (13.3%)	39 (2.4%)	7 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	112 (7.0%)	$9,647			$853			$8,794	25.4	23.2	612	16		120051000837
629	Pinellas Park High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6305 118th Ave	Largo	33773	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	Yes	No	No	(727) 538-7410	1,691	79	21.4	47.2%	645 (38.1%)	267 (15.8%)	582 (34.4%)	112 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.5%)	75 (4.4%)	$9,675			$555			$9,120	25.4	27.8	563	66		120156001667
630	Palm Glades Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	22655 SW 112 Ave	Miami	33170	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 272-2269	229	18	12.7	53.7%	4 (1.7%)	44 (19.2%)	176 (76.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,466			$752			$14,715	25.3	31	530	100		120039008183

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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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