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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
741	Ir Prep	Public	5-12	1426 18th St	Vero Beach	32960	Indian River County	Indian River	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 564-6240	62	9	6.8	79.0%	17 (27.4%)	35 (56.5%)	8 (12.9%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$36,921			$3,548			$33,374	4.9	7.5	690	51		120093003190
742	Suwannee Opportunity School	Public, Alternative	1-12	325 Pinewood Dr	Live Oak	32064	Suwannee County	Suwannee	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 647-4655	66	5	13.2	84.8%	35 (53.0%)	14 (21.2%)	8 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (13.6%)								4.8			(n/a)		120183008860
743	Acceleration Academy	Public	8-12	329 SE Port St Lucie Blvd	Port St Lucie	34984	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 618-1777	418	5	83.6	56.5%	137 (32.8%)	114 (27.3%)	151 (36.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	$7,012			$197			$6,815	4.8	15.4	659	84		120177008545
744	Walton Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	5-12	389 Dorsey Ave	Defuniak Springs	32435	Walton County	Walton	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 892-3999	130	5	26	80.8%	79 (60.8%)	11 (8.5%)	34 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$14,548			$1,377			$13,170	4.7	4	737	7		120198004458
745	North/Central Area Alternative Learning Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	301 Grove Blvd	Merritt Island	32953	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	Yes	(321) 633-3489	61	8	7.6	73.8%	20 (32.8%)	27 (44.3%)	10 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	3 (4.9%)								4.7	3.4	750	5		120015002052
746	Triad	Public	6-12	4430 Beneva Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6752	77	10	7.7	74.0%	19 (24.7%)	35 (45.5%)	14 (18.2%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)	$55,167			$7,724			$47,443	4.7	4.1	736	10		120168003123
747	Suned High School Of North Broward	Public, Charter	9-12	1117 Banks Rd	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 246-4004	353	0		8.2%	40 (11.3%)	194 (55.0%)	108 (30.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$10,266			$197			$10,069	4.6	3.7	743	4		120018008386
748	Disston Academy	Public	5-12	5125 11th Ave S	Gulfport	33707	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 893-1115	63	8	7.8	71.4%	14 (22.2%)	38 (60.3%)	8 (12.7%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$45,822			$4,226			$41,597	4.6	4.1	735	13		120156002788
749	Don E Woods Opportunity Center	Public	6-12	213 Lake Ave E	Dundee	33838	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 421-3325	82	11	7.4	81.7%	9 (11.0%)	29 (35.4%)	41 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	$30,028			$1,662			$28,366	4.5	3	760	11		120159003256
750	South Area Alternative Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	2175 N Wickham Rd	Melbourne	32935	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 242-4770	68	6	11.3	70.6%	23 (33.8%)	24 (35.3%)	8 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (19.1%)								4.5	6.3	702	48		120015002055

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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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