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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
681	Bridgeprep Academy Of Advanced Studies Of Hillsborough	Public, Charter	9-12	6303 Us Highway 301 S	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 405-1770	91	2	45.5	40.7%	3 (3.3%)	36 (39.6%)	51 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$8,811			$254			$8,558	17	15.4	658	23		120087008676
682	Florida Cyber Charter Academy At Clay	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9143 Phillips Hwy	Jacksonville	32256	Duval County	Clay	Yes	No	Yes	No	(904) 247-3268	310	62	5	6.1%	122 (39.4%)	56 (18.1%)	104 (33.5%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$8,898			$117			$8,781	16.7	23.3	610	72		120030008391
683	Ascend Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5251 Coconut Creek Pkwy	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 978-4555	215	0		7.4%	13 (6.0%)	113 (52.6%)	82 (38.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	$11,681			$339			$11,342	16.3	9.9	672	11		120018008473
684	East Lee County High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	715 Thomas Sherwin Ave S	Lehigh Acres	33974	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	Yes	(239) 369-2932	2,129	87	24.4	56.5%	252 (11.8%)	384 (18.0%)	1,437 (67.5%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	41 (1.9%)	$9,578			$944			$8,635	15.5	17.1	649	35		120108003966
685	Gadsden County High School	Public	9-12	27001 Blue Star Hwy	Havana	32333	Gadsden County	Gadsden	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 662-2300	1,086	44	24.6	90.4%	38 (3.5%)	742 (68.3%)	265 (24.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.7%)	$11,039			$3,677			$7,362	15.1	18.9	643	42		120060000849
686	South Area Secondary Intensive Transition Program	Public	6-12	1300 SW 3oth Ave	Boynton Beach	33426	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 202-0600	78	11	7	74.4%	3 (3.8%)	54 (69.2%)	15 (19.2%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	$59,778			$4,393			$55,384	14.6	15.7	655	31		120150003763
687	Gaines Alternative At Hamblen	Public	5-12	1 Christopher St	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-8560	65	0		60.0%	34 (52.3%)	20 (30.8%)	6 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.7%)	$24,724			$680			$24,044	14.3	16.9	651	36		120174003017
688	Okaloosa Online Non Franchised	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	461 School Ave	Crestview	32536	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	Yes	No	(850) 689-7149	581	2	290.5	59.6%	368 (63.3%)	82 (14.1%)	76 (13.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.6%)	$4,817			$157			$4,660	14	15.4	657	31		120138008315
689	Island Coast High School	Public	9-12	2125 De Navarra Pkwy	Cape Coral	33909	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 458-0362	1,477	62	23.8	51.0%	440 (29.8%)	163 (11.0%)	794 (53.8%)	15 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (4.1%)	$9,726			$1,070			$8,656	13.7	16.3	653	36		120108007353
690	Hospital Homebound	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1909 Floral Ave S	Bartow	33830	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 665-4538	151	2	75.5	2.0%	67 (44.4%)	22 (14.6%)	55 (36.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$47,253			$10,627			$36,626	13.6	22.5	623	67		120159004185

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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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