Best Elementary Schools in Florida

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2258)	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
1951	Excelsior Prep Charter School Of Hialeah	Public, Charter	K-8	369 E 10th St	Hialeah	33010	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 883-8359	287	19	15.1	95.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,945			$837			$13,108	18.8	10.8	2133	182		120039007416
1952	Allen Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3345 Canelo Dr	Fort Myers	33901	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 936-1459	926	51	18.1	61.1%	111 (12.0%)	350 (37.8%)	397 (42.9%)	26 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.2%)	$12,659			$1,660			$11,000	18.8	21.6	1864	88		120108001122
1953	Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12225 SW 280th St	Homestead	33032	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 257-0377	643	47	13.6	72.0%	15 (2.3%)	332 (51.6%)	290 (45.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,217			$2,813			$13,404	18.8	12.6	2096	143		120039007377
1954	Harns Marsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Unice Ave N	Lehigh Acres	33971	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 690-1249	1,103	57	19.4	67.8%	109 (9.9%)	254 (23.0%)	700 (63.5%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.0%)	$10,689			$1,262			$9,429	18.8	21.8	1852	102		120108003953
1955	Havana Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1210 Kemp Rd	Havana	32333	Gadsden County	Gadsden	No	Yes	No	Yes	(850) 662-2670	558	35	15.9	84.4%	23 (4.1%)	424 (76.0%)	99 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$15,496			$6,354			$9,141	18.7	16.7	1985	30		120060000852
1956	Winegard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7055 Winegard Rd	Orlando	32809	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 858-3200	650	44	14.7	64.3%	44 (6.8%)	113 (17.4%)	465 (71.5%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	$13,108			$1,714			$11,395	18.7	17.1	1979	23		120144001431
1957	Stephen Foster Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3800 NW 6th St	Gainesville	32609	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 955-6706	403	29	13.9	59.1%	90 (22.3%)	187 (46.4%)	67 (16.6%)	24 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)								18.7	30.2	1612	345		120003000003
1958	Ochwilla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	299 N State Road 21	Hawthorne	32640	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 481-0204	388	22	17.6	53.6%	216 (55.7%)	59 (15.2%)	66 (17.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.1%)	$14,150			$2,958			$11,192	18.7	21.5	1868	90		120162001056
1959	Phillis Wheatley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1475 Marvin C Zanders Ave	Apopka	32703	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 884-2250	407	23	17.6	74.9%	17 (4.2%)	252 (61.9%)	122 (30.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	$12,247			$2,084			$10,163	18.6	20.7	1888	71		120144001444
1960	Rodney B. Cox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37615 Martin Luther King Blvd	Dade City	33523	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 524-5100	399	25	15.9	75.4%	53 (13.3%)	86 (21.6%)	243 (60.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$18,026			$4,143			$13,883	18.5	9.3	2167	207		120153001562

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on FAST English Language Arts, FAST Math, Statewide Science Science, EOC Algebra 1, 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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