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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1205)	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
1001	University Preparatory Academy Palm Beach	Public, Charter	K-8	2101 N Australian Ave	West Palm Beach	33407	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 670-1138	246	13	18.9	81.7%	2 (0.8%)	225 (91.5%)	17 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,748			$1,368			$12,380	20.3	21.9	972	29		120150008499
1002	St. Johns Technical High School	Public	8-12	2970 Collins Ave	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 547-8500	190	15	12.6	78.4%	104 (54.7%)	54 (28.4%)	24 (12.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$22,185			$1,990			$20,195	20.2	10.5	1105	103		120174004194
1003	Miami Community Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	18720 SW 352nd St	Florida City	33034	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 601-8003	323	13	24.8	90.4%	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.8%)	297 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,534			$2,919			$6,615	19.9	22.2	969	34		120039007248
1004	Robinswood Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6305 Balboa Dr	Orlando	32818	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	Yes	(407) 296-5140	985	49	20.1	65.2%	16 (1.6%)	848 (86.1%)	102 (10.4%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	$10,598			$1,514			$9,085	19.9	18.4	1023	19		120144001427
1005	Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	3520 Avenue J NW	Winter Haven	33881	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 965-5484	712	44	16.1	77.2%	123 (17.3%)	233 (32.7%)	322 (45.2%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	$12,030			$1,699			$10,331	19.9	11.6	1094	89		120159001729
1006	Henry H. Filer Middle School	Public	6-8	531 W 29th St	Hialeah	33012	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 822-6601	732	31	23.6	71.9%	7 (1.0%)	11 (1.5%)	714 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,853			$1,182			$8,671	19.8	17.9	1025	19		120039000551
1007	Paragon Academy Of Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	502 N 28th Ave	Hollywood	33020	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 925-0155	123	6	20.5		7 (5.7%)	36 (29.3%)	78 (63.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$10,447			$1,242			$9,204	19.8	33.5	815	192		120018005460
1008	Interlachen Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	126 N State Rd 315	Interlachen	32148	Putnam County	Putnam	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 684-2115	999	49	20.3	57.8%	677 (67.8%)	105 (10.5%)	163 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.8%)	$13,079			$1,866			$11,214	19.6	14.9	1053	45		120162001802
1009	Paul R. Smith Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1410 Sweetbriar Dr	Holiday	34691	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	Yes	(727) 246-3200	830	47	17.8	64.0%	396 (47.7%)	84 (10.1%)	244 (29.4%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	89 (10.7%)	$10,050			$1,148			$8,902	19.6	20.7	990	19		120153006504
1010	Pasco Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	13925 14th St	Dade City	33525	Pasco County	Pasco	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 524-8400	819	41	20.1	51.4%	286 (34.9%)	119 (14.5%)	362 (44.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	42 (5.1%)	$9,353			$1,281			$8,073	19.5	25.1	928	82		120153001565

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Algebra 1, EOC Civics, FAST English Language Arts, FAST Math, EOC Geometry, EOC Biology 1, EOC US History, Statewide Science Science 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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