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
921	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1051 State Road 60 E	Lake Wales	33853	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 678-4216	667	41	16.2	69.1%	297 (44.5%)	133 (19.9%)	191 (28.6%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	$8,238			$494			$7,744	58.3	64.8	758	163		120159001775
922	Everglades K-8 Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8375 SW 16th St	Miami	33155	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 264-4154	912	64	14.2	57.0%	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	894 (98.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,959			$2,929			$15,029	58.2	54.8	976	54		120039000414
923	Meadowlane Intermediate Elementary School	Public	3-6	2700 Wingate Blvd	West Melbourne	32904	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 722-5539	779	51	15.2	44.2%	426 (54.7%)	113 (14.5%)	125 (16.0%)	37 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	72 (9.2%)	$10,758			$749			$10,008	58.2	65.7	734	189		120015007391
924	Norwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19810 NW 14th Ct	Miami	33169	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 653-0068	443	38	11.6	63.7%	3 (0.7%)	374 (84.4%)	64 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,104			$2,344			$17,759	58	47.9	1146	222		120039000481
925	Parkway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 NW Selvitz Rd	Port St Lucie	34983	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 340-4800	553	31	17.8	61.1%	94 (17.0%)	234 (42.3%)	191 (34.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$12,397			$1,337			$11,060	57.9	46.6	1185	260		120177002673
926	Sylvania Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5901 SW 16th St	Miami	33155	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 266-3511	551	39	14.1	55.4%	16 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	531 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,670			$1,736			$14,934	57.9	64.4	764	162		120039000525
927	Citrus Cove Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8400 Lawrence Rd	Boynton Beach	33436	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 292-7000	1,137	72	15.7	48.7%	291 (25.6%)	366 (32.2%)	387 (34.0%)	41 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (4.0%)	$14,492			$1,366			$13,127	57.9	61.5	831	96		120150002697
928	Eastbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5525 Tangerine Ave	Winter Park	32792	Seminole County	Seminole	No	No	No	No	(407) 746-7950	645	45	14.3	59.2%	200 (31.0%)	79 (12.2%)	301 (46.7%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)	$11,875			$919			$10,956	57.9	53.4	1009	81		120171001893
929	Veterans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26940 Progress Pkwy	Wesley Chapel	33544	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(813) 346-1400	638	38	16.8	27.0%	332 (52.0%)	48 (7.5%)	196 (30.7%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.4%)	$9,969			$290			$9,679	57.9	56.1	943	14		120153007385
930	Scott Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1140 County Road 540a E	Lakeland	33813	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 648-3520	735	47	15.6	55.0%	374 (50.9%)	112 (15.2%)	200 (27.2%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	$11,561			$1,488			$10,074	57.7	68.5	676	254		120159001786

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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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Educational resources:

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