Best Schools in Florida

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2240)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
2201	Pine Ridge Alternative Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1251 SW 42nd Ave	Fort Lauderdale	33317	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-7250	39	10	3.9	76.9%	0 (0.0%)	32 (82.1%)	6 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								4.9			(n/a)		120018000908
2202	Knights Point K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4890 Golden Knight Blvd	Kissimmee	34746	Osceola County	Osceola	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(407) 870-4600	1,239	64	19.3	82.7%	173 (14.0%)	133 (10.7%)	869 (70.1%)	14 (1.1%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	40 (3.2%)	$6,114			$468			$5,646	4.8			(n/a)		120147010797
2203	James Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4302 E Ellicott St	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 740-4800	388	25	15.5	82.7%	29 (7.5%)	248 (63.9%)	100 (25.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$16,445			$3,148			$13,297	4.5	3.3	2231	28		120087003186
2204	Ucp West Orange Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1441 Winter Garden-Vineland Rd	Orlando	34787	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 852-3300	312	24	13	43.9%	72 (23.1%)	79 (25.3%)	127 (40.7%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$20,401			$00			$20,401	4.5	4.9	2219	15		120144008474
2205	The Einstein School Inc.	Public, Charter	2-8	5910 SW Archer Rd	Gainesville	32608	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 335-4321	97	6	16.1	47.4%	39 (40.2%)	36 (37.1%)	9 (9.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)								4.4	1.7	2242	37		120003003532
2206	Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 W Donegan Ave	Kissimmee	34741	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 935-3620	564	36	15.6	65.1%	43 (7.6%)	34 (6.0%)	464 (82.3%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,962			$1,684			$11,279	4.1	11	2124	82		120147001468
2207	San Jose Primary School	Public, Charter	K-5	4072 Sunbeam Rd	Jacksonville	32257	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	No	(904) 425-1723	244	14	17.4	95.1%	55 (22.5%)	52 (21.3%)	110 (45.1%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.6%)	$13,195			$00			$13,195	4	3.2	2232	25		120048008779
2208	Fort Braden School	Public	PK, KG-8	15100 Blountstown Hwy	Tallahassee	32310	Leon County	Leon	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 488-9374	668	46	14.5	65.6%	311 (46.6%)	72 (10.8%)	236 (35.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.7%)	$12,436			$1,771			$10,665	3.9	6.8	2199	9		120111001825
2209	Joseph Williams Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1245 SE 7th Ave	Gainesville	32641	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 955-6719	398	27	14.7	82.2%	20 (5.0%)	328 (82.4%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)								3.8	4.9	2220	11		120003000009
2210	Wayman Academy Of The Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	1176 Labelle St	Jacksonville	32205	Duval County	Duval	Yes	No	No	Yes	(904) 695-9995	153	10	15.3	100.0%	3 (2.0%)	143 (93.5%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$14,176			$993			$13,183	3.8	1.8	2241	31		120048004343
2211	Biltmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 W Palm Ave	Jacksonville	32254	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 693-7969	206	12	17.1	74.3%	10 (4.9%)	167 (81.1%)	18 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.9%)	$16,303			$1,520			$14,783	3.7	10.5	2138	73		120048000674
2212	The Bridge To Success Academy Middle School	Public	4-8	5443 Moncrief Rd	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(904) 924-3035	388	20	19.4	79.9%	25 (6.4%)	327 (84.3%)	28 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$12,344			$2,449			$9,895	3.7	2.4	2238	26		120048010750
2213	Ensley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 E Johnson Ave	Pensacola	32514	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 494-5600	476	29	16.4	64.9%	74 (15.5%)	180 (37.8%)	183 (38.4%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	$11,317			$1,164			$10,152	3.6	14.8	2040	173		120051000793
2214	Jackie Harris Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	8190 Pensacola Blvd	Pensacola	32534	Escambia County	Escambia	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 432-2273	257	12	21.4	77.8%	2 (0.8%)	211 (82.1%)	37 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$6,233			$00			$6,233	3.6	3	2233	19		120051003705
2215	West Gadsden Middle School	Public	4-8	200 Providence Rd	Quincy	32351	Gadsden County	Gadsden	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 442-9500	314	16	19.6	86.3%	21 (6.7%)	161 (51.3%)	123 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,877			$5,387			$10,490	3.2	6.8	2198	17		120060008590
2216	Virtual Preparatory Academy Of Florida	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	111 E Monument Ave	Kissimmee	34741	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(407) 392-0685	745	28	26.6	37.6%	253 (34.0%)	199 (26.7%)	260 (34.9%)	14 (1.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	$10,330			$00			$10,330	3.1	4.1	2230	14		120147010691
2217	Potter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3224 E Cayuga St	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 276-5564	467	28	16.4	85.9%	16 (3.4%)	350 (74.9%)	82 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	$13,996			$2,718			$11,279	2.9	2.6	2237	20		120087001002
2218	Grasp Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3101 Justina Rd	Jacksonville	32277	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 745-4909	284	19	14.9	47.5%	100 (35.2%)	123 (43.3%)	36 (12.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$16,686			$2,008			$14,677	2.8	2.9	2234	16		120048008447
2219	Ucp Osceola Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3305 S Orange Ave	Orlando	32806	Osceola County	Osceola	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 904-0136	206	14	14.7	64.6%	41 (19.9%)	10 (4.9%)	148 (71.8%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$23,064			$00			$23,064	2.5	2.1	2239	20		120147003752
2220	Oak Creek Charter School Of Bonita Springs	Public, Charter	K-8	28011 Performance Ln	Bonita Springs	34135	Lee County	Lee	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 498-6864	685	30	22.8	98.5%	59 (8.6%)	16 (2.3%)	600 (87.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$9,299			$00			$9,299	2.4	4.7	2223	3		120108007768
2221	Lake Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	4401 SE 4th Ave	Gainesville	32641	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 955-6710	268	19	14.1	84.7%	22 (8.2%)	209 (78.0%)	23 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.1%)								2.1	11.5	2112	109		120003000005
2222	Suncoast School For Innovative Studies	Public, Charter	K-5	845 S School Ave	Sarasota	34237	Sarasota County	Sarasota	Yes	No	No	Yes	(941) 952-5277	96	7	13.7	85.4%	14 (14.6%)	42 (43.8%)	33 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.3%)	$11,667			$1,293			$10,375	2.1	29.5	1660	562		120168003508
2223	Glades Academy Inc	Public, Charter	K-8	7368 State Road 15	Pahokee	33476	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 924-9402	271	15	18	36.9%	16 (5.9%)	204 (75.3%)	50 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,159			$1,000			$12,159	1.8	21.8	1853	370		120150003769
2224	Twin Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8507 N Habana Ave	Tampa	33614	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 975-7380	535	26	20.8	73.6%	26 (4.9%)	74 (13.8%)	424 (79.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,836			$1,479			$9,358	1.6	4.7	2222	2		120087001031
2225	Walton Initiative For Success In Education (Wise)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	555 Walton Rd	Defuniak Springs	32433	Walton County	Walton	No	No	No	No	(850) 892-1111	264	27	9.8	79.9%	170 (64.4%)	23 (8.7%)	46 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.7%)	$28,017			$1,509			$26,509	1.5			(n/a)		120198007690
2226	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%)								0.9			(n/a)		120015002055
2227	Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	3500 NE 15th St	Gainesville	32609	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	Yes	(352) 955-6715	312	25	12.4	89.7%	13 (4.2%)	263 (84.3%)	22 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)								0.7	2.9	2235	8		120003000026
2228	St. Andrew School At Oakland Terrace	Public	PK, KG-5	2010 W 12th St	Panama City	32401	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 767-4595	55	12	4.5	74.5%	22 (40.0%)	20 (36.4%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (18.2%)	$50,135			$6,694			$43,440	0.6	1.4	2245	17		120009000055
2229	Whispering Pines Exceptional Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3609 SW 89th Ave	Miramar	33025	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-7650	161	23	7	70.2%	45 (28.0%)	69 (42.9%)	41 (25.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$66,970			$14,827			$52,143	0.4	1.6	2244	15		120018002801
2230	Pepin Academies Of Pasco County	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	7710 Osteen Rd	New Port Richey	34653	Pasco County	Pasco	Yes	No	No	Yes	(727) 264-6497	300	30	10	49.7%	192 (64.0%)	10 (3.3%)	80 (26.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$14,728			$1,025			$13,702	0.4	0.3	2254	24		120153008339
2231	Positive Pathways Transition Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	6125 N Orange Blossom Trl	Orlando	32810	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 992-0599	273	31	8.8	66.7%	30 (11.0%)	122 (44.7%)	113 (41.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$30,336			$2,770			$27,566	0.4	1	2248	17		120144007536
2232	Real Academy (Reaching Every Adolescent Learner)	Public, Alternative	4-12	951 Mount Airy Ave	Lakeland	33801	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 534-0500	215	22	9.7	87.9%	48 (22.3%)	72 (33.5%)	85 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	$22,073			$2,426			$19,646	0.3	1.1	2247	15		120159008455
2233	Achieve Academy At McMillian	Public, Alternative	K-12	3000 Owen Bell Ln	Pensacola	32507	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 497-6692	260	22	11.8	82.3%	54 (20.8%)	176 (67.7%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	$19,514			$1,304			$18,210	0.3	0.5	2252	19		120051004345
2234	Deaf Elementary School (Fsdb)	Public	PK, KG-5	207 San Marco Ave	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	Deaf/Blind	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 827-2500	97	18	5.3	67.0%	52 (53.6%)	15 (15.5%)	18 (18.6%)	6 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.2%)	$47,918			$2,615			$45,303	0.3	0.4	2253	19		120201601212
2235	Dropout Prevention School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 4th St SW	Largo	33770	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	No	(727) 588-6069	395	0		47.1%	173 (43.8%)	128 (32.4%)	79 (20.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$11,139			$736			$10,403	0.3	0.3	2255	20		120156002889
2236	Pepin Academies	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-12	3916 E Hillsborough Ave	Tampa	33610	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 236-1755	834	62	13.4	5.3%	243 (29.1%)	210 (25.2%)	328 (39.3%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	$16,181			$515			$15,665	0.2	0.3	2256	20		120087003589
2237	Language & Literacy Academy For Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	222 East Central Ave	Winter Haven	33880	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 268-2903	332	13	25.5	85.5%	94 (28.3%)	84 (25.3%)	144 (43.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	$23,283			$1,994			$21,289	0.2	0.9	2249	12		120159008736
2238	Mittye P. Locke Early Learning Academy Prev Pk-5	Public	PK	4339 Evans Ave	New Port Richey	34652	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 246-5352	84	7	12	64.3%	46 (54.8%)	2 (2.4%)	32 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								0.1			(n/a)		120153001573
2239	Ucp Downtown Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4680 Lake Underhill Rd	Orlando	32807	Orange County	Orange	Yes	No	No	Yes	(407) 852-3300	188	17	11		21 (11.2%)	27 (14.4%)	131 (69.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$21,927			$00			$21,927	0	0.6	2251	12		120144003741
2240	Palm Beach School For Autism	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8480 Lantana Rd	Lake Worth	33467	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 533-9917	381	49	7.8	36.7%	147 (38.6%)	79 (20.7%)	129 (33.9%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$34,490			$5,726			$28,764	0			(n/a)		120150004127

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