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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 807)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
120150008496	671	Florida Futures Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1760 N Congress Ave	West Palm Beach	33409	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 215-0933	140	3	46.6	2.9%	19 (13.6%)	77 (55.0%)	39 (27.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$7,773			$47			$7,727	9.9	3.3	748	77
120018008473	672	Ascend Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5251 Coconut Creek Pkwy	Margate	33063	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(954) 978-4555	231	0		100.0%	25 (10.8%)	120 (51.9%)	79 (34.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$6,966			$795			$6,172	9.9	7.5	676	4
120159008246	673	Polk State Lakeland Gateway To College Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	11-12	3425 Winter Lake Rd	Lakeland	33803	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	No	(863) 669-2322	255	7	36.4	1.2%	86 (33.7%)	83 (32.5%)	70 (27.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.3%)	$8,867			$2,094			$6,774	9.8			(n/a)
120084003853	674	The Academy At Youth Care Lane	Public, Alternative	4-12	4121 Youth Care Ln	Sebring	33870	Highlands County	Highlands	No	No	No	No	(863) 471-5457	60	0		83.3%	21 (35.0%)	20 (33.3%)	15 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	$13,860			$2,546			$11,314	9.4	9.9	660	14
120147010691	675	Virtual Preparatory Academy Of Florida	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10891 Hackney Drive	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Osceola	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(407) 392-0685	233	11	21.1	9.0%	60 (25.8%)	73 (31.3%)	83 (35.6%)	7 (3.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	$22,219			$00			$22,219	9.3			(n/a)
120042006813	676	Desoto Secondary School	Public, Alternative	K-12	318 N Wilson Ave	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	No	(863) 494-9303	69	2	34.5	82.6%	20 (29.0%)	16 (23.2%)	32 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$13,419			$2,690			$10,730	9.2			(n/a)
120039008814	677	Acceleration Academies-Central Miami	Public	8-12	4719 NW 183rd St	Miami	33055	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(786) 629-1447	413	0		10.7%	29 (7.0%)	133 (32.2%)	245 (59.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$7,360			$107			$7,254	9.1	8.3	670	7
120033003160	678	The Phoenix Program Naples	Public, Alternative	4-12	3706 Estey Ave	Naples	34104	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 377-1100	181	10	18.1	69.6%	27 (14.9%)	31 (17.1%)	115 (63.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.3%)	$17,658			$2,404			$15,253	9.1	7.4	677	1
120003004047	679	Siatech Mycroschool Inc.	Public, Charter	9-12	7022 NW 10th Pl	Gainesville	32605	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 333-7952	131	1	131	63.4%	25 (19.1%)	73 (55.7%)	27 (20.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$7,820			$1,161			$6,659	9.1			(n/a)
120180004453	680	Sumter Prep Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	709 N. West St	Bushnell	33513	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 568-1113	94	8	11.7	74.5%	42 (44.7%)	34 (36.2%)	14 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$23,509			$3,452			$20,058	8.4	5	710	30

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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 30, 2024, 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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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