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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)
120174004444	351	Pedro Menendez High School	Public	9-12	600 State Road 206 W	St Augustine	32086	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-8660	1,519	76	19.8	38.9%	1,130 (74.4%)	133 (8.8%)	158 (10.4%)	21 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	69 (4.5%)	$9,726			$532			$9,195	46	49.6	289	62
120009000039	352	Bay High School	Public	9-12	1200 Harrison Ave	Panama City	32401	Bay County	Bay	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 767-4600	1,255	50	25.3	53.2%	554 (44.1%)	347 (27.6%)	225 (17.9%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	104 (8.3%)	$9,061			$1,519			$7,542	46	41.9	372	20
120096001075	353	Cottondale High School	Public	6-12	2680 Levy St	Cottondale	32431	Jackson County	Jackson	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 482-9821	402	28	14.6	55.5%	299 (74.4%)	51 (12.7%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	$10,896			$1,852			$9,044	45.9	49.2	296	57
120039006229	354	Hialeah Gardens Senior High School	Public	9-12	11700 Hialeah Gardens Blvd	Hialeah Gardens	33018	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 698-5000	2,756	106	26	58.9%	43 (1.6%)	19 (0.7%)	2,683 (97.4%)	9 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$8,816			$1,676			$7,141	45.6	48.5	304	50
120051000812	355	J. M. Tate Senior High School	Public	9-12	1771 Tate Rd	Cantonment	32533	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	No	(850) 937-2300	2,110	95	22.2	44.1%	1,504 (71.3%)	279 (13.2%)	138 (6.5%)	35 (1.7%)	11 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	137 (6.5%)	$7,906			$1,018			$6,888	45.6	46.5	322	33
120147004013	356	Harmony High School	Public	9-12	3601 Arthur J Gallagher Blvd	Harmony	34771	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	No	(407) 933-9900	2,822	124	22.8	41.5%	1,108 (39.3%)	147 (5.2%)	1,429 (50.6%)	53 (1.9%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	74 (2.6%)	$7,783			$1,088			$6,696	45.5	43.6	353	3
120144004117	357	Freedom High	Public	9-12	2500 Taft Vineland Rd	Orlando	32837	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	No	(407) 816-5600	2,623	117	22.4	53.3%	475 (18.1%)	191 (7.3%)	1,719 (65.5%)	181 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	42 (1.6%)	$8,469			$1,036			$7,433	45.3	46.5	324	33
120144007736	358	Acceleration East	Public	8-12	2274 S Semoran Blvd	Orlando	32822	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 992-0917	220	16	13.7	70.0%	16 (7.3%)	26 (11.8%)	176 (80.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,236			$1,850			$14,387	45.3	26.1	541	183
120087001000	359	Plant City High School	Public	9-12	1 Raider Pl	Plant City	33563	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(813) 757-9370	2,474	112	22	58.2%	836 (33.8%)	271 (11.0%)	1,283 (51.9%)	26 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (2.2%)	$7,778			$1,457			$6,321	45.2	40.8	380	21
120159001703	360	Lakeland Senior High School	Public	9-12	726 Hollingsworth Rd	Lakeland	33801	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	No	(863) 499-2900	2,043	102	20	44.5%	877 (42.9%)	483 (23.6%)	555 (27.2%)	40 (2.0%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	77 (3.8%)	$8,113			$1,251			$6,862	45.2	40.7	381	21

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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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