Best High Schools in Florida

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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)
120147002476	361	Gateway High School	Public	9-12	93 Panther Paws Trl	Kissimmee	34744	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 935-3600	1,726	87	19.8	59.7%	181 (10.5%)	169 (9.8%)	1,292 (74.9%)	41 (2.4%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	31 (1.8%)	$9,500			$1,590			$7,909	45.1	34.5	449	88
120003000020	362	Santa Fe High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	16213 NW Us Highway 441	Alachua	32615	Alachua County	Alachua	No	Yes	No	No	(386) 462-1125	1,154			46.9%	675 (58.5%)	232 (20.1%)	160 (13.9%)	17 (1.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.6%)	$8,167			$649			$7,519	45	53.3	252	110
120147004118	363	Celebration High School	Public	9-12	1809 Celebration Blvd	Celebration	34747	Osceola County	Osceola	No	No	No	Yes	(321) 939-6600	2,769	128	21.6	47.6%	680 (24.6%)	194 (7.0%)	1,745 (63.0%)	71 (2.6%)	9 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	65 (2.3%)	$7,845			$1,077			$6,768	45	39.9	389	26
120033000354	364	Lely High School	Public	9-12	1 Lely High School Blvd	Naples	34113	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 377-2000	1,504	65	23.1	54.3%	230 (15.3%)	359 (23.9%)	869 (57.8%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (2.1%)	$12,043			$1,673			$10,369	44.9	41.3	378	14
120045000626	365	Dixie County High School	Public	8-12	17924 SE Hwy 19	Cross City	32628	Dixie County	Dixie	No	No	No	No	(352) 541-6252	714	38	18.7	70.4%	583 (81.7%)	48 (6.7%)	45 (6.3%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	$10,523			$2,024			$8,499	44.8	39.8	390	25
120021000290	366	Blountstown High School	Public	6-12	18597 NE Sr 69	Blountstown	32424	Calhoun County	Calhoun	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 674-5724	695	38	18	55.1%	484 (69.6%)	119 (17.1%)	44 (6.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.6%)	$11,132			$2,150			$8,982	44.8	53.1	253	113
120018008962	367	International Studies Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6340 Sunset Drive	Miami	33143	Miami-Dade County	Broward	Yes	No	No	No	(754) 321-0000	205	8	25.6	56.1%	65 (31.7%)	22 (10.7%)	114 (55.6%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$10,607			$45			$10,562	44.8	40.5	382	15
120051002169	368	Washington Senior High School	Public	9-12	6000 College Pkwy	Pensacola	32504	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 475-5257	1,733	76	22.8	50.6%	720 (41.5%)	684 (39.5%)	143 (8.3%)	49 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	128 (7.4%)	$9,148			$1,375			$7,773	44.7	36.4	429	61
120009007472	369	Palm Bay Preparatory Academy 6-12	Public, Charter	6-12	1104 Balboa Ave	Panama City	32401	Bay County	Bay	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 215-0770	195	8	24.3	62.1%	85 (43.6%)	28 (14.4%)	64 (32.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	$17,807			$1,324			$16,483	44.7	55.1	240	129
120144008097	370	Acceleration West	Public	7-12	2751 Lake Stanley Rd	Orlando	32818	Orange County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(407) 521-2358	214	19	11.2	67.8%	13 (6.1%)	113 (52.8%)	82 (38.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$25,324			$3,097			$22,227	44.7	20.3	600	230

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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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