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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)
120129008739	71	Treasure Coast Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1400 SE Cove Rd	Stuart	34997	Martin County	Martin	Yes	No	No	No	(772) 219-1200	1,177	67	17.5	21.2%	945 (80.3%)	15 (1.3%)	144 (12.2%)	25 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.0%)	$8,494			$00			$8,494	79.2	89.1	26	45
120039008336	72	Biotech@richmond Heights 9-12 High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	15020 SW 102nd Ave	Miami	33185	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(786) 573-5353	325	18	18	45.8%	36 (11.1%)	14 (4.3%)	264 (81.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,777			$1,517			$11,261	79.1	81.5	65	7
120087004091	73	Newsome High School	Public	9-12	16550 Fishhawk Blvd	Lithia	33547	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 740-4600	3,203	132	24.3	17.5%	2,184 (68.2%)	193 (6.0%)	520 (16.2%)	112 (3.5%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	186 (5.8%)	$7,175			$1,001			$6,174	78.9	82.6	58	15
120087008643	74	Dr Kiran C Patel High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10721 Raulerson Ranch Rd	Tampa	33637	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	No	(813) 694-7667	751	35	21.4	12.1%	261 (34.8%)	148 (19.7%)	200 (26.6%)	92 (12.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.7%)	$8,397			$2,121			$6,277	78.4	79.2	79	5
120018003815	75	Cypress Bay High School	Public	9-12	18600 Vista Park Blvd	Weston	33332	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 323-0350	4,716	202	23.3	17.7%	1,061 (22.5%)	192 (4.1%)	3,048 (64.6%)	340 (7.2%)	10 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	62 (1.3%)	$9,044			$729			$8,315	78.4	79.5	75
120027004326	76	Academy Of Environmental Science	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	12695 W Fort Island Trl	Crystal River	34429	Citrus County	Citrus	Yes	Yes	No	No	(352) 795-8793	117	6	19.5	40.2%	105 (89.7%)	3 (2.6%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$7,811			$486			$7,325	78.3	79.7	74	2
120087000999	77	Plant High School	Public	9-12	2415 S Himes Ave	Tampa	33629	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 272-3033	2,507	109	23	16.2%	1,711 (68.2%)	130 (5.2%)	455 (18.1%)	88 (3.5%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	119 (4.7%)	$7,593			$1,183			$6,411	78.3	80.3	70	7
120201502912	78	P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1200 SW 6th St	Gainesville	32601	Alachua County	Uf Lab School	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 392-1554	1,287	71	18.1	34.2%	548 (42.6%)	296 (23.0%)	302 (23.5%)	50 (3.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (6.8%)	$10,438			$901			$9,536	78.2	83.4	53	25
120033007999	79	Marco Island Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2255 San Marco Rd	Marco Island	34145	Collier County	Collier	Yes	No	No	No	(239) 393-5133	295	19	15.5	26.4%	210 (71.2%)	7 (2.4%)	65 (22.0%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,629			$1,211			$12,418	78	73.5	109	30
120033000357	80	Barron Collier High School	Public	9-12	5600 Cougar Dr	Naples	34109	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	No	(239) 377-1200	1,650	67	24.5	25.9%	950 (57.6%)	58 (3.5%)	550 (33.3%)	49 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	39 (2.4%)	$10,911			$882			$10,029	77.9	76.1	94	14

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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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