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)
120039007845	291	Sports Leadership Arts Management Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	604 NW 12 Ave	Miami	33136	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 326-0003	895	14	63.9	72.6%	24 (2.7%)	61 (6.8%)	804 (89.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,300			$1,521			$8,779	51.1	51.8	271	20
120153008517	292	Cypress Creek High School	Public	9-12	8701 Old Pasco Rd	Wesley Chapel	33544	Pasco County	Pasco	No	No	No	No	(813) 346-4400	1,851	86	21.6	35.0%	952 (51.4%)	166 (9.0%)	574 (31.0%)	61 (3.3%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	85 (4.6%)	$7,164			$943			$6,221	51	53.6	249	43
120087003379	293	Riverview High School	Public	9-12	11311 Boyette Rd	Riverview	33569	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	No	No	No	(813) 671-5011	2,599	114	22.7	46.3%	945 (36.4%)	530 (20.4%)	867 (33.4%)	78 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	165 (6.3%)	$7,352			$1,063			$6,290	51	53	256	37
120033000343	294	Naples High School	Public	9-12	1100 Golden Eagle Cir	Naples	34102	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	No	(239) 377-2200	1,719	80	21.5	38.6%	697 (40.5%)	165 (9.6%)	776 (45.1%)	31 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (2.8%)	$10,647			$903			$9,745	51	52.3	266	28
120033003960	295	Palmetto Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1655 Victory Ln	Naples	34120	Collier County	Collier	No	No	No	No	(239) 377-2400	2,347	98	23.9	38.4%	687 (29.3%)	222 (9.5%)	1,343 (57.2%)	32 (1.4%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	59 (2.5%)	$9,800			$988			$8,813	50.9	50.9	277	18
120129001282	296	Martin County High School	Public	9-12	2801 S Kanner Hwy	Stuart	34994	Martin County	Martin	No	No	No	No	(772) 219-1800	2,273	103	22.1	42.0%	1,281 (56.4%)	113 (5.0%)	748 (32.9%)	48 (2.1%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	77 (3.4%)	$9,939			$844			$9,094	50.6	52.4	263	33
120120008247	297	James Madison Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2812 W Us 90	Madison	32340	Madison County	Madison	Yes	No	No	No	(850) 253-2173	194	10	19.4	1.5%	127 (65.5%)	40 (20.6%)	20 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$8,921			$1,731			$7,190	50.4	60.4	197	100
120192001990	298	New Smyrna Beach High School	Public	9-12	1015 10th St	New Smyrna Beach	32168	Volusia County	Volusia	No	No	No	No	(386) 423-7101	1,810	89	20.4	41.2%	1,471 (81.3%)	116 (6.4%)	108 (6.0%)	17 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (5.2%)	$9,738			$1,230			$8,508	50.3	48.4	305	7
120048000759	299	Sandalwood High School	Public	9-12	2750 John Prom Blvd	Jacksonville	32246	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 646-5100	2,771	119	23.2	41.8%	1,046 (37.7%)	706 (25.5%)	608 (21.9%)	198 (7.1%)	7 (0.3%)	11 (0.4%)	195 (7.0%)	$8,293			$1,301			$6,993	50.2	50.8	278	21
120144002779	300	University High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2450 Cougar Way	Orlando	32817	Orange County	Orange	No	Yes	No	No	(407) 482-8700	2,555	112	22.8	44.7%	491 (19.2%)	312 (12.2%)	1,439 (56.3%)	242 (9.5%)	7 (0.3%)	8 (0.3%)	56 (2.2%)	$8,703			$1,117			$7,586	50.1	52.6	259	41

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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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