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)
120120002212	641	Madison County High School	Public	9-12	2649 W Us Highway 90	Madison	32340	Madison County	Madison	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 973-5061	468	23	20.5	59.4%	176 (37.6%)	255 (54.5%)	28 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$11,599			$2,791			$8,808	19	21	595	46
120201601265	642	Blind High School (Fsdb)	Public	9-12	207 San Marco Ave	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	Deaf/Blind	No	No	No	No	(904) 827-2700	100	17	5.8	83.0%	55 (55.0%)	13 (13.0%)	26 (26.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	$41,158			$1,586			$39,572	19	19.3	611	31
120060000849	643	Gadsden County High School	Public	9-12	27001 Blue Star Hwy	Havana	32333	Gadsden County	Gadsden	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 662-2300	1,006	47	21.4	92.2%	35 (3.5%)	712 (70.8%)	237 (23.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.5%)	$10,594			$2,891			$7,703	18.9	20.2	601	42
120159001745	644	Auburndale Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Bloodhound Trl	Auburndale	33823	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 965-6200	1,716	74	23.1	52.7%	710 (41.4%)	380 (22.1%)	545 (31.8%)	19 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.2%)	$8,341			$1,302			$7,039	18.9	21.2	592	52
120087008549	645	Sports Leadership And Management Academy (Tampa)	Public, Charter	6-12	7116 Gunn Hwy	Tampa	33625	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	No	No	Yes	(813) 920-8802	434	13	33.3	60.6%	56 (12.9%)	27 (6.2%)	333 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	$9,449			$1,234			$8,216	18.7	22.3	583	62
120039007608	646	Miami Community Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	18720 SW 352nd St	Florida City	33034	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(786) 601-8003	265	14	18.9	79.2%	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.5%)	242 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,449			$496			$8,953	17.8	22.1	586	60
120018000171	647	Hallandale High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	720 NW 9th Ave	Hallandale Beach	33009	Broward County	Broward	No	Yes	No	No	(754) 323-0900	1,104	55	20	69.6%	63 (5.7%)	641 (58.1%)	371 (33.6%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.5%)	$11,391			$1,322			$10,067	17.3	19.5	610	37
120048000762	648	Westside High School	Public	9-12	5530 Firestone Rd	Jacksonville	32244	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 573-1170	1,583	71	22.2	63.2%	236 (14.9%)	976 (61.7%)	275 (17.4%)	28 (1.8%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.9%)	$8,321			$1,752			$6,568	17.2	13.3	652	4
120108003966	649	East Lee County High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	715 Thomas Sherwin Ave S	Lehigh Acres	33974	Lee County	Lee	No	Yes	No	Yes	(239) 369-2932	1,896	82	23.2	61.1%	290 (15.3%)	351 (18.5%)	1,192 (62.9%)	13 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	42 (2.2%)	$9,503			$1,957			$7,546	17.1	18.2	618	31
120072000872	650	Hamilton County High School	Public	6-12	5683 Us Highway 129 S	Jasper	32052	Hamilton County	Hamilton	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 792-6540	859	45	19	76.1%	315 (36.7%)	293 (34.1%)	211 (24.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.1%)	$11,369			$3,186			$8,184	17	15.6	637	13

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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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