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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)
120132001296	451	Marathon School	Public	6-12	350 Sombrero Beach Rd	Marathon	33050	Monroe County	Monroe	No	No	No	No	(305) 289-2480	707	45	15.7	53.7%	295 (41.7%)	38 (5.4%)	352 (49.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	$15,099			$595			$14,503	37.1	43.7	351	100
120018005453	452	Eagles Nest Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3698 NW 15th St	Lauderhill	33311	Broward County	Broward	Yes	No	No	Yes	(954) 635-2308	284	0		100.0%	4 (1.4%)	261 (91.9%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$8,620			$1,020			$7,600	37	17.7	619	167
120177001933	453	Fort Pierce Central High School	Public	9-12	4101 S 25th St	Fort Pierce	34981	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 468-5888	3,091	117	26.4	61.8%	805 (26.0%)	840 (27.2%)	1,260 (40.8%)	50 (1.6%)	9 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	125 (4.0%)	$8,203			$1,103			$7,099	36.9	37.5	418	35
120015000109	454	Eau Gallie High School	Public	8-12	1400 Commodore Blvd	Melbourne	32935	Brevard County	Brevard	No	No	No	No	(321) 242-6400	1,586	79	20	55.2%	913 (57.6%)	193 (12.2%)	311 (19.6%)	43 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	122 (7.7%)	$10,662			$1,707			$8,955	36.8	32	483	29
120039000599	455	Miami Coral Park Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8865 SW 16th St	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	Yes	(305) 226-6565	2,190	98	22.3	58.8%	44 (2.0%)	15 (0.7%)	2,117 (96.7%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	$11,081			$1,923			$9,159	36.8	35.9	434	21
120108001157	456	Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	2600 Buckingham Rd	Fort Myers	33905	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	No	(239) 694-4141	1,880	73	25.8	46.7%	820 (43.6%)	149 (7.9%)	848 (45.1%)	26 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	30 (1.6%)	$8,229			$1,313			$6,917	36.6	42.5	365	91
120039004340	457	Felix Varela Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	15255 SW 96th St	Miami	33196	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	Yes	No	No	(305) 752-7900	2,068	83	24.9	49.1%	87 (4.2%)	47 (2.3%)	1,897 (91.7%)	29 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	$10,070			$1,382			$8,688	36.6	39.7	391	66
120123001232	458	Palmetto High School	Public	9-12	1200 17th St W	Palmetto	34221	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	No	(941) 723-4848	2,100	92	22.8	61.1%	739 (35.2%)	430 (20.5%)	823 (39.2%)	27 (1.3%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (3.8%)	$8,257			$1,020			$7,237	36.6	33.6	466	8
120180001941	459	Wildwood Middle/ High School	Public	6-12	700 Huey St	Wildwood	34785	Sumter County	Sumter	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 748-1314	843	49	17.2	63.2%	318 (37.7%)	317 (37.6%)	160 (19.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	$12,216			$2,035			$10,181	36.5	27.1	533	74
120087004872	460	Lennard High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2002 E Shell Point Rd	Ruskin	33570	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	No	Yes	No	Yes	(813) 641-5611	2,404	94	25.7	46.7%	692 (28.8%)	542 (22.5%)	1,031 (42.9%)	35 (1.5%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (4.0%)	$6,937			$1,257			$5,681	36.2	40	386	74

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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