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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)
120150008009	731	Palm Beach Preparatory Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3525 S Congress Ave	Palm Springs	33461	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	Yes	No	No	Yes	(561) 623-6935	550	6	91.6	72.4%	40 (7.3%)	103 (18.7%)	392 (71.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	$8,521			$826			$7,695	4.2	2.7	768	37
120090007853	732	Graduation Assistance Program	Public	6-12	307 W North Ave	Bonifay	32425	Holmes County	Holmes	No	No	No	No	(850) 547-0470	93	2	43.2	77.4%	80 (86.0%)	4 (4.3%)	8 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$45,489			$4,125			$41,364	4.2	4.3	721	11
120018003543	733	Dave Thomas Education Center West	Public	6-12	4690 Coconut Creek Pkwy	Coconut Creek	33063	Broward County	Broward	No	No	No	No	(754) 321-6750	423	25	16.9	79.4%	23 (5.4%)	291 (68.8%)	103 (24.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,481			$1,807			$13,674	4.2	2.5	771	38
120051002557	734	Success Academy	Public	6-12	7045 Wymart Rd	Pensacola	32526	Escambia County	Escambia	No	No	No	Yes	(850) 941-6100	266	21	12.6	78.9%	92 (34.6%)	143 (53.8%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)	$15,661			$3,840			$11,821	4.1	5.6	701	33
120156002788	735	Disston Academy	Public	5-12	5125 11th Ave S	Gulfport	33707	Pinellas County	Pinellas	No	No	No	Yes	(727) 893-1115	106	11	9.6	80.2%	16 (15.1%)	79 (74.5%)	7 (6.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$28,248			$3,276			$24,973	4.1	3.7	735
120168003123	736	Triad	Public	6-12	4430 Beneva Rd	Sarasota	34233	Sarasota County	Sarasota	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 361-6752	116	8	14.5	87.9%	27 (23.3%)	53 (45.7%)	28 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.9%)	$19,257			$1,856			$17,401	4.1	2.7	767	31
120198004458	737	Walton Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	5-12	389 Dorsey Ave	Defuniak Springs	32435	Walton County	Walton	Yes	No	No	Yes	(850) 892-3999	181	2	120.6	86.2%	119 (65.7%)	23 (12.7%)	31 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$10,267			$1,767			$8,501	4	6.1	695	42
120141003624	738	Okeechobee Achievement Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 NW 34th St	Okeechobee	34972	Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 462-5125	199	11	17.7	79.4%	85 (42.7%)	18 (9.0%)	80 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	$14,577			$4,790			$9,788	3.9	2.9	761	23
120159007899	739	New Beginnings High School	Public, Charter	6-12	250 Magnolia Ave SW	Winter Haven	33880	Polk County	Polk	Yes	No	No	Yes	(863) 268-5666	753	10	75.3	65.5%	168 (22.3%)	219 (29.1%)	333 (44.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	$8,631			$668			$7,963	3.9	4.1	725	14
120048000635	740	Grand Park Career Center	Public	6-12	2335 W 18th St	Jacksonville	32209	Duval County	Duval	No	No	No	Yes	(904) 630-6894	203	16	12.6	80.8%	12 (5.9%)	170 (83.7%)	10 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.4%)	$19,513			$3,287			$16,225	3.9	5.4	705	35

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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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