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)
120174003017	651	Gaines Alternative At Hamblen	Public	5-12	1 Christopher St	St Augustine	32084	St. Johns County	St. Johns	No	No	No	No	(904) 547-8560	83	0		47.0%	48 (57.8%)	20 (24.1%)	9 (10.8%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$15,138			$311			$14,827	16.9	14.4	644	7
120123001220	652	Bayshore High School	Public	9-12	5401 34th St W	Bradenton	34210	Manatee County	Manatee	No	No	No	Yes	(941) 751-7004	1,435	70	20.5	65.2%	275 (19.2%)	206 (14.4%)	872 (60.8%)	15 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (4.6%)	$9,450			$1,494			$7,956	16.6	14.1	645	7
120108007353	653	Island Coast High School	Public	9-12	2125 De Navarra Pkwy	Cape Coral	33909	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 458-0362	1,653	68	24.3	52.6%	642 (38.8%)	163 (9.9%)	768 (46.5%)	21 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (3.4%)	$8,906			$1,738			$7,170	16.3	17.7	620	33
120108003952	654	South Fort Myers High School	Public	9-12	14020 Plantation Rd	Fort Myers	33912	Lee County	Lee	No	No	No	Yes	(239) 561-0060	1,917	84	22.9	49.9%	326 (17.0%)	371 (19.4%)	1,153 (60.1%)	26 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.0%)	$10,147			$2,552			$7,594	16	19.5	607	47
120150003763	655	South Area Secondary Intensive Transition Program	Public	6-12	1300 S.W. 3oth Avenue	Boynton Beach	33426	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	No	No	Yes	(561) 202-0600	85	9	9.4	80.0%	9 (10.6%)	45 (52.9%)	26 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$38,553			$3,464			$35,090	15.7	9.4	666	11
120150001516	656	Lake Worth High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1701 Lake Worth Rd	Lake Worth	33460	Palm Beach County	Palm Beach	No	Yes	No	Yes	(561) 533-6300	2,683	150	17.8	71.3%	150 (5.6%)	747 (27.8%)	1,651 (61.5%)	19 (0.7%)	76 (2.8%)	6 (0.2%)	34 (1.3%)	$12,035			$1,608			$10,428	15.4	10.9	658	2
120138008315	657	Okaloosa Online Non Franchised	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	461 School Ave	Crestview	32536	Okaloosa County	Okaloosa	No	No	Yes	No	(850) 689-7149	553	0		41.0%	366 (66.2%)	63 (11.4%)	45 (8.1%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	65 (11.8%)	$4,750			$279			$4,471	15.4	19.5	609	48
120087008676	658	Bridgeprep Academy Of Advanced Studies Of Hillsborough	Public, Charter	9-12	6303 Us Highway 301 South	Riverview	33578	Hillsborough County	Hillsborough	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(813) 405-1770	30	0		63.3%	1 (3.3%)	4 (13.3%)	22 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)	$4,771			$00			$4,771	15.4			(n/a)
120177008545	659	Acceleration Academy	Public	8-12	329 SE Port St Lucie Blvd	Port St Lucie	34984	St. Lucie County	St. Lucie	No	No	No	Yes	(772) 618-1777	263	5	52.6	56.7%	104 (39.5%)	68 (25.9%)	78 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.6%)	$5,820			$58			$5,763	15.4	7.3	679	20
120159008733	660	Maynard A Traviss Technical Academy	Public	6-12	3225 Winter Lake Rd	Lakeland	33803	Polk County	Polk	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 499-2700	140	8	17.5	50.7%	53 (37.9%)	19 (13.6%)	63 (45.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$11,249			$1,510			$9,740	15.3	15	641	19

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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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