Finding good schools for your children is a very important factor in choosing where to live for most parents. So we looked to a web site called SchoolDigger for a ranking cities in Florida with the best schools. The ranking is determined by their “rank score,” which uses testing data from 2014 to 2015 to determine a percentile for the city’s schools. So, for example, if a school scored a 0.95, they’ve scored better than 95% of the other schools in Florida.
- Pensacola Beach
www.pbes.org The schools of this community on Santa Rosa Island had a rank score of 0.987. Pictured is Pensacola Beach Elementary School, which had a calculated Average Standard Score of 95.61 in 2014.
- Sanibel
sbl.leeschools.net Schools in this city in Lee County are ranked better than 98.5% of other schools in Florida. Pictured is the city’s school for pre-K through eighth grade, The Sanibel School, which In 2014 had a calculated Average Standard Score of 95.41.
- Aventura
www.aventuracharter.org Aventura in Miami-Dade county was ranked at 0.977. Pictured is the Aventura City of Excellence School, whose 2014 calculated Average Standard Score was 94.84.
- Chuluota
doublerschool.com Chuluota in Seminole County was ranked at 0.974. Pictured is the Double R Private School, which educates children from pre-K to eighth grade.
- Holmes Beach
Facebook/AME PTO Holmes beach had a rank score of 0.966. Pictured is Anna Maria Elementary School, which for 2014 had a calculated Average Standard Score of 93.2.
- Ponte Vedra Beach
http://www.lms.stjohns.k12.fl.us/ Ponte Vedra Beach in Northeast Florida earned a rank score of 0.965. Pictured is Alice B. Landrum Middle School, which earned a calculated Average Standard Score of 93.51 in 2014.
- St. Johns
www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us This suburb of Jacksonville earned a score of 0.964. Pictured is Fruit Cove Middle School, which ranked better than 98% of middle schools in Florida and had a calculated Average Standard Score of 95.45.
- Odessa
hammond.mysdhc.org Odessa in Pasco County earned a rank score of 0.958. Pictured is Hammond Elementary School, which had a calculated Average Standard Score of 93.07.
- Melbourne Beach
Facebook/Brevard Public Schools Melbourne Beach in Brevard County scored a 0.951 rank score. Gemini Elementary School ranked better than 95.1% of elementary schools in Florida.
- Key Biscayne
www.gomakos.org Key Biscayne, an island town in Miami-Dade County, scored a 0.949. Pictured is the MAST Academy (Math & Science Technology Senior High), which ranked higher than 98.4% of Florida high schools and had a calculated Average Standard Score of 93.65.
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The schools of this community on Santa Rosa Island had a rank score of 0.987. Pictured is Pensacola Beach Elementary School, which had a calculated Average Standard Score of 95.61 in 2014.
sbl.leeschools.net
Schools in this city in Lee County are ranked better than 98.5% of other schools in Florida. Pictured is the city’s school for pre-K through eighth grade, The Sanibel School, which In 2014 had a calculated Average Standard Score of 95.41.
Aventura in Miami-Dade county was ranked at 0.977. Pictured is the Aventura City of Excellence School, whose 2014 calculated Average Standard Score was 94.84.
doublerschool.com
Chuluota in Seminole County was ranked at 0.974. Pictured is the Double R Private School, which educates children from pre-K to eighth grade.
Facebook/AME PTO
Holmes beach had a rank score of 0.966. Pictured is Anna Maria Elementary School, which for 2014 had a calculated Average Standard Score of 93.2.
http://www.lms.stjohns.k12.fl.us/
Ponte Vedra Beach in Northeast Florida earned a rank score of 0.965. Pictured is Alice B. Landrum Middle School, which earned a calculated Average Standard Score of 93.51 in 2014.
www-fcs.stjohns.k12.fl.us
This suburb of Jacksonville earned a score of 0.964. Pictured is Fruit Cove Middle School, which ranked better than 98% of middle schools in Florida and had a calculated Average Standard Score of 95.45.
hammond.mysdhc.org
Odessa in Pasco County earned a rank score of 0.958. Pictured is Hammond Elementary School, which had a calculated Average Standard Score of 93.07.
Facebook/Brevard Public Schools
Melbourne Beach in Brevard County scored a 0.951 rank score. Gemini Elementary School ranked better than 95.1% of elementary schools in Florida.
Key Biscayne, an island town in Miami-Dade County, scored a 0.949. Pictured is the MAST Academy (Math & Science Technology Senior High), which ranked higher than 98.4% of Florida high schools and had a calculated Average Standard Score of 93.65.
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