These Are The Top Elementary Schools In FL, U.S. News Says In New Ranking

Jacksonville Beach Elementary is the best public elementary school in Florida, according to a new ranking Tuesday from U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News researchers based the 2026 ranking of the nation’s best public elementary schools on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education. Elementary schools are considered either pre-K-5 or pre-K-6 in the analysis. For schools that have a wider grade span, only tests through fifth grade were considered.

The top 25 public elementary schools in Florida are:

• Jacksonville Beach Elementary, Jacksonville Beach (Duval County Public Schools)
• Pine View School, Osprey (Sarasota County Schools) tied with Somerset Academy, Miramar (Broward County Public Schools)
• Morikami Park Elementary School, Delray Beach (The School District of Palm Beach County)
• Orlando Gifted Academy, Orlando (Orange County Public Schools)
• Tarpon Springs Fundamental Elementary School, Tarpon Springs (Pinellas County Schools)
• Somerset Academy Davie Charter School, Davie (Broward County Public Schools)
• A.D. Henderson University School & FAU High School, Boca Raton (FAU Lab School)
• Somerset Academy Elementary School, South Miami (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)
• Sunset Elementary School, Miami (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)
• University Academy Sable Inc., Panama City (Bay District Schools)
• Henry S. West Laboratory School, Coral Gables (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)
• Freedom 7 Elementary School of International Studies, Cocoa Beach (Brevard Public Schools)
• Fort Myers Beach Elementary School, Fort Myers Beach (Lee County School District)
• Alachua Learning Academy Elementary, Alachua (Alachua County Public Schools)
• Waters Edge Elementary School, Boca Raton (The School District of Palm Beach County)
• Archimedean Academy, Miami (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)
• Doral Academy, Doral (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)
• Ada Merritt K-8 Center, Miami (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)
• Pinecrest Elementary School, Miami (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)
• Palmetto Elementary School, Miami (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)
• Bayview Elementary School, Fort Lauderdale (Broward County Public Schools)
• Ashton Elementary School, Sarasota (Sarasota County Schools)
• I Preparatory Academy, Miami (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)
• North Dade Center for Modern Languages, Miami Gardens, (Miami-Dade County Public Schools)

The report includes about 47,000 public elementary schools ranked at the state and district levels based on publicly available data from the U.S. Department of Education.

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For district-level rankings, at least two of the top-performing schools must rank in the top 75 percent of the overall elementary or middle school rankings to qualify for recognition.

“The 2026 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings highlight institutions that excel in fostering student achievement and providing exceptional learning environments for all,” U.S. News said of the report.

The rankings methodology focuses on state assessments of students who were proficient or above proficient in mathematics and reading/language arts, while accounting for student background and achievement in core subjects. Student-teacher ratios are applied to break ties in the overall score.