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Florida's 2016 Best Private High Schools Ranked

A new list created by Niche.com, ranks the Sunshine State's best private high schools.

TAMPA, FL — When it comes to the best private schools in the state of Florida, the Tampa Bay area is well represented.

According to Niche.com, Town ‘N Country’s Berkeley Preparatory and Bradenton’s St. Stephen’s Episcopal School are among the best of the best. The website, which is a service information provider, recently ranked Florida’s best private high schools. It has also ranked public high schools and elementary schools.

Niche.com rankings are “based on statistics, student and parent reviews, and expert insights. Ranking factors include SAT/ACT scores, the qulity of colleges that students consider, student-teacher ratio, student and parent reviews, and more.”

Here are the Top 50 private high schools in the state, according to Niche.com. To check out the full list of 100, visit the website.

  1. Ransom Everglades School, Miami
  2. Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale
  3. Gulliver Preparatory School, Pinecrest
  4. St. Andrews School, Boca Raton
  5. Palmer Trinity School, Palmetto Bay
  6. Trinity Preparatory School, Oviedo
  7. Berkeley Prep, Town ‘N Country
  8. David Posnack Jewish Day School, Davie
  9. St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Bradenton
  10. The Benjamin School, North Palm Beach
  11. American Heritage School, Plantation
  12. The Community School of Naples, Naples
  13. Shorecrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg
  14. Oak Hall School, Gainesville
  15. Tampa Preparatory School, Tampa
  16. The Bolles School, Jacksonville
  17. Canterbury School, Whiskey Creek
  18. Jesuit High School, Tampa
  19. Miami Country Day School, Miami
  20. Lake Highland Prep, Orlando
  21. University School of Nova Southeastern, Davie
  22. Gulliver Preparatory School, Olympia Heights
  23. North Broward Prep, Deerfield Beach
  24. St. Edward’s School, South Beach
  25. Belen Jesuit Prep, Tamiami
  26. Maclay School, Tallahassee
  27. Seacrest Country Day School, Naples
  28. Scheck Hillel Community School, Ojus
  29. The Geneva School, Casselberry
  30. Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Jacksonville
  31. RASG Hebrew Academy, Miami Beach
  32. Admiral Farragut Academy, St. Petersburg
  33. St. Johns Country Day School, Lakeside
  34. American Heritage School, Boynton Beach
  35. Donna Klein Jewish Academy, Sunshine Parkway
  36. Montverde Academy, Montverde
  37. Academy of Holy Names, Tampa
  38. The Out-of-Door Academy, Siesta Key
  39. Universal Academy of Florida, Tampa
  40. St. Thomas Aquinas High, Fort Lauderdale
  41. Carrollwood Day School, Lake Magdalene
  42. The Out-of-Door Academy, Sarasota
  43. Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Kendall
  44. Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne
  45. Weinbaum Yeshiva High, Boca Raton
  46. John Paul II Catholic High, Tallahassee
  47. IMG Academy, Bayshore Gardens
  48. The Canterbury School, St. Petersburg
  49. Bishop Moore Catholic High, Orlando
  50. Lake Mary Prep, Lake Mary

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