Florida's Best Public, Private High Schools: New Rankings Released

FLORIDA — Several schools in Florida are among America’s best, according to rankings released Tuesday by the education platform Niche.

The new 2023 Best Schools and Districts rankings provide insight for parents on 92,743 public schools, 30,112 private schools and 11,820 school districts nationwide.

Here are the top 25 public high schools in Florida, according to Niche:

1. Pine View School, Sarasota County Schools
2. A.D. Henderson University School & FAU High School, Boca Raton
3. Stanton College Preparatory, Duval County Public Schools
4. School for Advanced Studies - Wolfson, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
5. Suncoast Community High School, Palm Beach County School District
6. Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts, Palm Beach County School District
7. School for Advanced Studies - Homestead, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
8. School for Advanced Studies - South, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
9. Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School, Orange County Public Schools
10. Cypress Bay High School, Broward County Public Schools
11. School for Advanced Studies - North, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
12. The College Academy at Broward College, Broward County Public Schools
13. West Shore Junior/Senior High School, Brevard Public Schools
14. Mast Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
15. Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
16. St. Petersburg Collegiate High School, Pinellas County Schools
17. Florida State University School, Tallahassee
18. New World School of the Arts, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
19. iPrep Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
20. NeoCity Academy, Osceola County School District
21. McFatter Technical College High School, Broward County Public Schools
22. Edgewood Junior/Senior High School, Brevard Public Schools
23. Pompano Beach High School, Broward County Public Schools
24. Terra Environmental Research Institute, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
25. MastatFiu, Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Here are the top 25 private high schools in Florida, according to Niche:

1. Ransom Everglades School, Coconut Grove
2. American Heritage Schools, Broward Campus, Plantation
3. Pine Crest School - Fort Lauderdale Campus, Fort Lauderdale
4. American Heritage Schools, Palm Beach, Delray Beach
5. Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Miami
6. Berkeley Preparatory School, Tampa
7. Crimson Global Academy, USA, online
8. NSU University School, Davie
9. Gulliver Preparatory School, Pinecrest
10. Palmer Trinity School, Miami
11. Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park
12. Posnack Jewish Day School, Davie
13. Miami Country Day School, Miami
14. Saint Andrew's School, Boca Raton
15. Scheck Hillel Community School, North Miami Beach
16. Riviera Schools, Miami
17. Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando
18. Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami
19. Shorecrest Preparatory School, St. Petersburg
20. Canterbury School, Fort Myers
21. Community School of Naples, Naples
22. Windermere Preparatory School, Windermere
23. Tampa Preparatory School, Tampa
24. Carrollwood Day School, Tampa
25. The Benjamin School, North Palm Beach

You can view the full rankings here.

Be sure to note any of your top schools that ranked prominently nationwide.

Niche said its rankings differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

Niche named the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, North Carolina, the top public school. Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, is the best private school.

Niche said its rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet.

As in previous years, the Best Schools rankings include categories for boarding, charter and magnet schools as well as schools for STEM and the arts among many others.