Florida's Best 25 School Districts 2021: New Rankings Released

Sarasota FL

12 November, 2020

12:23 PM

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FLORIDA — Data compiler Niche has ranked Florida's best school districts for the 2020-2021 school year. Each Florida school district received a letter grade in the following categories: Academics; Diversity; Teachers; College Prep; Clubs & Activities; Health & Safety; Administration; Sports; Food; and Resources & Facilities. To arrive at the rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data, and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.) The top-ranked school district in Florida is St. Johns County School District in St. Augustine. Niche gave the school system four A grades, and Bs in teachers, administration, food, diversity, health and safety, and resources and facilities. Here are Florida's top 25 school districts, according to Niche.com: St. Johns County School DistrictSarasota County SchoolsOkaloosa County School DistrictSeminole County Public SchoolsMartin County School DistrictCollier County Public SchoolsClay County School DistrictLafayette School DistrictIndian River County School DistrictSanta Rosa County School DistrictLeon County SchoolsAlachua County Public SchoolsNassau County School DistrictMonroe County School DistrictCharlotte County Public SchoolsBrevard Public SchoolsPinellas County SchoolsSumter School DistrictPalm Beach County School DistrictCalhoun County School DistrictMiami-Dade County Public SchoolsWalton County School DistrictFlagler County Public SchoolsHillsborough County Public SchoolsOrange County Public Schools Niche looked at more than 94,000 public schools, 4,100 private schools and nearly 11,000 school districts across the country. The rankings are meant to help parents and students find schools that best fit their needs. "Unlike traditional school rankings, which rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance, Niche's rankings provide a real-life view of what it's like to attend a given school," the company said in a news release.