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Best public schools in Fort Pierce, FL

21 public schools in Fort Pierce: 7 elementary · 2 middle · 3 high · 3 K-8 · 6 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Florida.

Elementary schools

7 schools in Fort Pierce, best first
1
FAIRLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 91.4
St. Lucie · Grades PK-5 · 646 students
ELA 76%Math 84%Science 78%
#153 of 1,775 in Florida
2
LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 44.4
St. Lucie · Grades PK-5 · 640 students
ELA 44%Math 64%Science 48%
#987 of 1,775 in Florida
3
WHITE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 35.5
St. Lucie · Grades PK-5 · 504 students
ELA 43%Math 57%Science 49%
#1,145 of 1,775 in Florida
4
LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 35.1
St. Lucie · Grades PK-5 · 783 students
ELA 41%Math 61%Science 44%
#1,152 of 1,775 in Florida
5
ST. LUCIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 25.4
St. Lucie · Grades PK-5 · 662 students
ELA 34%Math 54%Science 50%
#1,324 of 1,775 in Florida
6
FRANCES K. SWEET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 25.1
St. Lucie · Grades PK-5 · 364 students
ELA 43%Math 51%Science 36%
#1,330 of 1,775 in Florida
7
WEATHERBEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 9.3
St. Lucie · Grades PK-5 · 728 students
ELA 35%Math 42%Science 30%
#1,610 of 1,775 in Florida

Middle schools

2 schools in Fort Pierce, best first
1
DAN MCCARTY MIDDLE SCHOOL 32.2
St. Lucie · Grades 6-8 · 711 students
ELA 42%Math 54%Science 43%
#389 of 573 in Florida
2
FOREST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL 26.1
St. Lucie · Grades 6-8 · 853 students
ELA 44%Math 49%Science 36%
#424 of 573 in Florida

High schools

3 schools in Fort Pierce, best first
1
FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 37.9
St. Lucie · Grades 9-12 · 3,187 students
ELA 54%Math 33%Science 69%
#351 of 564 in Florida
2
FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNET 18.9
St. Lucie · Grades 9-12 · 1,956 students
ELA 46%Math 18%Science 60%
#458 of 564 in Florida
3
PERFORMANCE BASED PREPARATORY ACADEMY 7.7
St. Lucie · Grades 9-12 · 141 students
ELA 20%Math 5%Science 36%
#521 of 564 in Florida

K-8 schools

3 schools in Fort Pierce, best first
1
SAMUEL S. GAINES ACADEMY OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 49.0
St. Lucie · Grades PK-8 · 702 students
ELA 58%Math 61%Science 58%
#211 of 413 in Florida
2
CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY OF ST. LUCIE 46.4
St. Lucie · Grades K-8 · 468 students
ELA 57%Math 62%Science 53%
#222 of 413 in Florida
3
CHESTER A. MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 20.5
St. Lucie · Grades PK-8 · 429 students
ELA 40%Math 56%Science 43%
#329 of 413 in Florida

Combined schools

6 schools in Fort Pierce, best first
1
LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY 77.1
St. Lucie · Grades 6-12 · 1,680 students
ELA 67%Math 59%Science 71%
#69 of 299 in Florida
2
INDEPENDENCE CLASSICAL ACADEMY 63.4
St. Lucie · Grades K-12 · Charter · 472 students
ELA 53%Math 56%Science 54%
#110 of 299 in Florida
3
DALE CASSENS EDUCATION COMPLEX 30.3
St. Lucie · Grades PK-12 · 212 students
ELA 19%Math 16%Science 21%
#209 of 299 in Florida
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DATA HOUSE —
St. Lucie · Grades 6-12 · 14 students
No published test results
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PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS TREASURE COAST —
St. Lucie · Grades 6-12 · 37 students
No published test results
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ST. LUCIE DETENTION CENTER —
St. Lucie · Grades K-12 · 65 students
No published test results

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