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Best public schools in Panama City, FL

37 public schools in Panama City: 14 elementary · 4 middle · 6 high · 1 K-8 · 12 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

14 schools in Panama City, best first
1
NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 84.3
Bay · Grades K-5 · Charter · 694 students
ELA 70%Math 83%Science 63%
#279 of 1,775 in Florida
2
BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY 68.7
Bay · Grades K-5 · Charter · 765 students
ELA 61%Math 75%Science 52%
#556 of 1,775 in Florida
3
CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 44.6
Bay · Grades PK-5 · 537 students
ELA 51%Math 57%Science 47%
#983 of 1,775 in Florida
4
PALM BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 41.4
Bay · Grades K-5 · Charter · 317 students
ELA 59%Math 53%Science 31%
#1,040 of 1,775 in Florida
5
DEER POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 35.6
Bay · Grades PK-5 · 707 students
ELA 50%Math 53%Science 40%
#1,143 of 1,775 in Florida
6
MERRIAM CHERRY STREET ELEMENTARY 33.8
Bay · Grades PK-5 · 381 students
ELA 48%Math 49%Science 49%
#1,175 of 1,775 in Florida
7
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 32.9
Bay · Grades PK-5 · 561 students
ELA 47%Math 52%Science 43%
#1,191 of 1,775 in Florida
8
PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 23.1
Bay · Grades PK-5 · 502 students
ELA 41%Math 43%Science 54%
#1,365 of 1,775 in Florida
9
TOMMY SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 23.0
Bay · Grades PK-5 · 731 students
ELA 44%Math 39%Science 52%
#1,367 of 1,775 in Florida
10
HILAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 16.3
Bay · Grades PK-5 · 676 students
ELA 41%Math 41%Science 40%
#1,486 of 1,775 in Florida
11
LUCILLE MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 15.4
Bay · Grades PK-5 · 524 students
ELA 36%Math 44%Science 43%
#1,502 of 1,775 in Florida
12
CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3.8
Bay · Grades PK-5 · 554 students
ELA 32%Math 31%Science 32%
#1,708 of 1,775 in Florida
13
OSCAR PATTERSON ACADEMY 0.8
Bay · Grades PK-4 · 322 students
ELA 26%Math 26%
#1,761 of 1,775 in Florida
14
ST. ANDREW SCHOOL AT OAKLAND TERRACE 0.2
Bay · Grades PK-5 · 68 students
ELA 14%Math 17%Science 7%
#1,772 of 1,775 in Florida

Middle schools

4 schools in Panama City, best first
1
BAY HAVEN CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL 88.0
Bay · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 432 students
ELA 77%Math 85%Science 59%
#69 of 573 in Florida
2
NORTH BAY HAVEN CHARTER ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL 87.3
Bay · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 525 students
ELA 70%Math 89%Science 63%
#73 of 573 in Florida
3
MERRITT BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL 29.6
Bay · Grades 6-8 · 680 students
ELA 48%Math 46%Science 40%
#404 of 573 in Florida
4
JINKS MIDDLE SCHOOL 11.4
Bay · Grades 6-8 · 583 students
ELA 39%Math 35%Science 28%
#508 of 573 in Florida

High schools

6 schools in Panama City, best first
1
THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL AT FSU PC 98.0
Fsu Bay · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 97 students
ELA 90%Math 89%Science 98%
#12 of 564 in Florida
2
NORTH BAY HAVEN CAREER ACADEMY 90.2
Bay · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 882 students
ELA 68%Math 95%Science 94%
#56 of 564 in Florida
3
BAY HIGH SCHOOL 38.7
Bay · Grades 9-12 · 1,298 students
ELA 53%Math 35%Science 71%
#346 of 564 in Florida
4
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 5.9
Bay · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 106 students
ELA 22%Math 2%Science 33%
#531 of 564 in Florida
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AMIKIDS MARITIME ACADEMY —
Bay · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 88 students
No published test results
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CHAUTAUQUA CHARTER SCHOOL —
Bay · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 47 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Panama City
1
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY SABL INC 98.4
Bay · Grades K-8 · Charter · 707 students
ELA 86%Math 95%Science 86%
#7 of 413 in Florida

Combined schools

12 schools in Panama City, best first
1
RISING LEADERS ACADEMY 84.8
Bay · Grades K-12 · Charter · 309 students
ELA 73%Math 82%Science 55%
#46 of 299 in Florida
2
DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL 75.1
Bay · Grades PK-12 · 1,648 students
ELA 62%Math 61%Science 68%
#75 of 299 in Florida
3
PALM BAY PREPARATORY ACADEMY 6-12 66.1
Bay · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 201 students
ELA 60%Math 48%Science 61%
#102 of 299 in Florida
4
RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL 42.0
Bay · Grades 6-12 · 1,423 students
ELA 34%Math 33%Science 47%
#174 of 299 in Florida
5
NEW HORIZONS LEARNING CENTER 19.2
Bay · Grades 6-12 · 91 students
ELA 12%Math 16%Science 8%
#242 of 299 in Florida
6
ROSENWALD HIGH SCHOOL 11.9
Bay · Grades 6-12 · 324 students
ELA 10%Math 6%Science 10%
#264 of 299 in Florida
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BAY REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER —
Bay · Grades K-12 · 28 students
No published test results
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BAY VIRTUAL FRANCHISE —
Bay · Grades 3-12 · 26 students
No published test results
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BAY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM —
Bay · Grades K-12 · 7 students
No published test results
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BAY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED) —
Bay · Grades 6-12 · 91 students
No published test results
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EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION —
Bay · Grades PK-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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MARGARET K. LEWIS IN MILLVILLE —
Bay · Grades PK-12 · 169 students
No published test results

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