RISING LEADERS ACADEMY
Score 84.8/100: better than 84% of Florida combined schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2024-25)
% at level 3 or above on state tests in Florida, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Florida schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. This school takes more than one kind of test and the mix changes from year to year, so the percentile is the fairer comparison over time.
All 20 published results by grade and test
As published by Florida Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 3 | FAST ELA | 47 | 36 |
| English language arts | Grade 4 | FAST ELA | 80 | 30 |
| English language arts | Grade 5 | FAST ELA | 64 | 36 |
| English language arts | Grade 6 | FAST ELA | 79 | 29 |
| English language arts | Grade 7 | FAST ELA | 100 | 22 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | FAST ELA | 84 | 19 |
| English language arts | Grade 9 | FAST ELA | hidden (small group) | 7 |
| English language arts | Grade 10 | FAST ELA | hidden (small group) | 1 |
| Math | High school | B.E.S.T. Algebra 1 EOC | 100 | 20 |
| Math | High school | B.E.S.T. Geometry EOC | hidden (small group) | 7 |
| Math | Grade 3 | FAST Math | 86 | 36 |
| Math | Grade 4 | FAST Math | 87 | 30 |
| Math | Grade 5 | FAST Math | 78 | 36 |
| Math | Grade 6 | FAST Math | 66 | 29 |
| Math | Grade 7 | FAST Math | 79 | 14 |
| Math | Grade 8 | FAST Math | hidden (small group) | 7 |
| Science | High school | Biology 1 EOC | hidden (small group) | 7 |
| Science | Grade 5 | Statewide Science Assessment | 39 | 36 |
| Science | Grade 8 | Statewide Science Assessment | 84 | 19 |
| Social studies | High school | Civics EOC | 91 | 22 |
School profile
- Grades
- K-12
- Students
- 309
- Type
- Combined school
- Charter school
- Yes
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
Panama City, FL 32405
"Typical" is the middle (median) combined school in Florida. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
Some state files are no longer on the agency's site; we cite the original address and keep an archived copy.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
RISING LEADERS ACADEMY at a glance
RISING LEADERS ACADEMY is a public combined school (a charter school) in Panama City, Florida, serving grades K-12. It is part of the Bay school district. It has about 309 students (a typical Florida combined school has 81). About 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 47% at a typical Florida combined school, which is useful context when reading test results.
In 2024-25 state tests, 73% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 82% in math (similar schools: 53%) reached the state standard (% at level 3 or above). On our score, which compares it only with other Florida combined schools, it scores 84.8 out of 100: better than 84% of them, ranking #46 of 299. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.