For the 2025 school year, there are 69 blue ribbon private schools serving 35,347 students in Florida.
The top ranked blue ribbon private schools in Florida include Mount Dora Christian Academy, Westminster Academy, and CRISDA Christian Academy.
The average tuition cost is $15,410, which is higher than the Florida private school average tuition cost of $14,108.
Blue Ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.
Top Ranked Florida Blue Ribbon Private Schools (2025)
School
Location
Quick Facts
2667 Bruton Blvd
Orlando, FL 32805
(407) 206-8602
Orlando, FL 32805
(407) 206-8602
Gr: NS-12 | 1,500 student Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
5601 N Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
(954) 815-0131
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
(954) 815-0131
Gr: NS-12 | 1,040 student Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 17 Blue Ribbon year: 2014 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1241 Blanding Blvd
Orange Park, FL 32065
(904) 276-3339
Orange Park, FL 32065
(904) 276-3339
Gr: K-12 | 122 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 1 | Extracurrculars: 6 Blue Ribbon year: 2024 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
All Souls Catholic School![All Souls Catholic School Photo]( "All Souls Catholic School Photo")
(Catholic)
810 S Oak Avenue
Sanford, FL 32771
(407) 322-7090
Sanford, FL 32771
(407) 322-7090
Gr: PK-8 | 186 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 9 Blue Ribbon year: 2004 Tuition listed
593 Jamestown Blvd
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
(140) 777-4280
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
(140) 777-4280
Gr: PK-8 | 645 students Avg. class size: 28 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 17 Blue Ribbon year: 2003 Tuition listed
Ascension Catholic School
(Catholic)
2950 N Harbor City Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32935
(321) 254-1595
Melbourne, FL 32935
(321) 254-1595
Gr: K-8 | 402 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 7 Blue Ribbon year: 2003 Tuition listed
Blessed Trinity Catholic School
(Catholic)
4020 Curtiss Pkwy
Miami, FL 33166
(305) 871-5766
Miami, FL 33166
(305) 871-5766
Gr: PK-8 | 198 students Tuition listed
470 NW 4th Ave.
Boca Raton, FL 33432
(561) 391-2727
Boca Raton, FL 33432
(561) 391-2727
Gr: PK-12 | 876 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Brauser Maimonides Academy
(Jewish)
5300 Southwest 40th Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
(954) 989-6886
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
(954) 989-6886
Gr: K-8 | 507 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 11 Blue Ribbon year: 2009 Acceptance rate listed
6101 N Habana Ave
Tampa, FL 33614
(813) 872-6744
Tampa, FL 33614
(813) 872-6744
Gr: NS-12 | 681 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 15 Blue Ribbon year: 2020 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1515 W. Bearss Avenue
Tampa, FL 33613
(813) 920-2288
Tampa, FL 33613
(813) 920-2288
Gr: NS-12 | 1,235 student Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 51 Blue Ribbon year: 2004 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Cathedral Parish School![Cathedral Parish School Photo]( "Cathedral Parish School Photo")
(Catholic)
259 Saint George St
Saint Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 824-2861
Saint Augustine, FL 32084
(904) 824-2861
Gr: PK-8 | 339 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 8 Blue Ribbon year: 2007 Tuition listed
500 East Chaminade Drive
Hollywood, FL 33021
(954) 989-5150
Hollywood, FL 33021
(954) 989-5150
Gr: 9-12 | 600 students Avg. class size: 122 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 24 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Christ The King Catholic School
(Catholic)
6822 Larkin Rd
Jacksonville, FL 32211
(904) 724-2954
Jacksonville, FL 32211
(904) 724-2954
Gr: PK-8 | 385 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 8
3809 W Morrison Avenue
Tampa, FL 33629
(813) 876-8770
Tampa, FL 33629
(813) 876-8770
Gr: PK-8 | 522 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 11 Blue Ribbon year: 2011, 2020 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Clearwater Central Catholic High School![Clearwater Central Catholic High School Photo]( "Clearwater Central Catholic High School Photo")
(Catholic)
2750 Haines Bayshore Rd
Clearwater, FL 33760
(727) 531-1449
Clearwater, FL 33760
(727) 531-1449
Gr: 9-12 | 583 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 16 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
8755 SW 16th St
Miami, FL 33165
(305) 559-9409
Miami, FL 33165
(305) 559-9409
Gr: PK-8 | 204 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 4 Acceptance rate listed
12015 Orange Grove Drive
Tampa, FL 33618
(813) 961-3087
Tampa, FL 33618
(813) 961-3087
Gr: PK-8 | 578 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 35 Blue Ribbon year: 2004 Tuition listed
CRISDA Christian Academy
Special Program Emphasis (Christian)
7949 NW 2nd Street
Miami, FL 33126
(305) 265-1108
Miami, FL 33126
(305) 265-1108
Gr: K-12 | 109 students Avg. class size: 15 students Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Espiritu Santo Catholic School![Espiritu Santo Catholic School Photo - 2019 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. This honor was awarded to only 50 private schools across the country last year. Espiritu has test scores in the top 15% of the nation. Espiritu Santo is the only school in the Tampa Bay area that earned this recognition in 2019.]( "Espiritu Santo Catholic School Photo - 2019 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. This honor was awarded to only 50 private schools across the country last year. Espiritu has test scores in the top 15% of the nation. Espiritu Santo is the only school in the Tampa Bay area that earned this recognition in 2019.")
(Catholic)
2405a Phillippe Pkwy
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
(727) 812-4650
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
(727) 812-4650
Gr: PK-8 | 432 students Blue Ribbon year: 2019 Tuition listed
3955 Lithia Pinecrest Rd.
Valrico, FL 33596
(813) 654-2969
Valrico, FL 33596
(813) 654-2969
Gr: PK-12 | 418 students Avg. class size: 17 students Tuition listed
Good Shepherd Catholic School
(Catholic)
5902 Oleander Dr
Orlando, FL 32807
(407) 277-3973
Orlando, FL 32807
(407) 277-3973
Gr: PK-8 | 437 students Avg. class size: 15 students Blue Ribbon year: 2000
2020 W Fletcher Avenue
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 963-2242
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 963-2242
Gr: NS-8 | 223 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 3 Blue Ribbon year: 2008 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
9800-3 Baymeadows Road
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 645-9875
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 645-9875
Gr: PK-8 | 426 students Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 11 Blue Ribbon year: 2012 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
11665 Fort Caroline Rd
Jacksonville, FL 32225
(904) 642-9165
Jacksonville, FL 32225
(904) 642-9165
Gr: NS-8 | 263 students Avg. class size: 29 students Sports: 6 Blue Ribbon year: 2022 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
2911 Bee Ridge Rd
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 924-8588
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 924-8588
Gr: PK-8 | 167 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 10 Blue Ribbon year: 2008 Tuition listed
8401 Belvedere Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
(156) 168-6424
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
(156) 168-6424
Gr: PK-12 | 1,487 student Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 13 Blue Ribbon year: 2014 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Lourdes Academy
(Catholic)
1014 N Halifax Ave
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
(386) 252-0391
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
(386) 252-0391
Gr: PK-8 | 251 students Blue Ribbon year: 2006
Maryanne Delmonte![Maryanne Delmonte Photo - St. Cecelia Interparochial Catholic School (SCS) offers an academically challenging and globally minded interdisciplinary education to children in PreK-3 through 8th grade. Through our International Baccalaureate programmes, we provide the tools, develop character and teach skills that prepare our students to thrive in high school, college and beyond.]( "Maryanne Delmonte Photo - St. Cecelia Interparochial Catholic School (SCS) offers an academically challenging and globally minded interdisciplinary education to children in PreK-3 through 8th grade. Through our International Baccalaureate programmes, we provide the tools, develop character and teach skills that prepare our students to thrive in high school, college and beyond.")
(Catholic)
1350 Court St
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 461-1207
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 461-1207
Gr: PK-8 | 471 students Avg. class size: 23 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 25 Blue Ribbon year: 2020 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
15600 NW 32nd Ave
Opa Locka, FL 33054
(305) 623-7223
Opa Locka, FL 33054
(305) 623-7223
Gr: 9-12 | 851 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 44 Blue Ribbon year: 2006 Tuition listed
301 West 13th Avenue
Mount Dora, FL 32757
(352) 383-2155
Mount Dora, FL 32757
(352) 383-2155
Gr: PK-12 | 863 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 11 Blue Ribbon year: 2017 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
2655 Northbrooke Drive
Naples, FL 34119
(239) 455-1080
Naples, FL 34119
(239) 455-1080
Gr: PK-8 | 107 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 3 Blue Ribbon year: 2007 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Northside Christian School![Northside Christian School Photo - NCS Campus View]( "Northside Christian School Photo - NCS Campus View")
(Baptist)
7777 62nd Avenue North
Saint Petersburg, FL 33709
(727) 541-7593
Saint Petersburg, FL 33709
(727) 541-7593
Gr: PK-12 | 769 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 7 Blue Ribbon year: 2016 Tuition listed
3375 SW 75 Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
(954) 262-4506
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
(954) 262-4506
Gr: NS-12 | 2,068 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 29 Tuition listed
Palmer Catholic Academy
(Catholic)
4889 Palm Valley Rd
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
(904) 543-8515
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
(904) 543-8515
Gr: PK-8 | 416 students Blue Ribbon year: 2005 Tuition listed
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked blue ribbon private schools in Florida?
The top ranked blue ribbon private schools in Florida include Mount Dora Christian Academy, Westminster Academy, and CRISDA Christian Academy.
How many blue ribbon private schools are located in Florida?
69 blue ribbon private schools are located in Florida.
How much do blue ribbon private schools cost in Florida?
The average tuition cost is $15,410, which is higher than the Florida private school average tuition cost of $14,108.
How diverse are blue ribbon private schools in Florida?
Florida blue ribbon private schools are approximately 34% minority students, which is lower than the Florida private school average of 47%.
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