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Florida teacher certification lookup

Florida's Educator Certification Lookup is the state search for the certification status of teachers who are currently certified in Florida.

Open the Florida certificate lookup

Whose certificate are you checking?

The state search opens in a new tab. Come back and choose what the record showed.

Official state source Search stays with the state Checked 2026-09-26

Before you search

How to find the right Florida record

  1. 01Choose a search: by the educator's name, by name within a specific license type, or by license number.
  2. 02A license-number search is the surest way to confirm one known record.
  3. 03City and county searches are available when you are trying to identify the right educator rather than verify one known record.
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What the public record can answer

Florida Department of Education

  • 01

    The certification status of a teacher currently certified in Florida

  • 02

    The issued certificate information the state makes public

  • 03

    A state-controlled record rather than a copied third-party directory

Record timing

Florida's public description is limited to teachers currently certified in the state, so an expired or pending record may require the private applicant process or agency help.

If the search comes up empty

Check these before you stop

  • •Check the educator's name and any former name used with the Bureau of Educator Certification.
  • •Remember that FDOE describes the public tool as a search for teachers who are currently certified.
  • •If you already applied, use the private licensing service or contact the Bureau with your application information.

Still not sure what you are looking at? Ask us about your Florida record and we will answer by email within one business day.

Issued certificate vs. pending application

A public certificate result and an application status are not the same thing. Applicants should use Florida's online licensing service for their own file; a missing public result does not establish that an application was denied.

Understand processing timelines

Help with the result you found

Florida

01My certificate did not appearRetry the state search and choose the right next recordOpen 02My application is still pendingFind the private applicant process and what to checkOpen 03My certificate expires soonRead Florida renewal guidance while this check is pausedOpen 04I need to finish exams on my SOERead Florida’s guidance for the exams on your SOEOpen 05I want to add a subject or school leadershipRead Florida’s guidance for adding a subject or leadership certificateOpen 06I hold a Temporary CertificateRead Florida’s current Temporary-to-Professional guidanceOpen

Official sources

Checked 2026-09-26

Florida Department of EducationOpen the Florida certificate lookupFlorida Department of EducationFDOE Educator CertificationFlorida Department of EducationFDOE online certification application and status

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