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Best public schools in Gainesville, FL

46 public schools in Gainesville: 22 elementary · 6 middle · 7 high · 1 K-8 · 10 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

22 schools in Gainesville, best first
1
EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY 92.9
Alachua · Grades K-5 · Charter · 78 students
ELA 76%Math 88%
#126 of 1,775 in Florida
2
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 76.8
Alachua · Grades PK-5 · 735 students
ELA 70%Math 68%Science 68%
#412 of 1,775 in Florida
3
WILLIAM S. TALBOT ELEM SCHOOL 76.3
Alachua · Grades PK-5 · 627 students
ELA 68%Math 70%Science 69%
#421 of 1,775 in Florida
4
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 72.8
Alachua · Grades K-5 · 869 students
ELA 65%Math 69%Science 64%
#483 of 1,775 in Florida
5
CARING & SHARING LEARNING SCHOOL 71.9
Alachua · Grades PK-5 · Charter · 320 students
ELA 62%Math 79%Science 50%
#499 of 1,775 in Florida
6
LAWTON M. CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 70.5
Alachua · Grades PK-5 · 699 students
ELA 68%Math 69%Science 54%
#524 of 1,775 in Florida
7
BOULWARE SPRINGS CHARTER 68.6
Alachua · Grades K-5 · Charter · 158 students
ELA 63%Math 78%Science 43%
#557 of 1,775 in Florida
8
LITTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 67.2
Alachua · Grades PK-5 · 720 students
ELA 62%Math 66%Science 63%
#582 of 1,775 in Florida
9
KIMBALL WILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60.9
Alachua · Grades PK-5 · 830 students
ELA 63%Math 61%Science 57%
#694 of 1,775 in Florida
10
GLEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 56.4
Alachua · Grades K-5 · 443 students
ELA 64%Math 57%Science 50%
#774 of 1,775 in Florida
11
C. W. NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 43.7
Alachua · Grades PK-5 · 539 students
ELA 53%Math 49%Science 57%
#999 of 1,775 in Florida
12
THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE PROJECT 38.1
Alachua · Grades K-5 · Charter · 188 students
ELA 56%Math 52%Science 38%
#1,099 of 1,775 in Florida
13
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY 23.4
Alachua · Grades K-5 · 502 students
ELA 47%Math 44%Science 40%
#1,360 of 1,775 in Florida
14
STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 13.7
Alachua · Grades K-5 · 386 students
ELA 43%Math 39%Science 33%
#1,532 of 1,775 in Florida
15
MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 13.6
Alachua · Grades PK-5 · 637 students
ELA 40%Math 44%Science 28%
#1,534 of 1,775 in Florida
16
IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 7.6
Alachua · Grades K-5 · 628 students
ELA 38%Math 34%Science 30%
#1,640 of 1,775 in Florida
17
LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6.4
Alachua · Grades K-5 · 286 students
ELA 39%Math 27%Science 24%
#1,662 of 1,775 in Florida
18
W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2.6
Alachua · Grades K-5 · 444 students
ELA 28%Math 33%Science 30%
#1,729 of 1,775 in Florida
19
JOSEPH WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1.0
Alachua · Grades K-5 · 458 students
ELA 26%Math 24%Science 23%
#1,757 of 1,775 in Florida
20
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 0.6
Alachua · Grades K-5 · 420 students
ELA 25%Math 16%Science 18%
#1,764 of 1,775 in Florida
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ALACHUA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED) —
Alachua · Grades K-5 · 39 students
No published test results
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EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY AT DUVAL —
Alachua · Grades PK · 0 students
No published test results

Middle schools

6 schools in Gainesville, best first
1
KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL 64.8
Alachua · Grades 6-8 · 1,070 students
ELA 63%Math 64%Science 51%
#202 of 573 in Florida
2
FORT CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL 62.4
Alachua · Grades 6-8 · 888 students
ELA 60%Math 61%Science 55%
#216 of 573 in Florida
3
ABRAHAM LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL 52.3
Alachua · Grades 6-8 · 697 students
ELA 59%Math 55%Science 47%
#274 of 573 in Florida
4
HOWARD W. BISHOP MIDDLE SCHOOL 47.6
Alachua · Grades 6-8 · 846 students
ELA 55%Math 53%Science 50%
#301 of 573 in Florida
5
WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL 24.2
Alachua · Grades 6-8 · 795 students
ELA 44%Math 44%Science 40%
#435 of 573 in Florida
6
RESILIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL INC 8.5
Alachua · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 114 students
ELA 41%Math 27%Science 19%
#525 of 573 in Florida

High schools

7 schools in Gainesville, best first
1
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL 74.7
Alachua · Grades 9-12 · 2,444 students
ELA 66%Math 55%Science 76%
#143 of 564 in Florida
2
PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL 71.2
Alachua · Grades 9-12 · 310 students
ELA 65%Math 64%Science 59%
#163 of 564 in Florida
3
GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 45.5
Alachua · Grades 8-12 · 1,791 students
ELA 50%Math 49%Science 57%
#308 of 564 in Florida
4
EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL 39.1
Alachua · Grades 7-12 · 1,231 students
ELA 50%Math 40%Science 67%
#344 of 564 in Florida
5
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL 1.3
Alachua · Grades 8-12 · Charter · 187 students
ELA 7%Math 3%Science 7%
#557 of 564 in Florida
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SANTA FE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL DUAL ENROLLMENT —
Alachua · Grades 11-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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SIATECH MYCROSCHOOL INC. —
Alachua · Grades 8-12 · Charter · 154 students
ELA 3%

K-8 schools

1 school in Gainesville
1
THE EINSTEIN SCHOOL INC. 0.4
Alachua · Grades 2-8 · Charter · 100 students
ELA 18%Math 12%Science 20%
#412 of 413 in Florida

Combined schools

10 schools in Gainesville, best first
1
P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL 94.1
Uf Lab Sch · Grades PK-12 · 1,340 students
ELA 81%Math 87%Science 78%
#18 of 299 in Florida
2
ALACHUA ESCHOOL (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE) 59.7
Alachua · Grades 6-12 · 197 students
ELA 56%Math 33%Science 64%
#121 of 299 in Florida
3
A.QUINN JONES CENTER 2.5
Alachua · Grades 6-12 · 91 students
ELA 0%Math 0%Science 0%
#292 of 299 in Florida
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ALACHUA COUNTY JAIL —
Alachua · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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ALACHUA REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER —
Alachua · Grades 6-12 · 47 students
No published test results
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ALACHUA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM —
Alachua · Grades K-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND —
Alachua · Grades K-12 · 28 students
No published test results
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P. K. YONGE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE —
Uf Lab Sch · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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PACE —
Alachua · Grades 6-12 · 51 students
No published test results
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SIDNEY LANIER CENTER —
Alachua · Grades K-12 · 165 students
No published test results

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