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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Alachua County, Florida

Across Alachua County, Florida, 8 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY leads the list at 77.5%, against a median of 55.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Alachua County, Florida

Top % Proficient (Reading)

77.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

55.6%

BEST IN READING · ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	GAINSVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	133	77.5%
2	F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	2,416	65.5%
3	PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	328	64.6%
4	SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL	ALACHUA, FL	ALACHUA	High	1,132	56.0%
5	NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL	NEWBERRY, FL	ALACHUA	High	791	55.1%
6	GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	1,825	50.1%
7	EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	High	1,291	50.0%
8	HAWTHORNE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL	HAWTHORNE, FL	ALACHUA	High	472	36.5%

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