Magnet Schools in Alachua County, Florida
Alachua County has 11 schools identified in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection as operating a magnet program. 1 is a whole-school magnet, and 10 offer magnet programs to part of the student population.
- 11 magnet schools and programs
- 1 whole-school magnet
- 10 schools with a magnet program
- 4 cities and towns
Magnet status is based on the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection, the latest federal collection available for magnet classification.
School enrollment, grades and contact details are from NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
Magnet schools in Alachua County
Listed alphabetically. Nothing here is ranked, scored or ordered by anything the federal collections do not record.
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Abraham Lincoln Middle School
Gainesville, FL
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 613
- Level
- Middle
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Archer Elementary
Archer, FL
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- PK-5
- Enrollment
- 413
- Level
- Elementary
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Eastside High School
Gainesville, FL
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 7-12
- Enrollment
- 1,291
- Level
- High
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F. W. Buchholz High School
Gainesville, FL
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 2,416
- Level
- High
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Gainesville High School
Gainesville, FL
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 8-12
- Enrollment
- 1,825
- Level
- High
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Howard W. Bishop Middle School
Gainesville, FL
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 6-8
- Enrollment
- 824
- Level
- Middle
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Joseph Williams Elementary School
Gainesville, FL
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 398
- Level
- Elementary
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Newberry High School
Newberry, FL
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 8-12
- Enrollment
- 791
- Level
- High
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Professional Academy Magnet At Loften High School
Gainesville, FL
● Whole-school magnet
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 328
- Level
- Other
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Santa Fe High School
Alachua, FL
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- 9-12
- Enrollment
- 1,132
- Level
- High
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Stephen Foster Elementary School
Gainesville, FL
◦ Magnet program
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 403
- Level
- Elementary
What “magnet” means on this page
Whole-school magnet
The magnet program applies across the school. Every student attending is part of it.
Magnet program
The school offers a magnet program to part of its student population, alongside its other classes.
Other historical or unverified magnet listings
These schools were identified as magnet schools in older source data but are not confirmed by the latest available federal magnet collection.
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Charles W. Duval Elementary School
Gainesville, FL
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- K-5
- Enrollment
- 445
- Level
- Elementary
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Loften High School
Gainesville, FL
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- 8-12
- Enrollment
- 213
- Level
- High
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Prairie View Academy
Gainesville, FL
□ Unverified magnet listing
- Grades
- PK
- Enrollment
- 100
- Level
- Elementary
Other schools listed in Alachua County
These are the other schools this directory holds for Alachua County. They are not identified as magnet schools in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
- Alachua Learning Center Alachua, FL Charter
- Caring & Sharing Learning School Gainesville, FL Charter
- Desoto High School Inc. Archer, FL Charter
- Einstein Montessori School Gainesville, FL Charter
- Expressions Learning Arts Academy Gainesville, FL Charter
- Florida Siatech At Gainesvilleinc. Gainesville, FL Charter
- Genesis Preparatory School Gainesville, FL Charter
- Healthy Learning Academy Charter School Gainesville, FL Charter
- Hoggetowne Middle School Gainesville, FL Charter
- Love To Learn Educational Center Gainesville, FL Charter
- Micanopy Area Cooperative School Inc. Micanopy, FL Charter
- Micanopy Middle School Inc. Micanopy, FL Charter
- Sweetwater Branch Academy Gainesville, FL Charter
- The One Room School House Project Gainesville, FL Charter
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