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Schools in Archer · Alachua County School District

Archer’s public schools score below 59% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Archer, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Florida, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

53%

▲ 1 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Math proficiency

51%

▼ 1 pts vs FL 52%

2021–22

Graduate on time

84%

▼ 4 pts vs FL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$11.9K

▼ 8% vs FL $13.0K

FY2024

Students per teacher

18.1

FL 18.0

Schools in town

25,185 students on the public path

In brief

Archer’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 137 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Archer’s, its schools beat 51%, higher than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 52% and 52% statewide; 84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,908 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

21 elementary schools, then ten middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Jordan Glen School (private) and Family Life Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Archer’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 41% of Florida school districts. Both inputs trail the Florida average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 41%

Lower resultsHigher results

Florida towns with similar household incomes (137)Better than 51%

C⁺B⁻A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 15,288 test results and a graduating class of 2,228 could put Archer anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Archer’s students in the tested grades sat them (14,403 in math, 16,174 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Archer, with each school’s own grade.

21 schools teach K in Archer’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.

High Springs Community School

Archer’s public schools score below 59% of Florida districts on tests and graduation

Archer’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Above the state in reading, below in math

Spending and class size

21 elementary schools, then ten middle and seven high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Archer’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Close to the state in reading

Archer vs. its neighbors

Every school in Archer

Questions about Archer’s schools

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