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Schools in Waldo

Waldo’s public schools

Alachua County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waldo. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?20/34schools above Florida’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in Florida’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
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
1
25,185 students on the public path
In brief

Waldo’s schools, in brief

School by school

20 of Waldo’s 34 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s 3,542 public schools. Meadowbrook Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

21 elementary schools serve Waldo, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then ten middle schools and seven high schools: F. W. Buchholz High School, Gainesville High School, Eastside High School, Santa Fe High School, Newberry High School, Hawthorne Middle/High School and Professional Academy Magnet at Loften High School. See the path ↓

Charter schools

1 public charter school is located in Waldo; each is graded on its own results. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Waldo, with each school’s own grade.

21 schools teach K in Waldo’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.
High Springs Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · High Springs
A−
902 students18:1Rate it →
Meadowbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
A
791 students15:1Rate it →
Kimball Wiles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
A−
741 students14:1Rate it →
Littlewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
B+
714 students14:1Rate it →
Hidden Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
A
694 students15:1Rate it →
Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
A
692 students16:1Rate it →
Myra Terwilliger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
C−
672 students14:1Rate it →
Newberry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newberry
B−
651 students17:1Rate it →
Idylwild Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
C−
627 students16:1Rate it →
William S. Talbot Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
B+
573 students15:1Rate it →
C. W. Norton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
B−
540 students14:1Rate it →
Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
B−
501 students14:1Rate it →
W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
C−
463 students14:1Rate it →
Glen Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
B−
429 students15:1Rate it →
Archer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Archer
B+
413 students16:1Rate it →
Stephen Foster Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
B−
403 students14:1Rate it →
Joseph Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
C+
398 students15:1Rate it →
W. W. Irby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Alachua
372 students14:1Rate it →
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
D
312 students12:1Rate it →
Chester Shell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
D
282 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Forest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
D
268 students14:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–521 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alachua County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Alachua County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 58 schools · 28,204 students · 18.1 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$11,908FL $13,006 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 52.1% · 16174 students tested
Math51%
State average 52.2% · 14403 students tested

Waldo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Waldo’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waldo—Alachua County

Every school in Waldo

36 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Waldoin other towns
High Springs Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · High Springs
A−
902 students18:1Rate it →
Kimball Wiles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
A−
741 students14:1Rate it →
Littlewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
B+
714 students14:1Rate it →
Hidden Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
A
694 students15:1Rate it →
Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
A
692 students16:1Rate it →
Myra Terwilliger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
C−
672 students14:1Rate it →
Newberry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newberry
B−
651 students17:1Rate it →
William S. Talbot Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
B+
573 students15:1Rate it →
C. W. Norton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
B−
540 students14:1Rate it →
Archer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Archer
B+
413 students16:1Rate it →
W. W. Irby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Alachua
372 students14:1Rate it →
Meadowbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
A
791 students15:1Rate it →
Idylwild Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
C−
627 students16:1Rate it →
Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
B−
501 students14:1Rate it →
W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
C−
463 students14:1Rate it →
Glen Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
B−
429 students15:1Rate it →
Stephen Foster Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
B−
403 students14:1Rate it →
Joseph Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
C+
398 students15:1Rate it →
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
D
312 students12:1Rate it →
Chester Shell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorne
D
282 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Forest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gainesville
D
268 students14:1Rate it →
Oak View Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Newberry
B+
962 students22:1Rate it →
Kanapaha Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gainesville
B
1,014 students21:1Rate it →
Westwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gainesville
B−
854 students23:1Rate it →
Fort Clarke Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gainesville
B
840 students20:1Rate it →
Howard W. Bishop Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gainesville
B
824 students23:1Rate it →
Abraham Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gainesville
B
613 students22:1Rate it →
Hawthorne Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hawthorne
C−
472 students27:1Rate it →
A. L. Mebane Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alachua
C
385 students19:1Rate it →
Eastside High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Gainesville
C+
1,291 students25:1Rate it →
Gainesville High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Gainesville
B
1,825 students25:1Rate it →
Newberry High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Newberry
B−
791 students22:1Rate it →
F. W. Buchholz High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gainesville
B+
2,416 students28:1Rate it →
Santa Fe High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alachua
B−
1,132 students24:1Rate it →
Professional Academy Magnet at Loften High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gainesville
B−
328 students18:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Constellation Charter School of Gainesville
Elementary · Grades 1–7
Charter
98 studentsRate it →

Questions about Waldo’s schools

Are Waldo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waldo. Alachua County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waldo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 20 of its 34 district schools with test results score above the middle of Florida’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Waldo in?

Alachua County School District.

Where do Waldo kids go to high school?

One of seven high schools, depending on your address: F. W. Buchholz High School, Gainesville High School, Eastside High School, Santa Fe High School, Newberry High School, Hawthorne Middle/High School and Professional Academy Magnet at Loften High School.

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What Waldo families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.