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High Springs Community School

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High Springs Community School ranks 699 th of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,240 Florida Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Florida elementary schools

Summary

High Springs Community School in High Springs, FL, is a public PK-8 school serving 902 students within the Alachua district, offering a unique "one-stop shop" for families by eliminating the need to transition to a separate middle school after 5th grade. This school stands out as a strong, stable academic anchor in its community, consistently outperforming its district and earning a 3-star rating (69th percentile statewide) over the past decade. Its greatest strength is an exceptional middle school math program, with 85% proficiency in 6th-grade math and 84% in 7th-grade math—dramatically higher than district and state averages—and impressive results in advanced coursework, including 88% proficiency in Algebra 1 and 86% in Civics End-of-Course exams.

Compared to nearby schools, High Springs offers a clear advantage for families seeking continuity through 8th grade. For instance, Alachua Elementary School (6.4 miles away) is a struggling 1-star school with far lower test scores, while Alachua Learning Academy Elementary (7.6 miles away) is a high-performing charter but only serves K-5, requiring families to find a new school for middle school. Similarly, Healthy Learning Academy Charter School (13.9 miles away) excels in elementary ELA but also ends at 5th grade. High Springs provides a consistent, high-quality education from kindergarten through 8th grade, significantly outperforming its district and offering a clear advantage over nearby elementary-only schools.

While the school faces a persistent challenge with chronic absenteeism (22.3% in 2023-2024, though better than the district's 31.6%), it achieves strong results without requiring the highest per-pupil spending ($11,092 per student). Its student-teacher ratio of 17.5 is typical for a larger school, and it serves a moderately diverse population with about 41% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. For families in the area, High Springs Community School is a reliable choice that combines academic strength, particularly in middle school math and advanced coursework, with the convenience of a PK-8 model.

902

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

40.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1015 N Main St
High Springs, FL 32643

(386) 454-1958

District: Alachua

Students who attend High Springs Community School usually attend:

High:

Santa Fe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Hispanic:

13.6%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Florida average (71% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Above the Florida median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg57%

Florida avg62%

Elementary school

699^th of 2,240

Florida public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

317^th of 1,216

Florida public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Alachua

50^th of 70Alachua among Florida districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	699 of 2240	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.9	643 of 2258	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	762 of 2256	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	572 of 2240	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	667 of 2219	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	718 of 2247	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	808 of 2182	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	649 of 2118	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.1	633 of 2112	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	67.0	672 of 2087	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.3	859 of 2064	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	694 of 2029	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.9	584 of 1984	70.6%	★★★★☆
2011	66.2	695 of 1985	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.8	736 of 1919	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.3	807 of 1847	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	610 of 1789	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.3	506 of 1786	71.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Florida percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	317 of 1216	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	301 of 1205	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	247 of 1196	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	253 of 1177	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	242 of 1148	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	234 of 1136	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	237 of 1099	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	235 of 1035	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.6	245 of 1031	76.2%	★★★★☆
2016	68.3	293 of 997	70.6%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	269 of 999	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	212 of 956	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.5	131 of 897	85.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	214 of 891	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	68.7	270 of 839	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.1	262 of 780	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.7	178 of 740	75.9%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	154 of 736	79.1%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Florida (2025-2026) ?

Algebra 188%+25 vs state

Civics86%+9 vs state

Math73%+11 vs state

English Language Arts68%+7 vs state

Science65%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, August 21, 2011

a fantastic school that does all it can to see to the success of its' students Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)						FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Springs Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1015 N Main St	High Springs	32643	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(386) 454-1958	902	51	17.5	40.9%	605 (67.1%)	93 (10.3%)	123 (13.6%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.2%)	67.3	699^th of 2240 public elementary schools	68.8%		69.9	643^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	71.5%	56	71.0	66.0	65.0	66.0	70.0	68.0	73.0	65.0	63.0	85.0	84.0	50.0	74.0	56.0	88.0	86.0
Alachua Elementary School	Public	3-5	13800 NW 152nd Pl	Alachua	32615	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 462-1841	323	24	13.6	60.4%	129 (39.9%)	118 (36.5%)	54 (16.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	25.3	1783^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	20.4%		25.6	1766^th of 2258 public elementary schools	21.8%	17	39.0	51.0	48.0				32.0	46.0	61.0				51.0
W. W. Irby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	13505 NW 140th St	Alachua	32615	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 462-5002	372	26	14.1	58.9%	168 (45.2%)	126 (33.9%)	53 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)								(n/a)
Alachua Learning Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	11100 W State Road 235	Alachua	32615	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	Yes	(386) 418-2080	108	6	18.0	42.6%	60 (55.6%)	3 (2.8%)	31 (28.7%)	4 (3.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	85.5	249^th of 2240 public elementary schools	88.9%		88.2	223^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	90.1%	26	83.0	68.0	88.0				72.0	95.0	81.0				81.0
Fort White Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18119 SW State Road 47	Fort White	32038	Columbia County	Columbia	No	No	No	Yes	(386) 344-6301	644	37	17.4	63.0%	429 (66.6%)	55 (8.5%)	117 (18.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.2%)	32.4	1607^th of 2240 public elementary schools	28.3%		33.8	1528^th of 2258 public elementary schools	32.3%	79	52.0	47.0	54.0				71.0	53.0	47.0				42.0				$9,796	$1,194	$8,602
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	11525 NW 39th Ave	Gainesville	32606	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 333-2828	791	53	14.9	33.8%	394 (49.8%)	143 (18.1%)	124 (15.7%)	68 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.6%)	69.2	649^th of 2240 public elementary schools	71.0%		71.1	607^th of 2258 public elementary schools	73.1%	42	64.0	71.0	68.0				70.0	77.0	65.0				69.0
Newberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25705 SW 15th Ave	Newberry	32669	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	Yes	(352) 472-1100	651	38	16.9	41.6%	306 (47.0%)	151 (23.2%)	122 (18.7%)	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.7%)	39.8	1407^th of 2240 public elementary schools	37.2%		57.2	944^th of 2258 public elementary schools	58.2%	463	66.0	54.0					58.0	52.0
Healthy Learning Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	13505 West Newberry Rd	Newberry	32669	Alachua County	Alachua	Yes	No	No	No	(352) 372-2279	107	5	23.4	10.3%	73 (68.2%)	8 (7.5%)	13 (12.1%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.5%)	77.6	440^th of 2240 public elementary schools	80.4%		67.5	706^th of 2258 public elementary schools	68.7%	266	81.0	83.0	85.0				75.0	78.0	60.0				65.0
Hidden Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Fort Clarke Blvd	Gainesville	32606	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 333-2801	694	46	15.0	35.0%	309 (44.5%)	144 (20.7%)	127 (18.3%)	65 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.8%)	73.4	543^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	75.8%		75.4	508^th of 2258 public elementary schools	77.5%	35	78.0	72.0	69.0				66.0	68.0	77.0				71.0
William S. Talbot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 NW 43rd St	Gainesville	32653	Alachua County	Alachua	No	No	No	No	(352) 955-6716	573	39	14.8	34.0%	286 (49.9%)	104 (18.2%)	79 (13.8%)	34 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (12.0%)	80.8	369^th of 2240 public elementary schools	83.5%		75.1	513^th of 2258 public elementary schools	77.3%	144	75.0	74.0	74.0				65.0	87.0	77.0				83.0

Frequently Asked Questions about High Springs Community School

What is the racial makeup of High Springs Community School?

Students at High Springs Community School are 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is High Springs Community School a good school?

High Springs Community School ranks 699^th of 2240 Florida elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is High Springs Community School in?

Alachua

What schools do graduates of High Springs Community School attend?

Students who attend High Springs Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Santa Fe High School

How many students attend High Springs Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 902 students attended High Springs Community School.

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