SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
GAINSVILLE · FL · ALACHUA · Public charter
📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY compares for families
What families should know about SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
- ▸ LocallyFL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: SIATECH MYCROSCHOOL INC., NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, SIDNEY LANIER CENTER and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Targeted Assistance eligible
35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance
35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +82.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 133 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIATECH MYCROSCHOOL INC. GAINESVILLE |
Public · charter | 1.6 | 97 | +10.2% |
| NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL GAINESVILLE |
Public · charter | 7.3 | 150 | -11.8% |
| SIDNEY LANIER CENTER GAINESVILLE |
Public | 6.5 | 103 | -2.8% |
| SANTA FE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL DUAL ENROLLMENT GAINESVILLE |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| ALACHUA COUNTY JAIL GAINESVILLE |
Public | 9.3 | — | — |
| A.QUINN JONES CENTER GAINESVILLE |
Public | 6.1 | 47 | — |
| PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL GAINESVILLE |
Public | 9.0 | 328 | +24.7% |
| PACE GAINESVILLE |
Public | 7.6 | 38 | — |