District research record · NCES 1200030
Alachua County School District
Official local source reviewed. This page separates confirmed evidence from details families still need to verify directly with the district.
What the evidence confirms
Center for Gifted and Talented Studies
Alachua County's Archer Elementary magnet provides gifted and academically talented students an immersive full-day program emphasizing challenge, project-based learning, world languages, science, enrichment, and leadership.
How services work: Students learn in a full-day magnet setting with gifted-endorsed teachers. The program uses repeated science labs, co-teaching with a certified gifted teacher, project-based enrichment, and school-community leadership activities.
How students are identified: Admission is competitive and considers need for academic challenge, motivation, curiosity, gifted identification or above-average curriculum-based test scores, behavior, and attendance. Families apply through the district magnet process.
- Grades or coverage
- Grades 3–5 magnet
- Evidence level
- Official local source reviewed
- Source authority
- School district
- Last reviewed
- September 4, 2026
State context
Florida gifted education framework
Florida recognizes gifted students within exceptional student education and requires districts to document local eligibility and service procedures.
For families: District plans govern referral, evaluation, eligibility, and delivery, so families should confirm the local process.
Geographic relationships
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