Metcalfe Elementary School music teacher Dwynette Smith was named the 2024 Alachua County Teacher of the Year on Thursday. The Education Foundation for Alachua County Schools hosted the ceremony at Trinity United Methodist Church.
Newberry High School claimed the highest graduation rate 98.5% among Alachua County public schools despite the county and the state of Florida experiencing drops in overall graduation rates for the 2021-22 school year.
Alachua County s graduation rates surpassed the state s 87.8% average. Standardized tests were factored into rates for the first time since the pandemic.