Newsweek recently posted its top 1500 public schools in the United States and five schools in Marion County and Alachua County were listed.

Eastside High School in Gainesville was listed at #20 which is up from its placement at #29 in 2008.

Buchholz High School was listed as # 86 which is up from #112 last year.

Gainesville High School was listed at # 377 in comparison to #542 in 2008.

Belleview was added to the list this year, with a 2009 ranking at #908.

Vanguard was listed as #481 which is down in its ranking from #427 in 2008.

Santa Fe High School was ranked # 963 also recently added to the list.

Eastside and Gainesville High Schools were listed as giving IB and AP testing.