A total of 375 Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) students have been honored in this year’s College Board National Recognition Program.

The students represent every ACPS high school, including Buchholz, Eastside, Gainesville, Hawthorne, Newberry, Professional Academies Magnet at Loften and Santa Fe High Schools.

To be eligible for this recognition, the students had to earn a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of B+ or higher and either score a three or above on two or more Advanced Placement (AP) exams by the end of 10th grade. They also qualified if they were among the top 10% of test takers in their high school, among first-generation college students in their state and/or among rural and small-town students in their state.

According to the College Board, colleges and universities are interested in recruiting National Recognition Program award winners, who represent a wide range of schools and communities.

“For students across the country, the award represents more than an academic honor. It signals their achievement to colleges and scholarship programs that may not actively recruit in their communities,” said Amy Reitz, senior vice president at College Board. “We congratulate all students who earned an award by demonstrating exceptional academic achievement.”

College Board administers the National Merit Scholarship Program, the Advanced Placement program, the SAT and various other college entrance exams. College Board recently released the names of students who earned Semifinalist status in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program, including twenty ACPS students.