2023 AMC 10A Problem 3

If a perfect square is divisible by $5,$ it’s divisible by $25,$ so it looks like $(5k)^2 = 25k^2.$ We need $25k^2 \lt 2023,$ i.e. $k^2 \lt 80.9.$ That allows $k = 1, 2, \ldots, 8,$ which is $8$ squares. Thus, A is the correct answer.