📍 1201 Se 43rd St, Gainesville, Alachua County, 32641
Eastside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gainesville, Alachua County. The school has 1,220 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leroy Williams. It is part of the Alachua school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.6:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Eastside High School enrolls 1,220 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 21% White and 11% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 663 | 54% |
| White | 258 | 21% |
| Asian | 136 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 6.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
677 of the school's 1,220 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 645 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Eastside High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-30, state senate district 8, state house district 20.
Eastside High School is one of 64 schools in ALACHUA, based in GAINESVILLE, Florida. The district serves 28,204 students district-wide and employs 1,460 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,220 students, Eastside High School is larger than the district average of about 441 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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