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Alumni: what's one memory from EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,809
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087000945
EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL
7710 OLD BIG BEND RD, GIBSONTON, FL 33534 · (813) 671-5134 · Hillsborough County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,809 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Florida public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
791 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 431 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 432 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 485 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 461 | 25% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 36.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL
EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,809 | 43.7% | 45.3% |
| LENNARD HIGH SCHOOL RUSKIN | 2,553 | 41.8% | 42.9% |
| SOMERSET COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY PORT SAINT LUCIE | 1,463 | 48.3% | 65.4% |
| LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL LEESBURG | 1,724 | 47.7% | 33.0% |
| GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 2,343 | 43.8% | 46.9% |
| CLEARWATER HIGH SCHOOL CLEARWATER | 1,543 | 49.2% | 45.6% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #404 of 555 | #20 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #346 of 549 ▼ 75 | #22 of 34 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #442 of 559 ▼ 93 | #23 of 34 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,809 | #209 of 830 | #21 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #336 of 575 | #2 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #49 of 594 | #9 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #319 of 630 | #15 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #55 of 289 | #5 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,809
-116 (-6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,888
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,809 | 79 | 22.9:1 | 44% (791) |
| 2023-24 | 1,891 | 90.5 | 20.9:1 | 51% (956) |
| 2022-23 | 1,995 | 88 | 22.7:1 | 51% (1,009) |
| 2020-21 | 1,925 | 112 | 17.2:1 | 69% (1,322) |
| 2017-18 | 2,311 | 128 | 18.1:1 | 59% (1,371) |
| 2015-16 | 2,402 | 131 | 18.3:1 | 56% (1,352) |
| 2010-11 | 1,989 | 110 | 18.1:1 | 48% (958) |
| 2000-01 | 2,050 | 123 | 16.7:1 | 33% (672) |
| 1990-91 | 1,888 | 127 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL.
About EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL
EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school with an address in GIBSONTON, Florida. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,809 students. The average among high schools in Florida is roughly 1,035 students; this school is 75% larger than that.
HILLSBOROUGH runs 300 schools with a combined 221,318 students. EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
Enrollment at EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 39%. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 27% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Hillsborough County's population at about 30%. The chance that two students picked at random at EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
The school has about 22.9 students per teacher and 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Florida have a similar average ratio of 23.5:1. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Hillsborough County, the average is about the same, 43%.
EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Florida, EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.3% actual against a predicted 59.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hillsborough County show that median household income is about $79,540, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County, which together enroll about 223,193 students.
Nearest public school: EISENHOWER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 1,925 to 1,809. The ratio was 17.2:1 in 2020-21 and 22.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in GIBSONTON
- EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,174 students
- CORR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 696 students
- GIBSONTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 499 students
- EISENHOWER EXCEPTIONAL CENTERCombined · 59 students
Nearby schools
- EISENHOWER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER0.1 mi · 59
- EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,174
- CORR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 696
- DOBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 680
- BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 776
- WINTHROP COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY2.1 mi · 1,055
Frequently asked questions
About EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL?
EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,809 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 22.9:1 (79 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 28% White, 39% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
EAST BAY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.