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Enrollment
1,291
High
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALACHUA·NCES 120003000028
EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
1201 SE 43RD ST, GAINESVILLE, FL 32641 · (352) 955-6704 · Alachua County
GRADES 07–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,291 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.8:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
678 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 7 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 351 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 345 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 329 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 264 | 20% |
Student demographics
62%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
50.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,291 | 52.5% | 46.9% |
| KING HIGH SCHOOL TAMPA | 1,154 | 56.2% | 36.6% |
| PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL PENSACOLA | 1,221 | 52.0% | 41.2% |
| JAMES RICKARDS HIGH SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 1,718 | 51.7% | 50.1% |
| ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL DELRAY BEACH | 1,810 | 54.3% | 44.3% |
| DARNELL COOKMAN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,068 | 39.1% | 65.1% |
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 EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #366 of 555 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #292 of 549 ▲ 169 | #6 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #361 of 559 ▲ 19 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,291 | #341 of 830 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #459 of 575 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #214 of 594 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #193 of 630 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #237 of 246 | N/A |
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
1,291
+51 (+4%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,284
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 1,291 | 51.4 | 25.1:1 | 53% (678) |
| 2023-24 | 1,231 | 51 | 24.1:1 | 56% (688) |
| 2022-23 | 1,220 | 42.6 | 28.6:1 | 55% (677) |
| 2020-21 | 1,240 | 54 | 23.0:1 | 52% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 1,284 | 67 | 19.2:1 | 58% (751) |
| 2015-16 | 1,447 | 72 | 20.1:1 | 47% (682) |
| 2010-11 | 1,428 | 80 | 17.9:1 | 46% (661) |
| 2000-01 | 1,597 | 92 | 17.4:1 | 29% (466) |
| 1990-91 | 1,284 | 76 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
About EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is a public high school run by ALACHUA in GAINESVILLE, Florida. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 1,291 students. That puts enrollment 25% larger than the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida.
ALACHUA serves 28,255 students across 60 schools.
About 57% of the student body at EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is Black. Other students are 19% White, 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Alachua County residents are about 19% Black. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL totals 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 25.1:1. The average for high schools in Florida, 23.5:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is about 53%.
EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.9%) and its predicted rate (54.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Alachua County show that the median household earns about $61,949 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Alachua County, 68 public schools serve about 29,618 students.
LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 1,240 to 1,291. Students per teacher increased from 23.0 in 2020-21 to 25.1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Alachua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
285,492
Census ACS
Median income
$61,949
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
29,618 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALACHUA
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,416 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,132 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- OAK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 962 students
- HIGH SPRINGS COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 902 students
Other schools in GAINESVILLE
- F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,416 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOLCombined · 1,363 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 854 students
- FORT CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 840 students
Other Eastside High schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Eastside High. EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Eastside HighLancaster, CA · 2,631 students
- Eastside High SchoolPATERSON, NJ · 2,073 students
- Eastside High SchoolCovington, GA · 1,590 students
- Eastside HighTaylors, SC · 1,490 students
- Eastside High SchoolCAMDEN, NJ · 512 students
Nearby schools
- LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 268
- PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 328
- HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND2.0 mi · 29
- EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY AT DUVAL2.2 mi · 117
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 613
- JOSEPH WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,291 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 25.1:1 students per teacher at EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 19% White, 7% Hispanic, 57% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL in?
EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is part of ALACHUA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.