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Best kept secret at F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
2,416
High
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALACHUA·NCES 120003000029
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL
5510 NW 27TH AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL 32606 · (352) 955-6702 · Alachua County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,416 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Florida public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
27.5:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.8:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
834 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 9 | 607 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 602 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 583 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 624 | 26% |
Student demographics
71%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
65.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.5% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,416 | 34.5% | 61.4% |
| SANDALWOOD HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 2,627 | 32.9% | 55.6% |
| FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL FORT MYERS | 1,835 | 30.6% | 47.7% |
| WEST FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL/TECHNICAL PENSACOLA | 1,322 | 35.9% | 70.0% |
| NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 1,684 | 40.9% | 47.3% |
| WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 2,163 | 31.9% | 59.3% |
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 F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #157 of 555 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #224 of 549 ▲ 21 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #167 of 559 ▼ 8 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,416 | #84 of 830 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.5:1 | #523 of 575 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #30 of 594 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #436 of 630 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #179 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
2,416
+175 (+8%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,762
Student : Teacher
27.5:1
was 27.0:1
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 | 2,416 | 87.8 | 27.5:1 | 35% (834) |
| 2023-24 | 2,444 | 90.2 | 27.1:1 | 36% (886) |
| 2022-23 | 2,540 | 80 | 31.8:1 | 36% (917) |
| 2020-21 | 2,241 | 83 | 27.0:1 | 27% (596) |
| 2017-18 | 2,290 | 87 | 26.3:1 | 34% (779) |
| 2015-16 | 2,252 | 89 | 25.3:1 | 28% (640) |
| 2010-11 | 2,177 | 95 | 22.9:1 | 24% (530) |
| 2000-01 | 2,288 | 99 | 23.1:1 | 14% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 1,762 | 80 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL.
About F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school in ALACHUA, located in GAINESVILLE, Florida. The school serves 2,416 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students.
The ALACHUA system has 60 schools and 28,255 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 24% Black, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among all residents of Alachua County, the White share is about 61%. F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 27.5 students per teacher and 87.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.0 above the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 35%. The rate at public schools in Alachua County averages 48%, higher than here.
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Florida public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL's results are 2.5 points below predicted: 61.4% against 63.9%.
Federal survey data for Alachua County show that the median household income is $61,949, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Alachua County is home to 68 public schools and about 29,618 public school students.
Nearest public school: SIATECH MYCROSCHOOL INC., about 1.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 61.4% against a local average of 60.8%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment grew 8% from its 2020-21 level of 2,241.
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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
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,291 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
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,825 students
- P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOLCombined · 1,363 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,291 students
- KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 854 students
- FORT CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 840 students
Nearby schools
- SIATECH MYCROSCHOOL INC.1.5 mi · 97
- SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY1.9 mi · 133
- LITTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 714
- WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 854
- WILLIAM S. TALBOT ELEM SCHOOL2.2 mi · 573
- GLEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL?
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,416 students in grades 09-12.
Is F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 27.5:1 students per teacher at F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL?
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 44% White, 17% Hispanic, 24% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL?
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ALACHUA in Alachua County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.