Type Public secondary Principal Jeff Charbonnet Enrollment ~1400 Mascot Ram | Established 1970 Grades 9–12 Phone +1 352-955-6704 Colors Green, Orange | |
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School district Alachua County Public Schools District Alachua County Public Schools | ||
Eastside High School is a public school in east Gainesville, Florida, United States. It was opened in 1970 and is managed by the Alachua County School District. Eastside harbors two magnet programs: the Institute of Culinary Arts and an International Baccalaureate (IB) program.
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Administration
The school has been served by the following principals: John Dukes, Mae Islar, Ron Nelson, Robert Schenck, Bill Herschleb, Sandra Hollinger, Michael Thorne and Jeff Charbonnet.
Academics
Eastside was ranked by Newsweek as the 4th best high school in the United States in 2005 and 6th in 2006, making it the top-rated public high school in the country two years in a row. More recently, in 2010 the school was ranked 17th overall, and again in High School Challenge 2011.
Eastside has hosted an International Baccalaureate program, which focuses on the classical liberal arts and sciences, since 1987.
Attendance zone
Dependent child residents of the University of Florida family housing property Tanglewood Village are within the attendance boundary of Eastside High.