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Gainesville High School

1900 Nw 13Th St, Gainesville, FL 32609|(352) 955-6707|Website

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Type

Magnet

Grades

7-12

Total Enrollment

1,873

Overview of Gainesville High School

Gainesville High School is a magnet school located in Gainesville, FL, which is in a mid-size city setting. The student population of Gainesville High School is 1,873 and the school serves 7-12. At Gainesville High School, 48% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 57% scored at or above that level for reading.The school’s minority student enrollment is 62%. The student-teacher ratio is 24:1, which is worse than that of the district.The student population is made up of 55% female students and 45% male students. The school enrolls 41% economically disadvantaged students. There are 77 equivalent full-time teachers and 5 full-time school counselors.

At a Glance

Student/Teacher Ratio
24:1
Math Proficiency
48%
Reading Proficiency
57%

Gainesville High School 2024 Rankings

Gainesville High School is unranked in Florida Middle Schools. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare their students for high school. Read more about how we rank the Best Middle Schools.

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Students/Teachers at Gainesville High School

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by state education agencies to the federal government

School information is provided by the government.

Enrollment by Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

Enrollment by Gender

Female55%
Male45%

Student Diversity

62.4%

Minority Enrollment

62.4%

Minority Enrollment

37.6%

White

31.6%

Black or African American

17.2%

Hispanic/Latino

7.1%

Two or more races

6.1%

Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander

0.2%

American Indian or Alaska Native

0.2%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander


41%

economically disadvantaged students at Gainesville High School

Full-time teachers

77

Percentage of full-time teachers who are certified

100%

Student-teacher ratio

24:1

Percentage of teachers with 3 or more years experience

92.5%

Number of full-time school counselors

5

Test Scores at Gainesville High School

At Gainesville High School, 48% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 57% scored at or above that level for reading.Compared with the district, the school did better in math and better in reading, according to this metric. In Alachua County Public Schools, 49% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 47% tested at or above that level for math.Gainesville High School did better in math and better in reading in this metric compared with students across the state. In Florida, 49% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 48% tested at or above that level for math.

School information is provided by the government.

Subject Proficiency

48%

47%

48%

57%

49%

49%

Math

Reading

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District
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

School information is provided by the government.

Setting

Mid-Size City

Charter School

No

Magnet School

Yes

District

This information relates to schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one school.

School information is provided by the government.

Total Schools (all grades)

64

Total Ranked Elementary Schools

29

Total Ranked Middle Schools

12

Total Students (all grades)

28,808

All District Schools

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Gainesville High School

1900 Nw 13Th St, Gainesville, FL 32609

Nearby Schools

Sidney Lanier Center

312 Nw 16Th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 (1 mile)

A.Quinn Jones Center

1108 Nw 7Th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 (1 mile)

Carolyn Beatrice Parker Elementary

1912 Nw 5Th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32603 (1 mile)

Stephen Foster Elementary School

3800 Nw 6Th St, Gainesville, FL 32609 (1 mile)

St Patrick Interparish School

550 Ne 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 (2 miles)

Laniakea Montessori School

931 Ne 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 (2 miles)

Howard W. Bishop Middle School

1262 Nw 31St Drive, Gainesville, FL 32605 (2 miles)

Resilience Charter School Inc

1717 Ne 9Th St, Gainesville, FL 32609 (2 miles)

North Central Florida Public Charter School

1000 Ne 16Th Blvd Bldg C, Gainesville, FL 32601 (2 miles)

Glen Springs Elementary School

2826 Nw 31St Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605 (2 miles)

Westwood Middle School

3215 Nw 15Th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605 (2 miles)

W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School

1250 Ne 18Th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609 (2 miles)

Flowers Montessori

3111 Nw 31St Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605 (2 miles)

Brentwood School

1111 Nw 55th St, Gainesville, FL 32605 (2 miles)

Newberry Christian Community School

3536 Nw 8th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605 (2 miles)

Boulware Springs Charter

1303 Ne 23Rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609 (2 miles)

P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School

1080 Sw 11Th St, Gainesville, FL 32601 (2 miles)

P. K. Yonge Virtual Franchise

1080 Sw 11Th St, Gainesville, FL 32601 (2 miles)

C. W. Norton Elementary School

2200 Nw 45Th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605 (2 miles)

Littlewood Elementary School

812 Nw 34Th St, Gainesville, FL 32605 (2 miles)

Pace

1010 Se 4Th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 (2 miles)

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School

3500 Ne 15Th St, Gainesville, FL 32609 (2 miles)

Fearnside Family Services Center

3600 Ne 15Th St, Gainesville, FL 32609 (2 miles)

The One Room School House Project

4180 Ne 15Th St, Gainesville, FL 32609 (2 miles)

Joseph Williams Elementary School

1245 Se 7Th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32641 (3 miles)

Insufficient student data was reported by six states (California, D.C., Delaware, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington). As such, the rankings for these states were held at their previous positions. They are therefore based on assessment data from 2018-2019 and include schools that were active as of 2019-2020. Updated directory information from 2021-2022 was provided for schools when available.

Data is based on the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.