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Gainesville High School
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Gainesville High School

PublicHighGrades 8–12

1900 NW 13th St, Gainesville, FL 32609 · (352) 955-6707 · Part of Alachua County School District

Gainesville’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Florida school districts

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Students
1,825
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
City
Grades
8–12
The gist

What stands out about Gainesville High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Florida’s public schools
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher

On the path

Where Gainesville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
8–12Gainesville High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 48%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 52.1%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Florida’s 3,542 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1900 NW 13th St, Gainesville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 81
Grade 9444
Grade 10479
Grade 11459
Grade 12442
Enrollment over time
1,823’20
1,873’21
1,873’22
1,791’23
1,825’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 33%White 32%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gainesville High School from Gainesville families.

Other schools in Alachua County School District

The district →
High Springs Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · High Springs
A−
902 students18:1
Kimball Wiles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
A−
741 students14:1
Littlewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
B+
714 students14:1
Hidden Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
A
694 students15:1
Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
A
692 students16:1
Myra Terwilliger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
C−
672 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Florida’s other public schools; Gainesville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.