Buchholz High, 5510 NW 27th Ave.: grades 9 through 12, 2,444 students in 2023-24 and an A in Florida's 2026 school grades.
Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Alachua County Public Schools’ Schools and Centers Directory, zone maps and 2026-27 calendar, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file, the Census Bureau’s 2020 census block counts, the federal NCES school directory and the FHSAA.
F.W. Buchholz High School is the Alachua County Public Schools high school for grades 9 through 12 at 5510 NW 27th Ave., Gainesville. The teams are the Bobcats and the school colors are black and gold, according to the school’s website.
Who to call
- Front office: 352-955-6702, 5510 NW 27th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32606
- School website: alachuaschools.net/o/buchholz
- Which school is my address zoned for? Office of Student Assignment (Zoning), 352-955-7700, zoning@alachuaschools.net
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s enrollment page; district office 352-955-7300
- Buses: district Transportation, 352-955-7602
| Address | 5510 NW 27th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32606 |
| Phone | 352-955-6702 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| District | Alachua County Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Kevin Purvis, according to the district’s Schools and Centers Directory, which links each school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 2,444 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 27 students per teacher.
- School’s own figure: the school’s website listed enrollment of about 2,400 in March 2026.
State report card
Florida grades every public school A to F each year. The grade is the share of possible points a school earns on state test results and learning gains and, for middle and high schools, acceleration measures and, for high schools, the graduation rate, according to the Florida Department of Education.
| School year | Grade |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (67% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | A |
From the state’s 2026 school grades file, the share of students scoring on grade level on the state tests in 2025-26:
- English language arts: 71%
- Math: 56%
- Science: 78%
- Social studies: 84%
- Graduation rate (2024-25): 96%
- College and career acceleration (2024-25): 74% of graduates
The full report card, with test results by grade and student group, is on the state’s Florida school report cards site. It is an interactive dashboard; the figures above come from the downloadable grades file.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Check any address with the district’s Find My School zone maps (instructions on its Find My School page), or ask the Office of Student Assignment at 352-955-7700 or zoning@alachuaschools.net.
Laying the district’s 2026-27 high school zone map over 2020 census block counts, the Buchholz High zone takes in about 3% of the people who live inside Gainesville city limits, and 7% of the zone’s residents live inside the city.
The district does not publish a feeder list: students are zoned by address for each level. The middle school zones that overlap the Buchholz High zone on the 2026-27 maps are Fort Clarke Middle, Kanapaha Middle, Oak View K-8 and Westwood Middle.
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These zones are new. The School Board approved a right-sizing plan, announced in a district news release on March 13, 2026, that redrew elementary, middle and high school zones for 2026-27, the first districtwide rezoning since 2003. Details are on the district’s Our Schools, Future Ready page.
Calendar and bell times
From the district’s 2026-27 calendar, which applies to every district school:
- Tuesday, Oct. 13: end of the first nine weeks
- Friday, Oct. 16: student holiday, teacher workday
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
- Nov. 23-27: no school for Thanksgiving week
- Friday, Dec. 18: flex day, no school
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
- Monday, Jan. 4: flex day, no school
The district says it will use the two flex days, Dec. 18 first, as makeup days if school is canceled for a hurricane or other emergency.
The school’s website listed the school day as 8:25 a.m. to 2:42 p.m. in March 2026. Students may be dropped off from 7:30 a.m., and the office is open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.
Programs
The district’s magnet programs page lists the Academy of Entrepreneurship and the Academy of Finance at Buchholz High. Magnet seats are by application through the district; the application for 2026-27 has closed, and the district says it will post the 2027-28 timeline on that page. Magnet questions: 352-955-7121.
The school’s website also has a page of AP, honors and Cambridge AICE course offerings.
Sports and activities
In football, Buchholz High plays in Class 5A, Region 1, District 3 for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons, according to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s finalized football classifications. The other schools in that district are Forest (Ocala), Matanzas (Palm Coast), Oakleaf (Orange Park) and West Port (Ocala).
The athletics section of the school’s website has team pages for baseball, boys and girls cross country, flag football, football, boys and girls golf, girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, swimming and diving, boys and girls tennis, track and field, volleyball, girls weightlifting and wrestling.
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More on Gainesville schools
- The school’s page on the district website: alachuaschools.net/o/buchholz
- Every public school in Gainesville, with zones and report cards
- Our Gainesville schools guide for registration, the School Board and the district calendar
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Buchholz High serve?
Grades 9 through 12. It is part of Alachua County Public Schools, at 5510 NW 27th Ave., Gainesville.
What is Buchholz High’s school grade?
Buchholz High earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 67% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025.
Which middle schools feed Buchholz High?
The district has no feeder list; addresses are zoned for each level. The middle school zones that overlap the Buchholz High zone on the 2026-27 maps are Fort Clarke Middle, Kanapaha Middle, Oak View K-8 and Westwood Middle.
What time does Buchholz High start?
The school’s website listed the school day as 8:25 a.m. to 2:42 p.m. in March 2026; call 352-955-6702 to confirm.
Who is the principal of Buchholz High?
Kevin Purvis, according to the district’s Schools and Centers Directory.
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