Gainesville High, 1900 NW 13th St.: grades 9 through 12, 1,791 students in 2023-24 and a B 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.
Gainesville High School is the Alachua County Public Schools high school for grades 9 through 12 at 1900 NW 13th St., Gainesville. The teams are the Hurricanes and the school colors are purple and white, according to the school’s website.
Who to call
- Front office: 352-955-6707, 1900 NW 13th St., Gainesville, FL 32609
- School website: alachuaschools.net/o/ghs
- 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 | 1900 NW 13th St., Gainesville, FL 32609 |
| Phone | 352-955-6707 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| District | Alachua County Public Schools |
Principal
Principal Dr. Beth LeClear, according to the district’s Schools and Centers Directory, which links each school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 1,791 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 25 students per teacher.
- School’s own figure: the school’s website listed enrollment of 1,900 in September 2025.
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 | B (64% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | A |
| 2023-24 | B |
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: 58%
- Math: 50%
- Science: 77%
- Social studies: 66%
- Graduation rate (2024-25): 94%
- College and career acceleration (2024-25): 87% 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 Gainesville High zone takes in about 52% of the people who live inside Gainesville city limits, and 85% 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 Gainesville High zone on the 2026-27 maps are Bishop Middle, Fort Clarke Middle, Kanapaha Middle, Lincoln Middle and Westwood Middle.
Our neighborhood guides show how homes are zoned in Fifth Avenue, Northwood, Pleasant Street, Porters, Stephen Foster and University Park.
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 8:30 a.m. to 2:42 p.m. in September 2025. Students may be dropped off from 7:15 a.m. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.
Programs
The district’s magnet programs page lists the Cambridge Program, the Academy of Future Teachers and the Academy of Health Professions at Gainesville 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 for its NJROTC unit.
Sports and activities
In football, Gainesville High plays in Class 4A, Region 2, District 5 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 Lake Weir (Ocala), Lecanto, Leesburg, Mount Dora and Vanguard (Ocala).
The sports page on the school’s website lists baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, boys and girls golf, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming and diving, boys and girls tennis, track and field, volleyball, boys and girls water polo, boys and girls weightlifting and wrestling.
Follow local results on our high school scoreboard.
More on Gainesville schools
- The school’s page on the district website: alachuaschools.net/o/ghs
- 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 Gainesville High serve?
Grades 9 through 12. It is part of Alachua County Public Schools, at 1900 NW 13th St., Gainesville.
What is Gainesville High’s school grade?
Gainesville High earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 64% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025.
Which middle schools feed Gainesville High?
The district has no feeder list; addresses are zoned for each level. The middle school zones that overlap the Gainesville High zone on the 2026-27 maps are Bishop Middle, Fort Clarke Middle, Kanapaha Middle, Lincoln Middle and Westwood Middle.
What time does Gainesville High start?
The school’s website listed the school day as 8:30 a.m. to 2:42 p.m. in September 2025; call 352-955-6707 to confirm.
Who is the principal of Gainesville High?
Dr. Beth LeClear, according to the district’s Schools and Centers Directory.
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