Bishop Middle, 1901 NE Ninth St.: grades 6 through 8, 846 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 and the federal NCES school directory.
Howard W. Bishop Middle School is the Alachua County Public Schools middle school for grades 6 through 8 at 1901 NE Ninth St., Gainesville. The teams are the Hawks and the school colors are blue and gold, according to the school’s website.
Who to call
- Front office: 352-955-6701, 1901 NE Ninth St., Gainesville, FL 32609
- School website: alachuaschools.net/o/bishop
- 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 | 1901 NE Ninth St., Gainesville, FL 32609 |
| Phone | 352-955-6701 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Alachua County Public Schools |
Principal
Principal James Speer, according to the district’s Schools and Centers Directory, which links each school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 846 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 23 students per teacher.
- School’s own figure: the school’s website listed enrollment of 748 in February 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 | B (59% of possible points) |
| 2024-25 | B |
| 2023-24 | C |
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: 61%
- Math: 54%
- Science: 58%
- Social studies: 77%
- Middle school acceleration: 79% (students passing high school-level courses or industry certifications)
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.
On the district’s 2026-27 middle school zone map, about 86% of the people who live in the Bishop Middle zone live inside Gainesville city limits, by 2020 census block counts.
The district does not publish a feeder list: students are zoned by address for each level. The elementary zones that overlap the Bishop Middle zone are Glen Springs Elementary, Lake Forest Elementary, Metcalfe Elementary, Norton Elementary, Parker Elementary, Rawlings Elementary and Talbot Elementary.
For high school, 53% of the zone’s residents live in the Eastside High zone, and the rest in the Gainesville High and Santa Fe High zones.
Our neighborhood guides show how homes are zoned in Duckpond, Duval and Stephen Foster.
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 9:25 a.m. to 3:37 p.m. in February 2026. The front office is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.
Programs
The district’s magnet programs page lists the Academy of Technology and Advanced Studies at Bishop Middle. 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.
More on Gainesville schools
- The school’s page on the district website: alachuaschools.net/o/bishop
- 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 Bishop Middle serve?
Grades 6 through 8. It is part of Alachua County Public Schools, at 1901 NE Ninth St., Gainesville.
What is Bishop Middle’s school grade?
Bishop Middle earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 59% of possible points. It earned a B in 2025.
Which high school does Bishop Middle feed into?
The district zones each address separately. On the 2026-27 maps, 53% of the Bishop Middle zone’s residents live in the Eastside High zone, and the rest in the Gainesville High and Santa Fe High zones.
What time does Bishop Middle start?
The school’s website listed the school day as 9:25 a.m. to 3:37 p.m. in February 2026; call 352-955-6701 to confirm.
Who is the principal of Bishop Middle?
James Speer, according to the district’s Schools and Centers Directory.
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