Kanapaha Middle, 5005 SW 75th St.: grades 6 through 8, 1,070 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.

Kanapaha Middle School is the Alachua County Public Schools middle school for grades 6 through 8 at 5005 SW 75th St., Gainesville. The teams are the Coyotes and the school colors are black and maroon, according to the school’s website.

Who to call

  • Front office: 352-955-6960, 5005 SW 75th St., Gainesville, FL 32608
  • School website: alachuaschools.net/o/kanapaha
  • 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 5005 SW 75th St., Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone 352-955-6960
Grades 6 to 8
District Alachua County Public Schools

Principal

Principal Jared Taber, according to the district’s Schools and Centers Directory, which links each school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 1,070 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 22 students per teacher.
  • School’s own figure: the school’s website listed enrollment of 1,160 in June 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 (63% 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: 65%
  • Math: 64%
  • Science: 51%
  • Social studies: 74%
  • Middle school acceleration: 77% (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 3% of the people who live in the Kanapaha 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 Kanapaha Middle zone are Archer Elementary, Chiles Elementary, Hidden Oak Elementary, Idylwild Elementary, Terwilliger Elementary and Wiles Elementary.

For high school, 63% of the zone’s residents live in the Buchholz High zone, and the rest in the Gainesville High and Eastside High zones.

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 9:20 a.m. to 3:37 p.m. in June 2026. Supervision starts at 7:15 a.m. in the cafeteria and runs until 4 p.m. at the front of the school. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Kanapaha Middle serve?

Grades 6 through 8. It is part of Alachua County Public Schools, at 5005 SW 75th St., Gainesville.

What is Kanapaha Middle’s school grade?

Kanapaha Middle earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 63% of possible points. It earned an A in 2025.

Which high school does Kanapaha Middle feed into?

The district zones each address separately. On the 2026-27 maps, 63% of the Kanapaha Middle zone’s residents live in the Buchholz High zone, and the rest in the Gainesville High and Eastside High zones.

What time does Kanapaha Middle start?

The school’s website listed the school day as 9:20 a.m. to 3:37 p.m. in June 2026; call 352-955-6960 to confirm.

Who is the principal of Kanapaha Middle?

Jared Taber, according to the district’s Schools and Centers Directory.