Santa Fe High, 16213 NW U.S. Highway 441: grades 9 through 12, 1,151 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.

Santa Fe High School is the Alachua County Public Schools high school for grades 9 through 12 at 16213 NW U.S. Highway 441, in the city of Alachua, about 16 miles northwest of downtown Gainesville in a straight line. It is on this list because its 2026-27 attendance zone takes in part of the northern end of Gainesville, home to about 1% of the city’s residents, by 2020 census block counts laid over the district’s zone map. The teams are the Raiders and the school colors are red and gray, according to the school’s website.

Who to call

  • Front office: 386-462-1125, 16213 NW U.S. Highway 441, Alachua, FL 32615
  • School website: alachuaschools.net/o/santa-fe
  • 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 16213 NW U.S. Highway 441, Alachua, FL 32615
Phone 386-462-1125
Grades 9 to 12
District Alachua County Public Schools

Principal

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

Enrollment and teachers

  • Federal count: 1,151 students in the 2023-24 school year, the latest year in the NCES school directory, with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, or about 27 students per teacher.
  • School’s own figure: the school’s website listed enrollment of 1,143 in April 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 (62% 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: 53%
  • Science: 66%
  • Social studies: 71%
  • Graduation rate (2024-25): 90%
  • College and career acceleration (2024-25): 68% 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 Santa Fe High zone takes in about 1% of the people who live inside Gainesville city limits, and 5% 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 Santa Fe High zone on the 2026-27 maps are Bishop Middle, Fort Clarke Middle, High Springs Community School, Mebane Middle and Westwood Middle.

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 9:05 a.m. to 3:17 p.m. in April 2026. Students may be dropped off from 8:15 a.m.; the office is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call the front office to confirm this year’s times.

Programs

The district’s magnet programs page lists the Academy of Agriscience, the Academy of Veterinary Assisting and the Institute of Biotechnology at Santa Fe 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.

Sports and activities

In football, Santa Fe High plays in Class 3A, 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 Belleview, Dunnellon, Eastside (Gainesville) and North Marion (Citra).

The athletics section of the school’s website has team pages for baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, flag football, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and weightlifting. The athletic director is Scott McDaniel.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Santa Fe High serve?

Grades 9 through 12. It is part of Alachua County Public Schools, at 16213 NW U.S. Highway 441, Alachua.

What is Santa Fe High’s school grade?

Santa Fe High earned a B in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 62% of possible points. It earned a B in 2025.

Which middle schools feed Santa Fe High?

The district has no feeder list; addresses are zoned for each level. The middle school zones that overlap the Santa Fe High zone on the 2026-27 maps are Bishop Middle, Fort Clarke Middle, High Springs Community School, Mebane Middle and Westwood Middle.

What time does Santa Fe High start?

The school’s website listed the school day as 9:05 a.m. to 3:17 p.m. in April 2026; call 386-462-1125 to confirm.

Who is the principal of Santa Fe High?

Sherry Estes, according to the district’s Schools and Centers Directory.