Eastside High School is a fairly small, public school in South East Gainesville, FL, USA. It was opened in 1970 and is managed by the School Board of Alachua County, Florida. As of 2004, the school has a student population of approximately 1800. It is located in an economically underdeveloped neighborhood, and houses three magnet programs : the Institute of Culinary Arts , the Entrepreneurship program, and the area's only International Baccalaureate program.

Management

The school has been served by seven principals; John Dukes , Mae Islar , Dr. Ron Nelson , Dr. Robert Schenck , William Herschleb , Sandra Hollinger , and current principal Michael Thorne .

Reputation

Eastside is consistently ranked among the top 50 of America's high schools by Newsweek magazine, due to the number of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests it administers to students every year. Newsweek claims that their rankings indicate which schools are America's "best," but some argue that the use of this qualifier is misleading.[1] In an effort to clarify what the rankings actually mean, the Washington Post chose to state that the rankings actually denoted not the "best" American high schools, but rather the "most challenging" American high schools.[2]

In 2004, Eastside's Institute of Culinary Arts was ranked first in the state of Florida and second in the United States.

Notable Alumni

• Sergey Brin of Google, Inc.

Trivia

• On average, 300 lbs. of French Fries are served each day at Eastside.[3]
• There are approximately 3600 light bulbs at Eastside.[4]

External Links

• Eastside High School Homepage
• Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) School Level Report for EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
• Eastside High School Directory Listing by the International Baccalaureate Organization