| Eau Gallie High School | |
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| Location | |
| Melbourne, Florida, United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1923 (Pineapple) 1963 (Commodore Blvd) |
| Principal | Jeremy Salmon |
| Enrollment | 2392 |
| Number of students | Grades 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Navy, Gold, Red |
| Mascot | Commodore |
| Information | (321)242-6400 |
| Website | EG High School website |
Eau Gallie High School is located at 1400 Commodore Blvd in the Eau Gallie area of Melbourne, Florida. It is one of four public high schools in Melbourne, along with Melbourne High School, Palm Bay High School, and West Shore Junior/Senior High School.
In sports the school was previously classified as 6A, the largest classification based on enrollment, but it is now 3A.
In 2010, the school graduated 384. Seven of the students simultaneously received Associate of Arts degrees from being co-enrolled in the local community college .[1]
In 2010 Florida Today described the school: "predominately serves children of the working middle class."[1]
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The original school was located in the former city of Eau Gallie, overlooking the Indian River. The successor school is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west.
Construction on the new Eau Gallie High School began in 1963. Students from the new building graduated in 1964. During the construction Eau Gallie High Students attended a split session at Melbourne High School.
The school had the lowest reportable incidents of any high school in Brevard for the 2006-7 school year.[2] The school uses survelliance cameras to monitor student activity.[3]
In 2009, 80% of students graduating went on to some form of higher education. 32% went to a four-year college, 48% to Brevard Community College.[1]
In the 2009-2010 academic year, Eau Gallie was the only high school in the state to be classified as a national demonstration school for Advancement Via Individual Determination. This is a program that encourages middling students to aim for higher education at the four year university level and provides them the tools and advice needed to achieve that goal.
In 2010, one-fourth of the seniors came from low-income families.[1]
The mascot is Commodore - It is believed that the first principal of Eau Gallie High School was a graduate from Vanderbilt University, whose mascot is also the Commodore.
The colors are Navy/Gold/Red.
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