Loften High School
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| Professional Academies' Magnet @ Loften High School | |
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3000 E. University Avenue Gainesville, Florida, 32641 | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Prepare Professionally, Advance Academically, Model Maturity! |
School district | Alachua County School District |
Principal | Kristopher Bracewell[1] |
Teaching staff | 15.33 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 310 (2023-2024)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 20.22[2] |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Nickname | Loften |
| Website | Loften High School |
The Professional Academies' Magnet @ Loften High School (or W. Travis Loften High School) is a public high school in Gainesville, Florida in the United States. It is part of Alachua County School District and occupies a 174-acre (0.70 km2) campus in a medium-sized community.
Overview
[edit]Loften is a nonzoning, exclusively magnet school or a "school of choice" where students must actively seek the school out and apply [3]. While this ensures the genuine interest of attending students in the offered, often expensive to maintain programs, it also means that Loften has a very small student body. Loften averages around 300 enrolled students. These students are divided among 1-2 dozen teachers in a 4-period block schedule, where they switch all their non-academy classes at the end of the semester.
Career focus
[edit]Loften has six career-oriented programs:[4]
- Academy of Automotive Technology
- Academy of Fire and EMS (Firefighting/Emergency Medical Services)
- Academy of Gaming and Mobile App Development
- Academy of Media Production Technology
- Academy of Robotics and Engineering
- Institute of Graphic Art and Design
Discontinued Academies
- Academy of Design and Technology
- Academy of Early Childhood Education
- Academy of Information Technology
- Academy of Horticulture
- Academy of Business
Administration
[edit]- Principal: Kristopher Bracewell
- Assistant Principal: Lauren Chandler
- Dean/Behavioral Resources: Dawn Moore [5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Administration Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. Loften High School. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- 1 2 3 "PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Message from the Principal". www.alachuaschools.net. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Magnet Programs". www.alachuaschools.net. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Staff". www.alachuaschools.net. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Loften High School online (archived)
- PAM @ Loften High School current site
- publicschoolreview.com
- AOIT official page[permanent dead link]
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