2024-25 Profile*
Eastside High
1300 Brushy Creek Rd.
Taylors , SC 29687
Telephone: (864) 355-2800
Fax: (864) 355-2992
www.greenville.k12.sc.us/eastside/
Grades: 9th - 12th Grade
Enrollment: 1526
School Location: Taylors, one block west of Old Spartanburg Road
Principal: Todd Stafford
Email: tstaffor@greenville.k12.sc.us
Awards and Honors
- Excellent Rating on School Report Card
- Palmetto Gold award winner
- Rich history of educating National Merit Finalists and Semi-Finalists
- Recognized by Newsweek magazine and USA Today as one of the best high schools in the nation, the top high school in Greenville County, and second in the state of SC
- 19 National Board Certified Teachers
- $11,386,556 in scholarships awarded to class of 2024
- Over $4 million in LIFE scholarships awarded to class of 2022
- 3 National Merit Finalists in class of 2024
- 31 Palmetto Fellows in the class of 2024
- 2024 Average ACT Score – 22
- 2024 Average SAT Score – 1089
- Award winning Academic Team/Quiz Bowl Team
- Award winning Yearbook
- Chorus: Outstanding Performance Award 2023-2024
- Orchestra: Gold Outstanding Performance Award 2023-2024, Gold Outstanding Performance Award 2022-2023, Gold Outstanding Performance Award 2021-2022
- Band, chorus, and orchestra all earned Superior with Distinction at CPA 2023-2024
- Student Government: Gold Honor Council Award 2023-2024
- Men’s Soccer AAAA State Champions – 2005, 2011, 2014, 2022
- Ladies Soccer AAAA State Champions – 2000. 2003, 2007, 2023, 2024
- Cheer AAAA State Champions – 2000, 2002, 2004
- Men’s Golf AAAA State Champions – 2009
- Volleyball AAAA State Champions – 2011
- Ladies Cross Country AAAA State Champions – 2011, 2016
- Men’s Swimming AAAA State Champions – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Wrestling AAAA State Champions – 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2022
- Ladies Swimming AAAA State Champions - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Baseball AAAA State Champions - 2018, 2022
- Carlisle Cup Champions (Top Athletic Dept in SC) - 2005, 2019, 2022
For a closer look...
For more in-depth information on this school including programs, course offerings, extracurricular activities, and more - visit www.greenville.k12.sc.us/eastside/
If you would like information about the School Report Card rating, visit the State Department of Education Website, screportcards.com.
For more information, call INFOLine at 864-355-3100, visit our website at www.greenville.k12.sc.us.
Facilities
Beautiful building and furnishings • Open, spacious commons area • Classrooms are equipped with technology, including Promethean Boards and teacher laptops • State-of-the-Art Biology and Chemistry Labs • 500 seat auditorium with state of the art sound and lighting equipment • Spacious choral and band/strings rooms with excellent acoustics Two Art Studios, and a Kiln Room • 1,500 seat gymnasium • Secondary gymnasium 6,000 sq. ft. free standing athletic multi-purpose facility • Lighted football stadium, baseball and softball fields, additional practice fields, and tennis courts • New weightlifting building open April 2023 • New $30,000 Shot Put/Discus facility • State-of-the-Art Weight Room (Opened Fall 2024) • Wrestling Room • Cheerleading Room
Faculty Profile
- Administrators: 5
- Teachers/Professional Staff: 85
- Support Staff: 41
Outstanding Features/Programs
- 28 Advanced Placement courses offered in Science, Math, Spanish, English, Social Studies, Music, and World Languages, Fine Arts
- Health Science Courses
- Dual Credit Teacher Cadet course, English, Science, Edu Career, Personal Finance
- Free after school tutoring program
- Eastside has proudly raised over $1,300,000.00 for charity during spirit week activities over the last 10 years
- Award winning yearbook
- National Honor Society
- National English Honor Society
- National Art Honor Society
- National Spanish Honor Society
- National French Honor Society
- Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society
- Thespean Honors
- Math Team
- Award winning Band, Choral and Orchestra programs
- Tri-M Music Honor
- Drama program
- Speech and Debate program
- Athletics include - football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, cross country, track, lacrosse, swimming, tennis, golf, cheerleading, and dance team
- Art Club, Astronomy, Beta Club, Book Club, Central Spirit, Chess Club, Chocolate Milk, DECA, Drama Club, FCA, First Priority, Fusion, HOSA, Intermediate Java, International Thespian
- Society, Mock Trial Club, Natural Helpers, Outdoor Adventure Club, Rho Kappa, Science Honor, Spanish Club, Speech and Debate, Student Government, Tri M Honor Society, Ultimate
- Frisbee.
- Youth in Government
- Fine Arts, CTE Innovation Center and Bonds Career Center
- Dual Enrollment Music Appreciation
- Very active and involved PTSA
- School Improvement Council
- Active and involved All Sports Booster Club