Loften High School

Professional Academies' Magnet @ Loften High School
Professional Academies' Magnet @ Loften High School
Location
	3000 E. University Avenue; Gainesville, Florida 32641; United States
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Prepare Professionally, Advance Academically, Model Maturity!
School district	Alachua County School District
Principal	Kristopher Bracewell
Faculty	14.01 (on FTE basis)
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	312 (2023-24)
Student to teacher ratio	24.29
Color(s)	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

Unlike other high schools in the area, Loften is not a school where students are regularly zoned to attend and assigned. Loften remains a "school of choice" where students must actively seek the school out and apply as opposed to simply showing up due to location. While this ensures only students who really want to go actually attend, it also means that Loften has a very small student body. Because of this, Loften averages around 300 students in the daytime. These students are divided among 1-2 dozen teachers in a 4-period block schedule.

Career focus

Beginning in the Fall of 2007, Loften became Alachua County's premier school for career and technical education. In total, it currently has six career-oriented programs including:

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

Administration

Principal: Kristopher Bracewell
Assistant Principal: Lauren Chandler

References

^ Administration Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. Loften High School. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c "PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

External links

29°39′07″N 82°17′07″W / 29.6519525°N 82.2852122°W / 29.6519525; -82.2852122

[Admin-1] Administration Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. Loften High School. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.

[NCES-2] "PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

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