Creekside High School (Florida)

Creekside High School
Creekside High School
Address
	100 Knights Lane; St. Johns, Florida 32259; United States
Coordinates	30°04′51.50″N 81°33′45.46″W / 30.0809722°N 81.5626278°W
Information
Type	Public school
Established	2008
Status	Operational
School district	St. Johns County School District
Superintendent	Joseph G. Joyner
School number	521
Dean	John Highsmith, Heather Bundshuh, and David Hudson
Principal	Steve McCormick
Staff	113.60 (FTE)
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	2,554 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	22.48
Hours in school day	9:20 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Campus size	77 acres (0.31 km2)
Campus type	Rural
Colour(s)	Red, black, white
Nickname	Knights
Rivals	Bartram Trail High School, Ponte Vedra High School
Website	www-chs.stjohns.k12.fl.us

Creekside High School (CHS) is a public high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in northwest St. Johns County, Florida (United States). The school was constructed to relieve overcrowding at Bartram Trail High School.

The attendance boundary includes a portion of Fruit Cove.^[9]^[10]

Overview

The building has a capacity of 1,500 students and cost over $65 million.^[11] The school now services a total of 2550 students making the problem of overcrowding pandemic.^[12] The school building is a two-story octagon with an open courtyard in the center. The gymnasium and auditorium are attached on opposite sides, and the parking lots are between the school and most of the athletic facilities. The school opened for the 2008–2009 school year, and graduated their first senior class in June, 2010. The main feeder schools are Fruit Cove Middle School and Patriot Oaks Academy.

Academies

The curriculum at Creekside High School offers academy programs in the areas of environmental/urban planning and emerging technology. Creekside now offers The Academy of Future Teachers as of the 2019–2020 school year.

Advanced Academics

The advanced scholars program at Creekside High School gives students the option to participate in the rigorous programs of advanced placement, dual enrollment and honors courses.

Athletics

The school mascot is the knight in armor and the colors are red, black and white.

The Creekside Knights Athletic Booster Club (CKABC) is a nonprofit organization of parents, coaches, student athletes, faculty, alumni & community members. The CKABC supports all CHS athletes, including fall, winter and spring sports programs. Contributions by families & supporters help maintain and improve playing fields and gymnasium, purchase equipment and uniforms, and fund the CKABC Scholarship Award.

Creekside has been district runner-up twice in 2011 and 2012.^{[citation needed]}

2010 Men's Lacrosse District Champions^{[citation needed]}

2015, 2016, and 2022 Boys' Cross Country State Champions^[13]^{[citation needed]}

2024 Girl’s Track and Field State Champions

Administration

Principals

Creekside High School has had three principals in its ten-year history. As of 2017 Steve McCormick had become the principal at Creekside. McCormick had previously been the principal of Fruit Cove Middle School, the main feeder to Creekside.


Principal	First year	Last year	Length of tenure by academic terms
Paul Abbatinozzi	2008–2009	2009–2010	2 years
Randy Johnson	2010–2011	2016–2017	7 years
Steve McCormick	2017–2018	present

Notable alumni

Darious Williams, NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Rams, and Jacksonville Jaguars; Super Bowl LVI champion with the Los Angeles Rams
Christian Miller (sprinter), track and field runner.

References

^ ""School Accountability Reports" at schoolgrades.fldoe.org". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2008.
^ "School Improvement Plan" (PDF). 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
^ http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/public_results.asp?style=print. Retrieved June 1, 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "Deans – Faculty".
^ "Creekside High School". www.arcadis-us.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
^ "Summary: Bartram Trail High School". School Digger. 2007. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
^ "Bell Schedule". bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us. Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Fruit Cove CDP, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. - Compare with school zone maps.
^ "2022 - 2023 St. Johns County School Attendance Zones Creekside High School" (PDF). St. Johns County School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^ Lane, Marcia: "A Smooth Start" St. Augustine Record, August 26, 2008
^ "Explore Creekside High School in Saint Johns, FL".
^ Barney, Justin (November 5, 2022). "High school cross country: Bolles teams sweep titles; Creekside boys, Nease's Matt Ryan golden". news4jax.com. Retrieved November 6, 2022.

External links

[1] ""School Accountability Reports" at schoolgrades.fldoe.org". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2008.

[PDFBT-2] "School Improvement Plan" (PDF). 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2008.

[3] ttp://www.fldoe.org/edcert/public_results.asp?style=print. Retrieved June 1, 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[NCES-4] "CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[5] "Deans – Faculty".

[PVHS-6] "Creekside High School". www.arcadis-us.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2008.

[Digger-7] "Summary: Bartram Trail High School". School Digger. 2007. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2008.

[8] "Bell Schedule". bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us. Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2008.

[FruitCovedetailmap-9] "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Fruit Cove CDP, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. - Compare with school zone maps.

[10] "2022 - 2023 St. Johns County School Attendance Zones Creekside High School" (PDF). St. Johns County School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[SMOOTH-11] Lane, Marcia: "A Smooth Start" St. Augustine Record, August 26, 2008

[12] "Explore Creekside High School in Saint Johns, FL".

[13] Barney, Justin (November 5, 2022). "High school cross country: Bolles teams sweep titles; Creekside boys, Nease's Matt Ryan golden". news4jax.com. Retrieved November 6, 2022.

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