Eastridge High School is an American public secondary school located in Irondequoit, New York. The School is an IB (International Baccalaureate) world school. It also offers Honors and AP classes. Its current principal is Timothy Heaphy. Its current assistant principals are Brian Kurdziel, Sheri Webber and Christopher Whipple. This is the main high school in the East Irondequoit Central School District. The school also features a marching band, indoor percussion ensemble and drama club for yearly shows. On May 7, 2015, Eastridge High School has earned the distinction of being one of ten schools chosen as a School of Opportunity by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). More than 80 schools applied and four were awarded “Gold Recognition” and six earned “Silver Recognition”. Eastridge is one of the schools awarded Silver Recognition.Grade requirementsAccording to the 2017–2018 Program of Studies, the credits needed for a student to pass their grade level are as follow:Grade 10 - 5 Credits Grade 11 - 10 Credits Grade 12 - Student MUST be on track to graduate in June of grade 12Diploma requirementsAs of 2004, new requirements have been set for the number of credits needed in order to graduate and receive diplomas, and also for the number of credits required for students to pass their grade level.Local DiplomaAccording to the 2017–2018 Program of Studies, the credits needed for a student to receive their Local Diploma are as follow: 4 English credits 4 Social Studies credits 3 Mathematics credits 3 Science credits 1 Art/Music credit 1/2 Health credit 2 Physical Education credits 1 Language Other Than English (LOTE) credit 5½ Elective credits Total Credits: 24
