Eastside High School is a public high school located in Taylors, a suburb of Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It is a public school under the jurisdiction of the Greenville County School District.PrincipalsEastside has had 12 principals since its inception. Mr. John Durr: 1970-1973Mr. Eddie Jones: 1973-1975Dr. Leonard Pellicer: 1975-1977Mr. J. Brodie Bricker: 1977-1987 Mrs. Betty Workman: 1987-1988Dr. Lacy Wilkins: 1988-1993 Mr. Ken Peake: 1993-1995Mr. Dave Quick: 1995-1998Mr. Buddy Blackmon: 1998-2000Mrs. Sheryl Taylor: 2000-2006Dr. John Tharp: 2006-2010 Mr. Michael Thorne 2010–presentAcademicsEastside was ranked as the eighth toughest high school in the state, as well as the fourth best overall high school in the state in 2015. It was ranked first in both categories in Greenville County. It had a graduation rate of 88% in 2015, above the state rate of 80.3%.In 2015, Eastside had an average ACT composite score of 20.0, which was above the district's average of 18.9 and the state's average of 17.9. Additionally, Eastside High consistently has the highest percentage of students taking AP tests in Greenville County—with a 68% overall pass rate.In 2015, Eastside had an average Algebra 1 EOC pass rate of 95.6%, an average English 1 EOC pass rate of 73.9%, an average Biology EOC pass rate of 88.1%, and an average US History EOC pass rate of 76.2%. All of these were above state averages.AthleticsEastside High School's teams have won 38 state championships. Eastside's athletics is most noted for wrestling, soccer, cross country, swimming, volleyball, and basketball. Cheerleading: 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004Football: 1977Boys cross country: 1987, 1988Boys golf: 2009Boys soccer: 1983, 1985, 1986, 2005, 2011, 2014Boys swimming: 2015, 2016Girls cross country: 2011, 2016Girls soccer: 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007Girls tennis: 1980Girls volleyball: 2011, 2015Wrestling: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017Eastside has won 46 upper state championships and 110 region championships.
