East Ridge High, 13322 Excalibur Road, Clermont: grades 9-12, 2,683 students (2024-25), an A in Florida's 2026 school grades. 352-242-2080.
Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Sources: Lake County Schools and its school locations and high school zone map data, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the federal NCES school directory and the Florida High School Athletic Association.
East Ridge High School is the Lake County Schools high school on Excalibur Road, off Hancock Road on the southeast side of Clermont. Its mailing address is Clermont, but the campus sits in unincorporated Lake County, just outside the city limits, on the city limits map Lake County publishes. It is the high school for most of the city: about 64% of the address points inside Clermont fall in its zone.
Who to call
- Front office: 352-242-2080, 13322 Excalibur Road, Clermont, FL 34711
- School website: erh.lake.k12.fl.us
- Enrolling, zones and buses: Lake County Schools, 352-253-6500, 201 W. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares
- State report card: East Ridge High on the state’s report card site
| Address | 13322 Excalibur Road, Clermont, FL 34711 |
| Phone | 352-242-2080 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Run by | Lake County Schools |
| 2026 state grade | A (67% of points) |
Enrollment and teachers
- Federal count: 2,683 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 118.8 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 23 students per teacher.
- State figure: the state’s report card shows current enrollment by grade and student group. It is an interactive dashboard and could not be read for this page.
State report card
Florida gave East Ridge High an A in its 2026 school grades, its second A in a row after a B in 2024. The school earned 67% of the points possible, according to the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades file.
| 2026 school grade measure | Result |
|---|---|
| School grade | A (67% of points) |
| English language arts achievement | 60% |
| Math achievement | 49% |
| Science achievement | 83% |
| Social studies achievement | 82% |
| Graduation rate, 2024-25 | 97% |
| College and career acceleration, 2024-25 | 87% |
Achievement is the share of tested students who scored on grade level on the state’s tests. Florida grades every public school A to F from those results, students’ learning gains and, for high schools, graduation and college and career acceleration, the columns of the state’s file show. For a high school, A is 65% of possible points or more, B is 60% to 64%, C is 45% to 59% and D is 35% to 44%, the file says.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Zones do not follow city limits. Check any address on the district’s high school zone map and confirm with the district at 352-253-6500 before you enroll. Which school each part of the city is zoned for is in our neighborhoods guide.
Of the 28,475 address points Lake County lists inside Clermont, 18,346 fall in East Ridge High’s zone on the district’s 2025 map. The rest are zoned for Lake Minneola High (6,649) and South Lake High (3,480).
The district does not publish a feeder list. On its 2025 zone maps, these zones fall wholly or partly inside East Ridge High’s, shown as the share of each zone’s area:
- Middle: Windy Hill Middle (all of it), East Ridge Middle (about 58%), Lake Pointe Academy, a K-8 school (about 55%), and Aurelia M. Cole Academy, a K-8 school (about 6%)
- Elementary: Sawgrass Bay (all of it), Lost Lake (about 99%), Grassy Lake in Minneola (about 25%) and Pine Ridge (about 3%)
Rezoning. We found no boundary change approved by the Lake County School Board that affects East Ridge High after the 2025 zone maps. The district’s own boundary pages could not be reached on Oct. 8; ask the district before you buy or rent for a school.
Calendar and bell times
From the Lake County School Board’s 2026-27 student calendar (PDF):
- Monday, Oct. 12: teacher workday, no school
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, 2027: winter break; classes resume Wednesday, Jan. 6
The full calendar is in our Clermont schools guide. Ask the front office for the bell schedule.
Sports and activities
In football, East Ridge plays in Class 6A, Region 2, District 7 for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons, according to the Florida High School Athletic Association’s finalized football classifications. The school’s teams and schedules are on its website. Follow local results on our high school scoreboard.
Programs. The district’s school locations map data lists these career programs at East Ridge: Administrative Office Specialist; Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating Technology; Allied Health Assisting; Applied Cybersecurity; Culinary Arts; Early Childhood Education; and Engineering Pathways.
More on Clermont schools
- The school’s website, which the district runs
- Every public school in Clermont, with zones and report cards
- Our Clermont schools guide for the full calendar, registration and School Board meetings
Frequently asked questions
What grades does East Ridge High School serve?
East Ridge High serves grades 9 through 12. It is at 13322 Excalibur Road, Clermont, and its main line is 352-242-2080.
What is East Ridge High School’s Florida school grade?
East Ridge High earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades, with 67% of possible points. It also earned an A in 2025.
Which middle schools feed into East Ridge High?
On Lake County Schools’ zone maps, all of Windy Hill Middle’s zone and about 58% of East Ridge Middle’s lie inside East Ridge High’s zone, along with about 55% of Lake Pointe Academy’s K-8 zone.
What share of Clermont is zoned for East Ridge High?
About 64% of the address points inside Clermont’s city limits fall in East Ridge High’s zone on the district’s 2025 zone map, more than any other high school.
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