Vandegrift High School
| Vandegrift High School | |
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| Address | |
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9500 McNeil Drive , 78750 United States | |
| Coordinates | 30°23′48″N 97°49′26″W / 30.39667°N 97.82389°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 2009 |
| School district | Leander Independent School District |
| Principal | Charlie Little |
| Teaching staff | 155.26 (on a FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,709 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.45[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Black and silver |
| Nickname | Vipers |
| Website | vhs |
Vandegrift High School is a public high school in Travis County, Texas. It educates students in grades 9-12 for the Leander Independent School District.
History
The school is named for United States Marine Corps First Lieutenant Matthew Ryan Vandegrift, who was killed in action.[2] The school's first year of operation, 2009, was at adjacent Four Points Middle School, and it then transferred to the Vandegrift campus at the start of the 2010 school year.[3]
Academics
Vandegrift High School has "dual credit" with Austin Community College, which allows juniors and seniors to get college credit while still in high school.[4]
Vandegrift was ranked 54th in the state and 342nd nationally in the 2016 U.S. News & World Report rankings.[5]
26 AP classes are offered as well as International Baccalaureate (IB) courses.[4]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1875 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:
- Male - 50.7%
- Female - 49.3%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
- Asian/Pacific Islander - 7.7%
- Black - 3.4%
- Hispanic - 14.6%
- White - 70.6%
- Multiracial - 3.3%
5.8% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[6]
Feeder patterns
Its feeder schools are Canyon Ridge Middle School and Four Points Middle School.
Performing arts
Vandegrift has a competitive show choir, the all-female group "Venom",[7] named after the award-winning 2018 film.
Accomplishments
In November 2013, Vandegrift High School took first place at the UIL Class 4A State Marching Band Championships.[8]
The girls' soccer team won the 2014 UIL Class 4A championship.[9]
The boys' golf team won the 4A state championship in 2014.[10]
In 2019, the marching band won the Bands of America Grand Nationals in Indianapolis for the first time.[11]
In 2022, the marching band won the UIL Class 6A championship.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "VANDEGRIFT H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ Leslee Bassman (29 September 2010). "Vandegrift HS formally dedicated". Hill Country News. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Leander ISD Report: District prepares to open Four Points Middle School". Cedar Park-Leander Statesman. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ a b "VHS Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "How Does Vandegrift High School Rank Among America's Best High Schools?". usnews.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Search Results for Vandegrift High School". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "SCC: Viewing School - Vandegrift High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ Mervin Malone (10 December 2013). "Leander ISD Makes History at State Marching Band Contest". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Danny Davis (19 April 2014). "Vandegrift girls win state soccer championship". Statesman. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Danny Davis (29 April 2014). "Westlake and Vandegrift win golf titles". Statesman. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Donny Wong (18 November 2019). "Vandegrift Vipers Band crowned 2019 Bands of America Grand National Champion". Fox 7 Austin. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "UIL SMBC". smbc.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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