Vandegrift High School
| Vandegrift High School | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Charles Little |
| Teaching staff | 124.03 (on a FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,062[1] (2014-15) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.63 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Black and silver |
| Nickname | Vipers |
| Website | vhs |
| [2] | |
Vandegrift High School is a high school located in unincorporated Travis County, Texas, United States, near Austin. It is a part of the Leander Independent School District (LISD).
History
The school is named for Marine Corps First Lieutenant Matthew Ryan Vandegrift, who was killed in action on April 21, 2008.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
Vandegrift was ranked 54th in the state and 342nd nationally in the 2016 US News & World Report rankings.[6]
26 AP classes are offered:[5]
- English III AP
- English IV AP
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Statistics
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Physics C
- AP Economics
- AP European History
- AP Human Geography
- AP Psychology
- AP United States Government
- AP United States History
- AP World History
- AP French IV
- AP Latin IV
- AP Spanish IV
- AP Spanish V
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Art Drawing
- AP 2D Art
- AP 3D Art
- AP Art History
- AP Music Theory
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.[2]
Feeder patterns
Its feeder schools are Canyon Ridge Middle School and Four Points Middle School.
Accomplishments
 | This article needs to be updated. (July 2017) |
In November 2013, Vandegrift High School achieved its first non-academic state title when the marching band achieved first place at the UIL Class 4A State Marching Band Championships.[7]
The girls' soccer team won the 2014 UIL Class 4A championship.[8]
The boys' golf team won the 4A state championship in 2014.[9]
References
- ^ "VANDEGRIFT H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - Search Results for Vandegrift High School". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.