Vandegrift High School
| Vandegrift High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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9500 McNeil Drive Austin, Texas 78750 United States | |
| Coordinates | 30°23′48″N 97°49′26″W / 30.39667°N 97.82389°WCoordinates: 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 | 108.39 (on a FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,875 (2013-14) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.30 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Black and silver |
| Nickname | Vipers |
| Website |
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| [1] | |
Vandegrift High School is a high school located in Leander Independent School District in Austin, Texas, United States. Its feeder schools are Canyon Ridge Middle School and Four Points Middle School.
History
The school is named for Marine Corps First Lieutenant Matthew Ryan Vandegrift, who was killed in action on April 21, 2008.[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.
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.[3]
Vandegrift was ranked 54th in the state and 342nd nationally in the 2016 US News & World Report rankings.[4]
26 AP classes are offered:[3]
- 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.[1]
Accomplishments
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.[5]
The girls' soccer team won the 2014 UIL Class 4A championship.[6]
The boys' golf team won the 4A state championship in 2014.[7]
References
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "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.