Shaker Hts High School - Shaker Heights, Ohio/OH

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Shaker Hts High School

15911 Aldersyde Dr, Shaker Heights, OH, 44120-2505 -

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Definition of Terms

Shaker Hts High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 8 - 12

County

Cuyahoga County, OH

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1880 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

141 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 8 - 1 students

Grade 9 - 579 students

Grade 10 - 447 students

Grade 11 - 452 students

Grade 12 - 401 students

This School

(OH) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(OH) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	1%	1%
% Black	55%	15%
% White	39%	79%
% Unknown	3 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(OH) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

15%

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(OH) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Shaker Heights City Sd School District

This School's Agency

(OH) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	9	4
Number of Students Managed	5,631 students	1,760 students
District Total Revenue	$86,423,000	$15,639,000
District Expenditure	$84,861,000	$15,279,000
District Revenue / Student	$15,348	$8,886
District Expenditure / Student	$15,070	$8,681
District Graduation Rates	n/a	93%

Shaker Heights High School is a public high school at 15911 Aldersyde Road in Shaker Heights, Ohio. It is part of the Shaker Heights City School District.
Shaker High is ranked #188 in Newsweek's list of the Best High Schools in America. The school colors are red and white and its mascot is the Raider. The school is noteworthy for its hockey, tennis and swimming teams.
The population of Shaker Heights is less than 50% African American, however Shaker Heights High School is more than 50% African American. The school has received national attention for its efforts to close the gap between achievements of minority students and non-minority students. One of the most active organizations at the school is the Student Group on Race Relations (SGORR).
Shaker Heights High School sports a science wing with a roughly fifty-seat planetarium and several lab rooms. Sciences offered include Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Environmental Sciences, and Biology, all of which are offered at the Honors level, the majority also offering Advanced Placement level courses.
The marching band has, as of September 2006, nearly 350 musicians. This also includes the Raiderettes, a dance team that performs with the band. The marching band went on a trip to Beijing and Shanghai, China in late March/Early April of 2007.
Asian Studies are offered in cooperation with Beachwood High School and the Cleveland Museum of Art. The program focuses on the history, literature, art, politics, and contemporary society of China (in even-numbered years) and Japan (in odd-numbered years).
SHHS is also known for its award winning student newspaper The Shakerite. The Shakerite has won numerous awards, including the 2006 Golden Flash Award. Both the Columbia Scholastic Press and the National Scholastic Press Assiociation named The Shakerite 'All-American,' the highest high-school journalism honor in the country.
Shaker Heights High School has come under fire because of its open campus policy, however, this is just a "college preparatory environment,".
Shaker's Theatre Arts Department: The Shaker Theatre Arts Department, founded in its present form by former Artistic Director James Thornton, is an educational department of Shaker Heights High School, in the Shaker Heights City School District in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The depatrment offers seventeen theatre courses, including playwriting, and puts on nine annual theatre productions. It has been designated a Center of Excellence in Education by the National Council of Teachers of English and its department chair is Christine McBurney.
Distinguished Alumni of the Shaker Theatre Arts Department.
David Wain, a New York-based writer, director, actor and comedian, who is most well known for the feature film Wet Hot American Summer, the '90s sketch comedy series The State, and the Comedy Central show Stella.
Tony nominee Michael McElroy, who is known for his role as Collins in Rent (musical) and his performances in Big River (musical) (Tony nom.), "Violet," and LaChiusa's "Wild Party".
Michelle Federer, is best known for her role as Nessarose in the OBC of Wicked (musical).
Beth Stevens is the Managing Editor of Broadway.com.
Actress Tracy Nicole Chapman has appeared in Into the Woods, The Lion King (musical) and Caroline, or Change on Broadway.
Shaker Heights High School is known for it's sporting teams. The school's best sports are Football, Hockey, Baseball, Basketball, Field Hockey, and Swimming. The Hockey Team is a State Powerhouse with 3 state titles. The Football team has had sucess recently with many Lake Erie Leauge Titles. Shaker's primary rivals are Cleveland Heights, University School, Hathaway Brown, and Maple Heights.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships: Baseball - 1965,1976; Hockey � 1981,1993,2001; Boys Golf � 1958,1959,1967; Boys Track and Field � 1926; Boys Swimming � 1954; Wrestling � 1954; Girls Field Hockey � 1991.
Shaker Heights High School is known for it's sporting teams. The school's best sports are Football, Hockey, Baseball, Basketball, Field Hockey, and Swimming. The Hockey Team is a State Powerhouse with 3 state titles. The Football team has had sucess recently with many Lake Erie Leauge Titles. Shaker's primary rivals are Cleveland Heights, University School, Hathaway Brown, and Maple Heights.
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