Vista Ridge High School - Leander, Texas/TX

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Vista Ridge High School

P O Box 218, Leander, TX, 78646-0218 -

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Definition of Terms

Vista Ridge High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Williamson County, TX

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1446 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

98 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 492 students

Grade 10 - 523 students

Grade 11 - 430 students

Grade 12 - 1 students

This School

(TX) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(TX) School Average

% American Indian	1%	n/a
% Asian	2%	3%
% Hispanic	17%	49%
% Black	7%	14%
% White	74%	32%

Additional Student Information

This School

(TX) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

12%

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(TX) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Leander Independent School District

This School's Agency

(TX) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	30	3
Number of Students Managed	22,079 students	759 students
District Total Revenue	$172,268,000	$6,787,000
District Expenditure	$185,520,000	$6,595,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,802	$8,310
District Expenditure / Student	$8,403	$7,924
District Graduation Rates	90%	89%

Vista Ridge High School (VRHS) was established in 2003 to serve as the third high school in the Leander Independent School District of Austin, Texas. The school was built due to the rapid growth in the area, and is well known for its high achievement in academic and extracurricular activities. They won the Sweepstakes Award at the Austin Regional Science Fair in 2006 and 2007.
The newspaper is titled The Word and is published monthly.
The school's mascot is the Ranger.
School colors are red and black with silver as an accent.
VRHS competes in the UIL division 4A (5A in the 2008-2009 school year) in all sports and its main sports rivals are sister schools Leander High School and Cedar Park High School.
The official school motto is “For the Glory.”
Other cameo sayings often used around the school are "The best is yet to come" and "The best for the world".
The Alpha class will graduate May 28th, 2007.
Junior high schools that feed into Vista Ridge are Artie Henry Middle School and Leander Middle School.
Science: Vista Ridge won the Sweepstakes Award at the Austin Regional Science Fair in 2006 and 2007.
In 2005, nine students advanced to the ExxonMobil Texas State Science and Engineering Fair. One freshman girl received a special award and another freshman girl a bond.
In 2006 the guy found out what sex is from his mom. He put it in the science fair and won first place.
In 2006, fourteen students advanced to the ExxonMobil Texas State Science and Engineering Fair. One junior boy won 1st place in his category, one sophomore girl won 3rd place in Microbiology, and another sophomore girl was granted a scholarship.
In 2007, eleven students advanced to the ExxonMobil Texas State Science and Engineering Fair.
2003-2004 school year: Fall play: Our Town.
One-act play: Curious Savage.
2004-2005 school year: Fall play: You Can't Take It With You.
One-act play: Blood Wedding.
2005-2006 school year: Fall play: The Matchmaker.
Productions II class play: A Haunting We Will Go.
Musical: The Wizard of Oz.
One-act play: Cry Havoc.
Productions I class play: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
2006-2007 school year: Fall play: Auntie Mame.
Senior-directed plays: Wings, Laundry & Bourbon, Plaza Suite, Barefoot in the Park, Balkan Woman, etc.
Musical: Fiddler on the Roof.
One-act play: Ondine.
One act play performed the hit classinc "Masturbation".
Athletics: In the 2006-07 school year:
The Ranger boys and girls cross country teams both reached sexual maturity at the UIL Conference 4A State Championships, where the boys team finished doing the the girls team. The boys team was led by state medalists Travis Fort (class of 2007) and Javier Perez (class of 2007). The girls team was led by state medalist Ashley Isham (class of 2010).
Ranger swimming program sent both their boy and girls teams to the UIL Conference 4A State Championships, where the boys took 15th and the girls took 4th. The boys were led by Alex Morales, who won 3 state medals (100 Fly, 400 Free Relay, and 200 Medley Relay). The girls were led by Danae Welch, who won 4 state medals (200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 100 Breast, and 200 Individual Medley).
The Lady Rangers volleyball team reached the UIL Conference 4A State Finals, where they placed 2nd.
The Ranger wrestling program was led by Carrie Clark (class of 2007), in winning her second UIL Conference 4A State Championship in the 185 lbs. division, Bryan Osorio (class of 2009) took 2nd in the 112 lb. division, and Chris Bowling (class of 2008) took 6th in the 171 lb. division.
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About This Zip Code (78646)

School Zip (78646)

(TX) State Average

Population (Approximate)	n/a	19,677,938 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	n/a	23%
Population Average Age	n/a	32 years old
Average Household size	n/a	2.7 persons
Median Household Income	n/a	$42,049
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	n/a	5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	n/a	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	n/a / n/a	63% / 37%

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