Vandegrift High School
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.
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9500 McNeil Drive , 78750 United States | |
Coordinates | 30°23′48″N 97°49′26″W |
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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 | 2,574 (2023-24)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.58[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Black and silver |
Nickname | Vipers |
Website | vhs |
History
The school is named for United States Marine Corps First Lieutenant Matthew Ryan Vandegrift, who was killed in action in Basra, Iraq in 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.[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 the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.[4]
Notable alumni
- Greg Brown III, basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks
- Dakota Prukop, football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 2574 students enrolled in 2023-24 was:
- Male - 51%
- Female - 49%
- Asian/Pacific Islander - 16%
- Black - 3%
- Hispanic - 17%
- White - 59%
- Multiracial - 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]
In 2023, the girls golf team won the UIL Class 6A State Championship.[13]
References
- "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.
- "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.
- Gates, Billy (May 16, 2023). "Vandegrift wins 6A girls golf crown, medalist race goes to playoff holes". KXAN.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.