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Vista Ridge High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

200 South Vista Rdg

Cedar Park TX, 78613, Williamson County

Phone: 512-570-1800

Ranking:

(326 out of 1,337, top 24%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Leander Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	117		117		116		129		135		140		150
Total Students:	1,980		1,878		1,792		1,923		2,013		2,025		2,169
Grade 9:	547	27.6%	505	26.9%	454	25.3%	472	24.5%	474	23.5%	427	21.1%	573	26.4%
Grade 10:	539	27.2%	466	24.8%	464	25.9%	461	24.0%	429	21.3%	571	28.2%	582	26.8%
Grade 11:	474	23.9%	458	24.4%	461	25.7%	424	22.0%	572	28.4%	549	27.1%	525	24.2%
Grade 12:	420	21.2%	449	23.9%	413	23.0%	566	29.4%	538	26.7%	478	23.6%	489	22.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	986	49.8%	964	51.3%	916	51.1%	988	51.4%	1,051	52.2%	1,050	51.9%	1,137	52.4%
Female:	994	50.2%	914	48.7%	876	48.9%	935	48.6%	954	47.4%	967	47.8%	1,028	47.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	11	0.6%	6	0.3%	5	0.3%	11	0.6%	15	0.7%	9	0.4%	10	0.5%
Asian:	156	7.9%	143	7.6%	121	6.8%	102	5.3%	101	5.0%	78	3.9%	53	2.4%
Hispanic:	446	22.5%	408	21.7%	411	22.9%	446	23.2%	445	22.1%	411	20.3%	434	20.0%
Black:	111	5.6%	106	5.6%	107	6.0%	114	5.9%	130	6.5%	136	6.7%	147	6.8%
White:	1,184	59.8%	1,147	61.1%	1,082	60.4%	1,186	61.7%	1,322	65.7%	1,391	68.7%	1,525	70.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.2%	3	0.2%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	69	3.5%	65	3.5%	64	3.6%	62	3.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	262	13.2%	254	13.5%	257	14.3%	282	14.7%	267	13.3%	235	11.6%	191	8.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	98	4.9%	108	5.8%	90	5.0%	92	4.8%	116	5.8%	100	4.9%	115	5.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.93		16.00		15.47		14.91		14.92		14.50		14.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84%	93%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90%	91%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	87%	84%	65%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	99%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	96%	97%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	97%	96%	85%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	92%	88%	54%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	99%	98%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	84%	88%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	89%	89%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	76%	76%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	75%	74%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	89%	92%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	75%	74%	52%
2013	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	57%	64%	42%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	99%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	92%	93%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	90%	90%	61%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	95%	95%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	94%	93%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	85%	86%	70%
TAKS
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	69%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	74%	72%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73%	75%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	74%	76%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72%	74%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	77%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	78%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	92%	94%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	65%	67%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	74%	73%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	86%	84%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	92%	88%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82%	86%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	92%	94%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	94%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	97%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	97%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	94%	93%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	73%	71%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	74%	73%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	74%	77%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	80%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	77%	82%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	83%	86%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	80.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	17.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	63.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,888.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,028.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,152.0

* Vista Ridge High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.