“Over the next few years, we will continue to see the growing impact of these important programs on the success of Vandegrift.” Each of these supports has contributed directly to improving our performance on the key college readiness indicators,” said Little. “VNEF has funded our PSAT team, Junior SAT prep class, College Jump Start program, Academic UIL, Naviance and teacher professional development. VNEF gives additional support in other areas, such as preparatory programs. “We can all be proud of what this staff and our kids have accomplished.”īoth VNEF and LEEF have funded Advanced Placement scholarships to help disadvantaged VHS students take AP exams, which affect eligibility for gold and silver medals as participation rates and scores determine which schools have most successfully prepared students for college. Little, the Vandegrift staff and the Leander ISD administration have produced one of the very best high schools in Texas,” Pitman said. VNEF board member Brian Pitman is pleased with the current results. “I think this is the first time we’ve been ranked as a STEM school 199 is awesome,” Little said.Ĭalling VHS students “amazing,” parents “supportive” and teachers “passionate,” Little also pointed to the Viper Nation Education Foundation and the Leander ISD Educational Excellence Foundation as important to the school’s success. “On behalf of the staff and students, I want to thank you all for this community effort to make Vandegrift the best high school possible,” said Charlie Little, VHS principal. CPHS was #814 in the nation and #99 in the state. VRHS was ranked #754 in the nation and 89th in the state. Two other Leander ISD schools, Vista Ridge High School and Cedar Park High School, were awarded silver medals in the U.S. Rankings data was from the 2014-2015 school year. VHS came in at #280 of the total, for which it also earned its 4th gold medal in four years and 47th place among state rankings of 589 Texas high schools. Schools had to rank in the top 500 of 22,000 high schools nationwide to be eligible for the STEM ranking. News and World Report Best High Schools rankings, earning the 199th spot after placing as one of the top 500 public high schools in the nation. Vandegrift High School has been ranked as a science, technology, engineering and math school in U.S.
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