Villa Park High School
3.5 out of 5 | 7 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 2,488 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 230th out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 18042 Taft Ave., Villa Park, CA 92861
School District Details
- Orange Unified School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,451
- Graduation Rate: 80.0%
- Dropout Rate: 2.0%
- Students Per Teacher: 25.5
- Enrolled Students: 30,167
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 2,488
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 84.6
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 29.4
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 1,298 (52.2%)
- Females: 1,190 (47.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 112 (4.5%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 382 (15.4%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 494 (19.9%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 15 | 0.6% |
| Black | 28 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 293 | 11.8% |
| Hispanic | 771 | 31.0% |
| White | 1,315 | 52.9% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 643 | 25.8% |
| 10th Grade | 644 | 25.9% |
| 11th Grade | 594 | 23.9% |
| 12th Grade | 607 | 24.4% |
Graduates Information (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
96.9%
District:
91.2%
State:
78.6%
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Ph.D.
School:
3.1%
District:
5.9%
Percent With Master's Degree
School:
41.2%
District:
46.5%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree
School:
8.2%
District:
5.9%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 1.1%
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 96.6%
Number of Certificated Staff: 97.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 9.5
Average Age
School:
43.1
District:
46.5
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3.5
3.5 out of 5 | 7 Reviews
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7 reviews for Villa Park High School
- Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on February 16, 2011
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - I have a daughter who attended villa park high school from 2006 thru 2009 she participated in alot of things offered at villa park,she ran cross country all four years she loved her teammates and learned alot from the program.She took lots of honors and ap classes and scored above average on all of her ap exams she has personally told be she gives alot of credit to her teachers exspecially Mrs. Mooney and Mr.Hunt she was actively involed in clubs student senate and attended all of the dances.She is attending a top university and is graduatin in three years next spring and she gives alot of credit ti villa park high school for preparing her she has nothing but fond memories of her four years there. I curently have three more children there in 10,11,12 grades im proud to say my children attend this school,all of my children attended private lower education schools before ariving at villa park and i can say villa park has everything to offer students if they just take advantage of there time there work hard play hard and go forward into there futures.
- Reviewed by Student on September 30, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- so far i love villa park high school
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 21, 2010
- Rating:
(2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - its a g school all the homies r there
- Reviewed by Student on April 20, 2009
- Rating:
(3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - SOME OF THE TEACHERS DONT CARE ABOUT THE WORK AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK WE GET. IT IS REDONCULOUS HOW MOST OF THE TEACHERS THERE DO NOT CARE IF YOU HAVE OTHER HOMEWORK . TO THEM THEIR ASSINMENTS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT COUNT. THERE ARE GOOD TEACHERS THERE HOWEVER THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY ...... OH AND PEOPLE ALWAYS DRINK AND SMOKE THERE IT IS NASTY
- Reviewed by Student on October 04, 2008
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - This school sucks, everyone does drugs,******and other activities there.
- Reviewed by Former Student on July 14, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- great memories
- Reviewed by Student on October 17, 2007
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- I love Villa park
I must say this high school has changed my life
and i know every teacher there makes it their personal duty to educate us.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Villa Park High School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:
- CST Algebra I
- CST Algebra II
- CST Biology
- CST Chemistry
- CST Earth Science
- CST English-Language Arts
- CST General Mathematics
- CST Geometry
- CST Physics
- CST Science
- CST Summative High School Math
- CST U.S. History
- CST World History
AYP Results (2010)
Overall AYP Met: No
ELA AYP Met: No
Math AYP Met: No
ACT Exam Results (2009)
Percent of Students Taking ACT Exam: 24.1%
Average Combined Score: 24.7
Percent Scoring At or Above 21: 78.5%
SAT Exam Results (2009)
Percent of Students Taking SAT Exam: 46.1%
Average Combined Score: 1,640.0
Critical Reading Average: 537.1
Math Average: 558.4
Writing Average: 544.5
Percent Scoring At or Above 1500: 65.9%
CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 41.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | 42.0% | 18.0% |
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 90.0% | 69.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 87.0% | 65.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | 83.0% | 66.0% |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 89.0% | 55.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | 87.0% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | 73.0% | 52.0% |
| CST Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 26.0% | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 69.0% | 65.0% | 54.0% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 12.0% | 15.0% | 17.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | 11.0% | 17.0% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 72.0% | 46.0% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | 74.0% | 47.0% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | 77.0% | 43.0% |
| CST Physics Test | |||
| 2010 | 15.0% | 15.0% | 40.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | 19.0% | 35.0% |
Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 7.0% | 10.0% | 12.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | 9.0% | 11.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | 13.0% | 9.0% |
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.0% | 63.0% | 40.0% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | 61.0% | 37.0% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | 60.0% | 36.0% |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 71.0% | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | 63.0% | 34.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | 60.0% | 35.0% |
| CST Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 74.0% | 47.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | 74.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | 67.0% | 41.0% |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 58.0% | 54.0% | 45.0% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 12.0% | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | 10.0% | 12.0% |
| CST Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 64.0% | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | 58.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| CST Summative High School Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 94.0% | 75.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 76.0% | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | 83.0% | 68.0% |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 46.0% | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| CST Earth Science Test | |||
| 2008 | 17.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% |
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 24.0% | 10.0% | 8.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | 8.0% | 5.0% |
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 19.0% | 18.0% | 14.0% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | 14.0% | 12.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | 9.0% | 11.0% |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 56.0% | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | 50.0% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | 56.0% | 39.0% |
| CST Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 50.0% | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| CST Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 7.0% | 36.0% | 32.0% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% |
| CST English-Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 61.0% | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | 46.0% | 40.0% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | 45.0% | 37.0% |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 7.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | 4.0% | 7.0% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
| CST Physics Test | |||
| 2010 | 71.0% | 65.0% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | 46.0% | 50.0% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| CST Summative High School Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 60.0% | 64.0% | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | 49.0% | 43.0% |
| CST U.S. History Test | |||
| 2010 | 63.0% | 51.0% | 45.0% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2009 | 50.0% | 13.0% | 11.0% |
End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CST Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 32.0% | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | 31.0% | 28.0% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | 43.0% | 25.0% |
| CST Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 51.0% | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | 37.0% | 28.0% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| CST Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 74.0% | 63.0% | 46.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | 67.0% | 42.0% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | 63.0% | 42.0% |
| CST Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 65.0% | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | 51.0% | 36.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | 43.0% | 32.0% |
| CST Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 25.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| CST General Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 12.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| CST Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 32.0% | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | 36.0% | 26.0% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| CST Physics Test | |||
| 2010 | 36.0% | 46.0% | 49.0% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | 39.0% | 46.0% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | 54.0% | 43.0% |
| CST Summative High School Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 64.0% | 69.0% | 54.0% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | 59.0% | 50.0% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | 53.0% | 47.0% |
| CST World History Test | |||
| 2010 | 46.0% | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | 38.0% | 33.0% |
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010
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