Vanguard High School
3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,581 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 141st out of 471 high schools in FL.
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
- Magnet School
School District Details
- Marion County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,596
- Graduation Rate: 62.2%
- Dropout Rate: 3.5%
- Students Per Teacher: 15.5
- Enrolled Students: 42,005
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 1,581
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 83.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 19.1
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 731 (46.2%)
- Females: 801 (50.7%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 127 (8.0%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 640 (40.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 767 (48.5%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 10 | 0.6% |
| Black | 362 | 22.9% |
| Asian | 63 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic | 135 | 8.5% |
| White | 962 | 60.8% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 444 | 28.1% |
| 10th Grade | 428 | 27.1% |
| 11th Grade | 382 | 24.2% |
| 12th Grade | 327 | 20.7% |
Graduation and Dropouts (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
82.0%
District:
75.0%
Dropout Rate
School:
0.2%
District:
0.5%
State:
2.0%
Teacher Educational Background (2010)
Percent of Teachers with a Bachelor's Degree
School:
64.5%
District:
69.8%
State:
65.3%
Percent of Teachers with a Ph.D.
School:
2.6%
District:
0.9%
State:
1.0%
Percent of Classes Taught by Non-Highly Qualified Teachers
School:
7.0%
State:
4.8%
Percent of Classes Taught By Teachers (Out-of-Field) of Their Background
School:
5.2%
State:
4.8%
Source: FL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3
3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for Vanguard High School
- Reviewed by Former Student on May 29, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - I attended high school here and if Im still in the area, I would prefer my kids to go here. They offer the IB program, and have a great deal of extracurriculars... sports, social/ service clubs... All the instructors I ever had contact with were great.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on January 20, 2009
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - This school is a joke! The students are rarely listened to when there are issues and sadly if you are the wrong color the "deans" dont believe you. My daughter attended there 98/99 school year and had a boy threaten to slit her throat. White Girl, Black Boy. the "dean" was a black male and since the boy said he didn't say it, well that was the end of that. My daughter decided to leave early and get her G.E.D. and start college before she was even to have graduated H.S. The curriculum is poor. You learn things in senior English that they would teach in middle school and several of her friends she did have there couldn't read and they still pushed them through. For yous childs education I suggest home school if this is the option in your area.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Vanguard High School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on FCAT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
AYP and Flordia State School Grades (2010)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Status: NO
Percent Criteria Met
School:
82.0%
District:
62.0%
FCAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 73.0% | 70.0% | 67.0% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | 71.0% | 68.0% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | 67.0% | 65.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 55.0% | 49.0% | 48.0% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | 46.0% | 45.0% |
Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 74.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | 70.0% | 69.0% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 49.0% | 37.0% | 40.0% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | 36.0% | 38.0% |
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 49.0% | 36.0% | 39.0% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | 36.0% | 37.0% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | 36.0% | 38.0% |
Source: FL Department of Education 2009-2010
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