Vasquez High School

33630 Red Rover Mine Rd, Acton, CA 93510 | (661) 269-0451

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 609

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2.5 out of 5 | 8 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 609 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 1051st out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 33630 Red Rover Mine Rd., Acton, CA 93510

School District Details

Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,360
Graduation Rate: 75.4%
Students Per Teacher: 22.3
Enrolled Students: 1,795

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 609
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 26.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 23.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 321 (52.7%)
Females: 288 (47.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 23 (3.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 98 (16.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 121 (19.9%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Vasquez High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	1.0%
Black	7	1.1%
Asian	9	1.5%
Hispanic	152	25.0%
White	431	70.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
5th Grade	1	0.2%
6th Grade	2	0.3%
7th Grade	6	1.0%
8th Grade	6	1.0%
9th Grade	146	24.0%
10th Grade	153	25.1%
11th Grade	157	25.8%
12th Grade	138	22.7%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

92.0%

District:

92.0%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree: 10.3%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree: 20.7%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 11.5%

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 76.9%

Number of Certificated Staff: 29.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 6.8

Average Age

School:

39.8

District:

58.0

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2.5

2.5 out of 5 | 8 Reviews

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8 reviews for Vasquez High School

Reviewed by Student on November 09, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
vhs is the worst high school you could go to. i am going from 2011-2015 and it sucks. the teachers don't teach anything. the grades are unfair. just go somewhere else. it sucks

Reviewed by Community Member on November 13, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I am not to sure about this school, personally I have never attended it. I have a cousin who is using the virtual online classes/homeschooling and the work she turns in doesn't get graded often.. how is she to excel in moving up a grade if no one is checking and grading her work.. isnt it the schools job to make sure their students goals get reached? The school won't even allow the student to go back to classes due to a harsh record of fighting.. well gee if the teachers were paying attention to the needs of the students the fighting might not occur and she would be in class doing the work assigned.. and not struggleing to make it on her own in homeschooling with no support from the school educators!!

Reviewed by Former Student on November 11, 2009
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This school is as bad as it looks, almost a decade into "constructing" a permanent high school it still proves to be insufficient and cannot manage funds well. Speaking as a student who attended 2002-2006, I would NEVER recommend this school as an option to parents, and if so, hire a personal college counselor because the school does not offer such assistance from a professional. Vasquez might be semi-decent if your child is involved in football, but again, half the faculty are underqualified for their positions (hence the current problems) and endless internal disagreements plague this school.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 29, 2009
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I am very concerned about this school as I am moving to the area but have not heard good things about this school - from people who live in Acton who drive their kids to Santa Clarita and Also from Teachers and Santa Clarita residence. I'm very concerned and think I should cancel my escrow - not a good report card. There is so much money in this area why is the school lacking? Terrible about the suicide last year, this should have been avoided and the school should be held responsible.

Reviewed by Student on August 05, 2009
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this school sucks theres so many teachers that don't teach us anything and don't really care what we do. the only good thing about it is everyone knows everyone and some of the people are nice

Reviewed by Student on March 05, 2009
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youre school sucks i was treated so unfairly there , not only by students but also by its teachers!

Reviewed by Student on January 29, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
love this school. CLASS OF 2009

Reviewed by Former Student on October 20, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
good school, great environment, good teachers

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Vasquez High School performed on average worse 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 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: Yes

Math AYP Met: No

ACT Exam Results (2009)

Percent of Students Taking ACT Exam: 5.1%

SAT Exam Results (2009)

Percent of Students Taking SAT Exam: 19.7%

Average Combined Score: 1,507.8

Critical Reading Average: 519.6

Math Average: 494.4

Writing Average: 493.7

Percent Scoring At or Above 1500: 40.7%

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	2.0%	2.0%	22.0%
2009	13.0%	13.0%	21.0%
2008	9.0%	9.0%	18.0%

CST Biology Test
2010	25.0%	25.0%	55.0%
2009	33.0%	33.0%	51.0%
2008	35.0%	35.0%	52.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	47.0%	47.0%	54.0%
2009	53.0%	53.0%	50.0%
2008	46.0%	46.0%	49.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	16.0%	16.0%	46.0%
2009	30.0%	30.0%	47.0%
2008	24.0%	24.0%	43.0%

CST Earth Science Test
2009	21.0%	21.0%	29.0%
2008	28.0%	28.0%	31.0%

Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra II Test
2010	16.0%	16.0%	40.0%
2009	37.0%	37.0%	37.0%
2008	30.0%	30.0%	36.0%

CST Biology Test
2010	20.0%	20.0%	38.0%
2009	15.0%	15.0%	34.0%
2008	12.0%	12.0%	35.0%

CST Chemistry Test
2010	8.0%	8.0%	47.0%
2009	13.0%	13.0%	44.0%
2008	21.0%	21.0%	41.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	42.0%	42.0%	45.0%
2009	40.0%	40.0%	44.0%
2008	31.0%	31.0%	41.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	3.0%	3.0%	14.0%
2009	1.0%	1.0%	14.0%
2008	3.0%	3.0%	12.0%

CST Science Test
2010	26.0%	26.0%	46.0%
2009	33.0%	33.0%	44.0%

CST World History Test
2010	25.0%	25.0%	42.0%
2009	33.0%	33.0%	38.0%
2008	27.0%	27.0%	33.0%

CST Algebra I Test
2009	2.0%	2.0%	11.0%
2008	1.0%	1.0%	9.0%

CST Earth Science Test
2009	7.0%	7.0%	23.0%
2008	17.0%	17.0%	23.0%

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Chemistry Test
2010	8.0%	8.0%	30.0%
2009	-	-	-
2008	4.0%	4.0%	25.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	39.0%	39.0%	42.0%
2009	34.0%	34.0%	40.0%
2008	36.0%	36.0%	37.0%

CST Physics Test
2010	15.0%	15.0%	53.0%
2009	-	-	-
2008	69.0%	69.0%	47.0%

CST Summative High School Math Test
2010	38.0%	38.0%	50.0%
2009	20.0%	20.0%	47.0%
2008	27.0%	27.0%	43.0%

CST U.S. History Test
2010	45.0%	45.0%	45.0%
2009	38.0%	38.0%	44.0%
2008	45.0%	45.0%	38.0%

CST Algebra II Test
2009	3.0%	3.0%	12.0%
2008	2.0%	2.0%	11.0%

CST Biology Test
2009	17.0%	17.0%	41.0%
2008	8.0%	8.0%	39.0%

CST Earth Science Test
2009	8.0%	8.0%	26.0%

CST Geometry Test
2009	2.0%	2.0%	7.0%
2008	2.0%	2.0%	6.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	1.0%	14.0%	31.0%
2009	9.0%	11.0%	28.0%
2008	5.0%	14.0%	25.0%

CST Algebra II Test
2010	3.0%	3.0%	31.0%
2009	16.0%	16.0%	28.0%
2008	12.0%	12.0%	27.0%

CST Biology Test
2010	21.0%	21.0%	46.0%
2009	23.0%	23.0%	42.0%
2008	25.0%	25.0%	42.0%

CST Chemistry Test
2010	8.0%	8.0%	38.0%
2009	8.0%	8.0%	36.0%
2008	16.0%	16.0%	32.0%

CST Geometry Test
2010	5.0%	5.0%	27.0%
2009	5.0%	5.0%	26.0%
2008	7.0%	7.0%	24.0%

CST Physics Test
2010	15.0%	15.0%	49.0%
2009	-	-	-
2008	69.0%	69.0%	43.0%

CST Summative High School Math Test
2010	38.0%	38.0%	54.0%
2009	20.0%	20.0%	50.0%
2008	27.0%	27.0%	47.0%

CST World History Test
2010	25.0%	25.0%	41.0%
2009	31.0%	31.0%	38.0%
2008	25.0%	25.0%	33.0%

CST Earth Science Test
2009	16.0%	16.0%	28.0%
2008	24.0%	24.0%	28.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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