Vista Ridge High School

Vista Ridge High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
200 S Vista Ridge Pky,  Cedar Park, TX
Leander Independent School District
3.9
4.2
2,597 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Mr Paul Johnson
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1240
Average ACT Score
26
Math Proficiency
44%
Reading Proficiency
74%
Average GPA
3.61
Graduation Rate
98%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A
Teachers
A
College Prep
A-
Administration
B+
Resources/Facilities
A-
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.61
Reading Proficiency
74%
Math Proficiency
44%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
166
Full Time Teachers
166
Teachers in First or Second Year
6.4%
College Prep
Average SAT
1240
Math
620
Verbal
620
Average ACT
26
Math
25
English
26
Reading
27
Science
26
Number of AP Courses
28
AP Pass Rate
69.6%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

English
17%
State Average
9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
467:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.9%
Female
48.1%
White
46.7%
Hispanic
26.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
17.2%
Two or more races
5.2%
Black
4.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings

#76 Best College Prep Public HS in Texas
#83 Best Public HS in Texas
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Texas - Austin 886 Students
Texas A&M University 802 Students
Texas State University 619 Students
Texas Tech University 398 Students
Baylor University 342 Students
University of Texas - Dallas 297 Students
Rice University 289 Students
The University of Texas at San Antonio 268 Students
University of Houston 229 Students
University of North Texas 206 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 284 Students
Biology 201 Students
Psychology 187 Students
Computer Science 150 Students
Nursing 132 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 97 Students
Marketing 91 Students
Mechanical Engineering 82 Students
Political Science and Government 66 Students
Finance 65 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.9 589 Reviews
5.0 Parent
11/13/2024
I have 2 students currently at the high school. Both are very high academic achieving students and Vista has provided them with amazing opportunities to learn and be involved with clubs, athletics and fine arts.
4.0 Senior
11/6/2024
I have mostly enjoyed my experience at Vista Ridge High School and have few complaints. The only grievance I personally have with the school is the food, which is essentially lightly flavored cardboard.
4.0 Junior
10/11/2024
I have had a pretty great experience here at Vista Ridge High School. We have great opportunities here, and we have lots of clubs and organizations. I am part of the band, and we run on parent involvement. We are going through improvements in our buildings. Overall Vista is a good school to be a part of.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.2 11 Reviews
5.0 parent
5/28/2021
highly recommended school, get staff and facilities.
5.0 student
5/25/2021
good for academics prepared me well for college
5.0 parent
7/29/2019
I think that it is one of the best schools. We had experience at Aldai Stevenson at Lincolnshire IL. Vista Ridge is much better from student’s perspective, and ,definitely, much better from parents perspective even though Stevenson is rated much higher in rankings nationally.
4.0 parent
6/26/2017
I think this is one of the great schools around the town.

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