Vista Ridge High School
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Phone: (512) 570-1800
Fax: (512) 570-1805
District: Leander Independent School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 2478 students
Vista Ridge High School, a public school located in Cedar Park, TX, serves grades 9-12 in the Leander Independent School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Vista Ridge High School is a public school located in Cedar Park, TX. 2478 students attend Vista Ridge High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 8/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) data from Texas Education Agency. |
| College Readiness | 8/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2024 ACT participation data from Texas Education Agency, using 2024 SAT percent participation data from Texas Education Agency, using 2024 SAT percent college ready data from Texas Education Agency, using 2024 4-year high school graduation rate data from Texas Education Agency, using 2024 Average SAT score data from Texas Education Agency, using 2024 Average ACT score data from Texas Education Agency, using 2024 ACT percent college ready data from Texas Education Agency, and using 2025 demographic data from Texas Education Agency. |
| Student Growth | 7/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from Texas Education Agency. |
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Not a positive experience! Wouldn't recommend this place. I feel sorry for students because some receive a good education, others do not. Teachers aren't monitored. Things are haphazardly put together. Leadership is extremely stressed out all the time. Crazy is an understatement.
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highly recommended school, get staff and facilities.
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good for academics prepared me well for college
Posted: May 25, 2021
Posted: July 28, 2019
Teachers are trying to help students to learn, and they are respectful to students individuality.
Posted: July 28, 2019
Overall environment and people help develop strong character.
Posted: July 28, 2019
Principal is awesome. He is a leader not a dictator.
Posted: July 28, 2019
There are a lot of options and resources offered and provided to those who need.
Posted: July 28, 2019
I have two kids at VR, and there were never talks about bullying unlike in previous schools at IL.
Posted: July 28, 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 students perspective, and ,definitely, much better from parents perspective even though Stevenson is rated much higher in rankings nationally.
Posted: July 28, 2019
Homeworks are correctly sized. There is an understanding that kids are in more than one class, and that there is life outside of school too. If you do homeworks, then your chances of success are increased. Also, A/B days is a great way to keep balance.
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I think this is one of the great schools around the town.
Posted: September 19, 2016
My Son goes that school , it is awesome facilities and good students and good teachers too,
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Posted: January 28, 2016
Like any school, there are good teachers and bad teachers, some that give it their all, and others there to punch a clock. My biggest gripe is with the administration and the coach teachers. On a student tour, the Principal himself said the artistic-photography/art class area of the school was the "freak" area. Should give you a very good idea of his priorities. It's all sports all the time--something my students say impact their education--that their teachers that are coaches aren't as committed to educating them as they are to their teams. For students who want to learn and excel, it's always very disappointing.
Posted: January 26, 2016
Love Vista Ridge Band! Great experience. During football season the Band Directors get the kids out to their other classes as much as they can so that they don't fall behind academically. Easy to email the teachers. Most reply back quickly and are very supportive on helping me keep my child on track with her grades. It is easy for my daughter to talk to her teachers about her grades. Office staff and nurse are great!
Posted: May 7, 2015
If your kid loves drama stay away from this school. The teacher here only caters to her "pets" and everyone else is an afterthought. My kid had a lifelong love of drama until coming here. She (the teacher) killed this life long enthusiasm in a single school year. I could give examples but what's the point? People only seem to care about sports here anyway so I guess the arts is an afterthought. Academically, Vista is a good school and I do think highly of the principal I just wish there was more focus on activities that don't include football.
Posted: March 7, 2015
Vista Ridge High School has very good extracurricular activities and academic programs. Overall, the school performs better than the state average and neighboring schools. VRHS Science department wins sweepstakes at regional science fair most of the years and students do well in DECA competition. Admin and attendance staffs respond to my email and easy to work with them. Most of the teachers are good and they respond to my kid's questions and kids can utilize before/after school hours and ranger time.
Posted: September 30, 2014
The school cares more about money than our education. Not only do they take us out of class to make sure they get money for parking permits but they backed up the student parking. They directed us to go which was a horrible idea since they don't acknowledge the fact they are liable if an accident were to happen since there was no officer helping . Students had to wait thirty minutes to be asked about parking permits and threatening us if we didn't get it we will face consequences, not only were we late to class they were not counted excused . We paid the consquence for their actions .
Posted: October 18, 2013
Awesome school! Everyone is nice and makes a great, friendly community! A great school for anyone and everyone. Very accepting and plenty of ways to get involved.
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| Camp Mabry | 14.2 mi. |
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