Lecanto High School

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Lecanto High School

Name

Lecanto High School

Address

3810 W. Educational Path

Town

Lecanto, FL 34461

Established

1984

Community

Semi-rural

Type

Public secondary

Students

Coeducational

Grades

9 to 12

District

Citrus County School District

Mascot

Florida Panther

Colors

Green and Gold

Newspaper

Panther Prowl

Yearbook

The Legacy

Television Show

PantherVision TV

Lecanto High School is a secondary school in Lecanto, Florida. It is a public high school in Citrus County encompassing grades 9-12, with a total school population of approximately 1740 students. LHS provides a broad curriculum to prepare students for further education or direct employment upon graduation. College prep courses prepare students for the rigors of higher education, tech prep curricula provide students bound for two-year programs with the opportunity to have college credit for courses mastered, and vocational courses prepare students for employment upon graduation from high school. Lecanto High School also offers extensive advanced placement courses, at least one in every academic area and dual-enrollment courses in conjunction with Central Florida Community College. Lecanto School of Art, a highly specialized visual arts program for students, is also found on the Lecanto campus.

[edit] FCAT

The FCAT (Florida Comprehension Assessment Test) is a yearly examination that is required by all 10th and 11th grade students. Lecanto High's rival school, Crystal River High School, was challenged this year to outscore Lecanto's letter grade (a grade given by the state of Florida judging the average performance of pupils on the FCAT). Crystal River's overall last year was recorded as a 'D' as Lecanto successfully made a solid 'B'. This year however, Crystal River has been raised to a 'C' as Lecanto dropped to a 'C'.^{[citation needed]}