Villa Park High School

Villa Park High School
Location
18042 Taft Avenue
Villa Park, CA 92861
Information
Type public
Established 1964
Faculty 88
Enrollment 2,491
Information (714) 628-4300
Mascot The 300 - Spartans
Website Villa Park High School

Villa Park High School (or VPHS) is a suburban public high school in Villa Park, California. The school was built in 1964 and is one of four comprehensive high schools in the Orange Unified School District. The campus serves students residing in Villa Park and portions of the cities of Orange and Anaheim.

Enrollment at VPHS (for 2011-12 school year) is 2,491 students. The ethnic breakdown of the student population is 20.9% Asian, 56.7% Hispanic, .16% African American and 16.5% white (non Hispanic). The professional staff includes 88 teachers, five counselors, a library media specialist, a career adviser, an activities director, and three administrators. A dedicated classified staff also supports the school program.[1]

The school Academic Performance Index (API) for the 2011–2012 school year was 815, a 6-point increase over the previous year. The regular school day begins at 7:55 AM and ends at 2:46 PM. A small number of earlier classes are available for students who want to begin and finish their school day earlier. These "zero period" classes meet from 6:55—7:56 A.M.

Athletics

The school mascot is a Spartan and its colors are Columbia blue, silver, and black. Students at Villa Park High School compete in the following sports:[2]

Notable alumni

References

  1. "VILLA PARK HIGH SCHOOL SELF-STUDY REPORT" (PDF). Orangeusd.org. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  2. "Villa Park Athletics". Villa Park Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  3. "Aaron Boone Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  4. "Eric Chenowith". NBA Player Profiles. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  5. "Robbie L. Martin". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  6. "Pat McInally". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  7. "Paul Stewart Moyer". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  8. "Mark Trumbo Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  9. "Monte Scheinblum Shines When He's Hitting Off the Tee", Bucky Albers, Dayton Daily News, May 19, 1993; retrieved December 23, 2010. The family settled in Orange County, Calif., and Monte says he was a 4.3 student at Villa Park High School
  10. "Dave Leeper Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

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