Vista Ridge High School (Texas)

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Vista Ridge High School
Location
200 South Vista Ridge Blvd. Cedar Park, TX 78613 United States
Coordinates	30°30′59″N 97°47′13″W / 30.51652°N 97.78698°W / 30.51652; -97.78698
Information
Type	Public School
Motto	"Preparing our students to be the best for the world."
Established	2003
School district	Leander Independent School District
Principal	Keith Morgan
Teaching staff	151.46 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,384 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.74[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Red, Black & Silver
Athletics conference	UIL Conference AAAAAA (2016–) Class AAAAA (2014–2016) Class AAAA (2010–2014) Class AAAAA (2008–2010) Class AAAA (2006–2008) TAAPS (2003–2006)
Nickname	Rangers
Website	vrhs.leanderisd.org

Vista Ridge High School (VRHS) is a high school in Cedar Park, Texas. The school was established in 2003 to serve as the 3rd high school in the Leander Independent School District, graduating its Alpha class June 2007. The school was built due to the rapid growth in the area, and continues to grow with the recent construction of its auditorium and John Gupton Stadium. Vista Ridge is a part of the 6A UIL Conference as of the 2021 - 2022 school year.

The following middle schools feed into VRHS:

• Artie Henry Middle School (majority)
• Florence Stiles Middle School (majority)
• Cedar Park Middle School (minority)
• Running Brushy Middle School (minority)
• Bernice Knox Wiley Middle School (minority)

• Vista Ridge won the Sweepstakes Award at the Austin Regional Science Fair in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023

Vista Ridge is home to a Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. Vista Ridge's NJROTC program, the Lone Star Company, was awarded Distinguished Unit 2012-present. The unit has been #2 in top units of Area 10 from 2017-present. The unit has an Air Rifle Marksmanship team, both Armed and Unarmed drill teams, a Color Guard team, Academics, PT, Orienteering and Cyber Patriot teams.

The Ranger Marching Band has been invited to the 2023 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.

• UIL 6A Texas State Marching Band Contest Champions: 2018
• UIL 6A Area H Marching Band Contest Champion: 2018, 2021, 2022
• Bands of America Grand National Finalist: 2021
• Bands of America Midland Regional Champions: 2019
• Bands of America Austin Regional Best Visual Performance Award: 2018
• Bands of America Austin Regional Best Music Performance Award: 2016

Vista Ridge is home to 4 FIRST Tech Challenge teams, Static Void, Victorian Voltage, Rogue Resistance, and Chaotic Current.

• Tyler Patmon (2009), NFL cornerback^[2]
• Will Licon (2011), swimmer, 11-time NCAA Champion, American Record-holder^[3]
• Khiry Shelton (2011), soccer player^[4]
• Japreece Dean (2015), basketball player who was drafted by the Chicago Sky of the WNBA^[5]

• VRHS page
• VRHS Overview
• The Word webpage