Braden River High School | |
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Address | |
6545 SR 70 East 34203 United States | |
Coordinates | 27°27′01″N82°28′51″W / 27.4504°N 82.4808°W |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 2005 |
School district | School District of Manatee County |
Principal | Carl Aukerman |
Staff | 82.00 (FTE) (2021–22) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,733 (2021–22) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 21.13 (2021–22) [1] |
Color(s) | |
Team name | Pirates |
Website | manateeschools |
Braden River High School is a public high school in Bradenton, Florida, United States. It is a part of the School District of Manatee County.
Braden River High School opened in August 2005. [2]
Braden River High School currently has 15 career and technical education teachers, 11 English teachers, 10 math teachers, 10 social studies teachers, 9 science teachers, 7 exceptional student education (for students with disabilities) teachers, 4 physical education teachers, 4 visual and performing arts teachers, 3 reading teachers, 3 foreign language teachers, 1 driver's education teacher, and 1 ESOL teacher. The school also employs several paraprofessionals. [3] The school day is divided into seven periods and, as required by the state, the school follows the Sunshine State Standards. [4] [5] Because of state-wide school closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the school's grade was not calculated for the 2019–2020 school year by the Florida Department of Education. [6] Additionally, because of the Florida Department of Education Emergency Order 2021-EO-02, in which schools could opt in, at their discretion, for school grades for the 2020–2021 school year, the school's grade was not calculated for that year as Braden River did not opt in. [7]
School Year | School Grade | School Year | School Grade |
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2005–2006 | B | 2014–2015 | A |
2006–2007 | B | 2015–2016 | B |
2007–2008 | A | 2016–2017 | B |
2008–2009 | B | 2017–2018 | A |
2009–2010 | B | 2018–2019 | A |
2010–2011 | B | 2019–2020 | — |
2011–2012 | A | 2020–2021 | — |
2012–2013 | A | 2021–2022 | B |
2013–2014 | A |
Braden River's colors are maroon, black, and silver and their mascot is the Pirate. They offer the following sports programs:
Fall sports | Winter sports | Spring sports |
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Football | Boys basketball | Boys baseball |
Boys swimming & diving | Girls basketball | Girls softball |
Girls swimming & diving | Boys soccer | Girls tennis |
Girls cross county | Girls soccer | Boys tennis |
Boys cross country | Girls weightlifting | Boys track & field |
Girls volleyball | Wrestling | Girls track & field |
Boys golf | Boys weightlifting | |
Girls golf | Flag football |
Braden River's marching band has won five 3A Florida Marching Band State Championships. [9] [10] [11]
As of the 2020–2021 school year, Braden River enrolled 1,733 students. 921 identified as white, 503 identified as Hispanic, 146 identified as black, 80 identified as Asian, 75 identified as multi-racial, eight identified as American Indian/Alaska Native, and none identified as Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. [1]
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