Ravenwood High School

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Ravenwood High School
Address
Ravenwood High School
1724 Wilson Pike

Brentwood
,
Tennessee
37027

United States
Coordinates 35°57′28″N86°46′04″W / 35.9577°N 86.7677°W / 35.9577; -86.7677
Information
Type Public
Established2002
School district Williamson County Schools
PrincipalPam Vaden
Teaching staff98.90 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,950 [1]  (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio19.72 [1]
Color(s)Red, Black, and Gold
   
Athleticscolor guard, football, soccer, track/crosscountry, swimming, flag football, wrestling, gymnastic, dance, marching band ,cheer,golf, lacrosse, tennis, baseball , volley ball, badminton, bowling, basketball
Team nameRaptors
National ranking247 nationally ranked[ citation needed ]
ACT average30
Feeder schoolsWoodland Middle School
Sunset Middle School
Website www.wcs.edu/RHS

Ravenwood High School is a public high school located in Brentwood, Tennessee, which serves the eastern part of Williamson County.

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Opened in 2002, the $24.5 million facility, designed by architect Charlie Johnson, grew its student body, beginning with 540 students in grades nine and ten, 32 teachers, and 7 staff members. Currently enrolling approximately 2,000 students, Ravenwood aims "to become a model of successful community collaboration with the purpose of developing all learners to be able to work, learn and lead in the 21st century." [2] The school colors are red, black, and gold. The mascot is the Raptor, a bird of prey represented by the Red Tail Hawk. Ravenwood High School was ranked in Newsweek magazine's list of the top 1,000 public schools in the United States in 2011. [3]

Academics

Most students at Ravenwood take four academic classes, two electives, one directed study, and a lunch/advocate period. Credits are distributed along a fairly standard path, with most students taking English, mathematics, foreign language, science, and social studies. One year and a half of physical education is also required. The standard high school diploma requires twenty-three credits. In addition, two honors diplomas are offered, the Williamson County Honors Diploma and the Ravenwood Honors Diploma. Ravenwood ranks students using weighted GPA. Ravenwood also offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

Ravenwood also has a Media Center with multiple computers and labs for students and faculty to use as well as a library. The Ravenwood Media Center library holds over 16,000 online resources, books, magazines, reference works, audio-visual materials and equipment. Resources are remotely accessible to students and teachers. [4]

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ravenwood High School". Directory of Schools. Williamson County Schools. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
  3. ↑ "America's Best High Schools 2011". Newsweek. 2011. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ravenwood Report Card". Ravenwood High School. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006.
  5. ↑ "Van Jefferson Stats, News and Video - WR". NFL.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
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