Spruce Creek High School

29°06′31″N 81°00′57″W / 29.108728°N 81.015936°W / 29.108728; -81.015936

Spruce Creek High School
Address
Map
801 Taylor Road

, ,
32127
Information
TypePublic High School
MottoService
Opportunity
Academics
Responsibility
(SOAR)
Established1975
School districtVolusia County Schools
PrincipalTodd Sparger
Faculty137[1]
Grades912
Number of students2,569 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.08:1[2]
Color(s)  Orange
  Black
  White
MascotHawk
YearbookFlight
Websitewww.sprucecreekhigh.com

Spruce Creek High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Port Orange, Florida. It is the largest IB high school in North America[3] and is one of Newsweek's Top 100 High Schools.[4] Spruce Creek High School is part of the Volusia County Schools system, which encompasses eight other high schools and 80 schools total.[5] The one-story campus is dominated by a single, contiguous main building, with a separate, smaller Multi-purpose building and several portable classroom buildings (a total of 48 as of 2016), which are spread out across the campus. The school has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence,[6] as well as a Florida Music Demonstration School several years in a row. Ranked 1st in North America and 3rd in the world for the number of IB exams administered.

  1. ^ a b "SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Spruce Creek High School (2022 Ranking) | Port Orange, FL". Public School Review. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Grusauskas, Christy. "Noteworthy News". Spruce Creek High School. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
  4. ^ Kantrowitz, Barbara; et al. (May 16, 2005). "The 100 Best High Schools in America". Newsweek. Archived from the original on June 13, 2006.
  5. ^ http://www.volusia.k12.fl.us/external/FACTS06-07.pdf [dead link]
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)