Umatilla High School (Florida)

Umatilla High School is an American four-year comprehensive high school in Umatilla, Florida. It is one of fifteen high schools in the Lake County Schools district,[3] and opened in 1910 as a public school.

Umatilla High School
Address
320 N. Trowell Avenue

Umatilla
,
Lake County
,
Florida
32784

United States
Coordinates28.9308086°N 81.6649397°W / 28.9308086; -81.6649397
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1910 (1910)
School districtLake County Schools
NCES District ID120105001105[1]
PrincipalBrent Frazier[2]
Grades9–12[1]
Number of students747[1] (2020–2021)
Student to teacher ratio18.68[1]
Campus typeMidsized Suburb[1][3]
Color(s)  
Orange and Black
NicknameBulldogs[2]
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools (part of Cognia)[4]
USNWR ranking#462 in Florida[3]
National ranking#11,109[3]
Websiteuhs.lake.k12.fl.us

History
The original Umatilla High School, now known as the Paul W. Bryan Historic Schoolhouse and home to the Umatilla Historical Society Museum

Umatilla High School opened in 1910 as a junior high school[5][6] and by 1912 had ten grades.[7] The school was built for over $4,000 using funds from the Umatilla Special Tax District and was a two-story, five room concrete building.[5] By 1914 Umatilla High School was considered an intermediate high school[8] and between 1920 and 1922 became a senior high school.[9][10]

Due to increasing enrollment a larger school was built in 1923 at a cost of $35,000.[11][12] The original 1911 schoolbuilding is still standing, and is now known as the Paul W. Bryan Historic Schoolhouse and since 2002 has been the location of the Umatilla Historical Society Museum.[6]

A new school was built between 1961 and 1962[13][14] with a new wing of the building constructed in 1967.[15]

Enrollment

As of the 2020–2021 school year, the school had an enrollment of 747 students[1] and 40 full-time classroom teachers[3] for a student–teacher ratio of 18.68.[1] 325 of the students (or approximately 44% of the enrolled students[3]) were eligible for free school meals, while none were eligible for reduced-price meals,[1]

The AP participation rate is 59% and the graduation rate for the 2021–2022 school year was 91%.[3]

Academics

Since 1923 the school has been accrediated through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[16][17] (SACS was later merged into to AdvancED and is now called Cognia).[4]

The school's cirriculum offers Teen Parent Program classes that teach relevant parenting and health materials to help prevent students from dropping out.[18]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Umatilla High School (120105001105)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  2. "Principal-Brent Frazier". Umatilla High. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  3. "Umatilla High School". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  4. "Institution Summary Overview – Umatilla High School". Cognia. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  5. Holloway, Wm. M. (1910). Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida. For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1910. Tallahassee, Florida: T.J. Appleyard. p. 92.
  6. Taylor, George Lansing Jr. (September 15, 2012). "Paul Bryan Historic Schoolhouse 2, Umatilla, FL". University of North Florida (Image). Retrieved September 7, 2022. The plaque reads "Paul W. Bryan Historic Schoolhouse 1910"
  7. Holloway, Wm. M. (1912). Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida. For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1912. Tallahassee, Florida: T.J. Appleyard, State Printer. p. 93.
  8. Sheats, Wm. N. (1916). Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida. For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1916. Tallahassee, Florida: T.J. Appleyard, State Printer. p. 658.
  9. Sheats, Wm. N. (1920). Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida. For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1920. Tallahassee, Florida: T.J. Appleyard, State Printer. p. 474.
  10. Cawthon, W.S. (1922). Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida. For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1922. Tallahassee, Florida: T.J. Appleyard, State Printer. p. 562.
  11. "Lake County Development". The Tampa Tribune. September 4, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Cawthon, W.S. (1924). Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida. For the Two Years Ending June 30, 1924. Tallahassee, Florida: T.J. Appleyard, State Printer. p. 456.
  13. "School Work Contracts Let". The Orlando Sentinel. March 1, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Key Club Procedure Explained". The Orlando Sentinel. October 25, 1962. p. 5. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Sneed, Jean (February 2, 1967). "Contract for Umatilla High School Wing Let". The Tampa Tribune. pp. 2B. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1926). Proceedings of the Thirty-First Annual Meeting of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States. Jackson, Mississippi: Birmingham Publishing Company Printers. p. 16.
  17. "Accreditation". Lake County Schools. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  18. "Curriculum". Umatilla High. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  19. "Earl Inmon Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  20. "Beauty queen from Umatilla receives heartwarming welcome from hometown". JaclynStapp.com. May 10, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
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