I love the the freedom, the creativity, the fun in learning!
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Posted by a parent on 10/03/09
My daughter and son both are students at Indian River Charter. They love school and are great students. It's the best kept secret in Vero. My children are getting a private school education w/ a public school price tag!!
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Posted by a parent on 09/08/09
My daughter is a junior at IRCHS and loves it! She had heard wonderful things about it before she started 3 yrs ago and only wanted to apply there. We have been most pleased by her challenging courses (honors classes as well as regular), and dual enrollment at IRSC. The entire staff is caring and hard
... Read more working. We find the principal and vice principal to be caring, wonderful at their jobs, good listeners, motivators and encouragers while also understanding. The policies are put in place for protection and betterment of the students. They raise the bar in the standards they present. I believe my daughter is very well prepared for college. There have been some students who at first cannot handle responsibility to get to class or do work and asked to leave, but the following year returned to be very productive students. Well worth the lesson learned. Kudos to IRCHS! Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/05/09
I have 5 children and 3 step-children. Our youngest 2 have been privileged to attend IRCHS. My husband and I would rather live in another city in Florida, but we have stayed here because of this school. There are many children who need the discipline of a 'regular' high school, but this school has
... Read more worked so well for my girls. They are both exceptional students and have college scholarships. If the school did not work for your children, it is not the school's fault. The students who have parents who care and who work with the teachers and administration benefit from this type of education. When my youngest graduates in May, we will move...not before that time. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/30/06
I attend IRCHS and it is byfar the best school i have ever seen or heard of. We are the top high school in the county, and our VAPA curriculum is known world wide for its excellence and persistancy. The teachers and facculty actually care unlike most schools, and you get a better education than in other
... Read more schools. I would also like to point out that, yes, it is easy for the kids to skip class, but the teachers are well awareof it and it gets taken care of. Also, if the student skips, it is not the school's fault, it is the child's stupidity and arrogance. This school is amazing and i would never o to any other. ~The real Nicohle Kravarik Read less
Posted by a student on 10/06/06
Let me start by saying that Miss. Adversa, Mr. Sternberg and Mr. Raymond are all very kind and wonderful people, as is the rest of the staff! I m in 10th grade at IRCHS and it is a great school! The teachers and administrators are always willing to lend a helping hand and offer support for academic
... Read more or personal problems. Is this school hard? If you re not dedicated or mature, then yes. This school prepares you for college and the real world. Think about it, you take lunch breaks at work don t you? Then, why not at school? If you don t come back in time for work, you don t have a position at that establishment any longer. The same applies to our school. If you don t come back in time, you may not have a position in that class, or our school. This is truely the place to be! ~Alexandra/Lexi Evans Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/06/06
My son is a returning VAPA 10th grader. Any student would fit in. The teachers are very caring, and will go the extra mile to help. My son has learning disabilities and that is addressed as well with an iep and close contact with the teachers. If you want to have your son/daughter attend a great school
... Read more that will graduate a productive citizen as well as a great confident student this is your school. The atmosphere at the school is unique. At any given time a basketball game or hackie sack game will be going on and as your student approaches the game he/she is invited to play. Everyone is accepted by everyone one big happy family. Parental involvement is counted on. Homebase is highly treasured by all students. Students relax between classes and are monitored with glass wall between classrooms with a teachers guidance at all times. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/28/06
Academically average workload and content. Teachers unprofessional, off color jokes, inappropriate political agendas....seems like all kids Expected to be lazy, worthless...little support for motivated students. Authoritative figures accusatory, nasty. Absolute evidence that this school once attracted
... Read more below average students. Therefore, the mindset of the faculty remains...not a place for respectable kids. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/08/06
I'm not actually a parent, I'm a student of Indian River Charter High School and have been for 3 years now. I absolutely love my school. The teachers develop a very personal relationship with students. I know and trust almost every teacher I have. Our visual and performing arts is among the best in the
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Posted by a student on 02/04/06
My daughter has been there since her freshman year.It is important to know that a child must be self motivated.The faculty and administration devote themselves to the children. The classes are small and the teachers want them to succeed.Parents need to be involved and are encouraged to do so in may
... Read more ways.It has a wonderful family feel and the kids aren't lost in the mass.As any newer school it has had some growing pains but always strive to do better.My daughter loves it there and works hard.The visual and performing arts dept are amazing.The school of golf is growing slowly but surely.Academically dual enrollment is offered and some kids really challenge themselves and work hard. The zero tolerance is strictly enforced. Great school if your child does not need to be held by the hand.They are taught how to be independent thinkers. The philosophy is very close to Dr. Maria Montessori's Read less
School Profile for Indian River Charter High School
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FCAT* Test Scores
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Test Year: 2009
Indian River Charter High School
School District Of Indian River County
Florida
* In 2008-2009 Florida used the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) to test students in grades 3 through 10 in reading and math; in grades 4, 8 and 10 in writing; and in grades 5, 8 and 11 in science. The FCAT Writing results are displayed separately on GreatSchools profiles. The FCAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Florida. The FCAT has 5 achievement levels, with level 1 being the lowest and level 5 the highest. Florida considers scores of level 3 and higher to be on or above grade level. The goal is for all students to score at or above level 3.
Student enrollment:
598
Students per teacher:
66
Full-time teachers:
9
Number of classrooms:
50
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Vero Beach schools — Indian River Charter High School is located at 6055 College La, Vero Beach FL 32966. 6055 College La is in the 32966 ZIP code in Vero Beach, FL The school district for Indian River Charter High School is the School District Of Indian River County. Indian River Charter High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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