Satellite High School

Satellite High School
Address
Map
300 Scorpion Ct

Satellite Beach
,
Florida
32937

United States
Coordinates28°11′09″N 80°35′49″W / 28.1858453°N 80.5969964°W / 28.1858453; -80.5969964
Information
Typecoed
Established1962
School districtBrevard County Public Schools
PrincipalCourtney Lundy
Staff65.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,517 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.05[1]
Color(s)Scarlet and Silver    
AthleticsCape Coast Conference
NicknameScorpions
NewspaperThe Satellite Telstar
YearbookScorpio
WebsiteSchool website

Satellite High School is a public high school (grades 9 - 12) located in Satellite Beach, Florida in Florida's Space Coast, Brevard County. It was founded in 1962, and has been rated an 'A' school in the state of Florida since 2003 .[2] The mascot is the Scorpion.

Academics

The school has 92 teachers, 12 support personnel, six administrators, and four guidance counselors.[3]

State school grades and demographics

2007 Overall Grade: A [4]

  • Stability rate (% of students in attendance 1st semester who are present 2nd semester): 93.54%
  • Graduation rate: 96.41%
  • SAT scores average: Mathematics (Year 2006) 544, Reading (Year 2006) 526
  • ACT average: (Year 2006) 21.8
  • Gifted Students: 14.28%
  • Race Distribution: 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black [5]

Campus

In 2009, a $35 million upgrade was completed.[6]

Fine Arts

Fine Arts Academy

Satellite High School is one of five high schools in Brevard County to have a Fine Arts Academy.[7] [8] The Fine Arts Academy is a Career Academy that integrates arts education into the core academic curriculum. Fine arts areas of concentration include Digital Media, Fashion Design, Instrumental Music, Technical Design, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Vocal Music.[9]

Athletics

Satellite is part of the Florida High School Athletic Association and competes in the Cape Coast Conference located in Brevard County, Florida.

Satellite has captured 17 state championships in six sports in its 46-year history. The girls have won 13 state championships in its history.[10]

State championships

  • Girls’ Basketball - 1983 4A State championships https://fhsaa.com/documents/2024/2/13//Basketball_Girls_2024.pdf?id=5036
  • Softball - 1982 & 1990 [11]
  • Baseball - 1986 [12]
  • Men's Swimming - 1996 Class 5A championship, 1999 Class 3A championship, & 2005 Class 2A championship [13]
  • Men's Cross Country - 2019 Class 2A championship, 2020 Class 2A championship
  • Girls' Swimming - 2004 Class 2A championship, 2005 Class 2A championship, 2006 Class 2A championship, 2007 Class 2A runner-up [14]
  • Girls' Cross Country - 2005 Class 3A championship, 2006 Class 3A championship, 2007 Class 3A championship [15]
  • Girls' Soccer - 2002 Class 3A championship (29-1-1, Finished No. 5 in nation), 2003 Class 3A championship (27-2-0), 2007 Class 5A championship. Reached Final Four from 1995–1998, 2002–2005, & 2007-2009.[16]

Notable alumni

Main category: Satellite High School alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "SATELLITE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  2. ^ - 2008 Satellite High School Brevard Public Schools Scorecard Archived September 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Satellite High School". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2008.
  4. ^ - 2008 Satellite High School BPS Archived September 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ - Local School Directory Florida
  6. ^ Florida Today:47-year-old Satellite High completes $35M upgrade retrieved September 8, 2009 [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "CTE-EPO Choice Career Academies 2024-2025" (PDF). Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "CTE-EPO Choice Matrix 2024-2025" (PDF). Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "Satellite Academy of Fine Arts SAFA". Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "FHSAA.org - Florida High School Athletic Association". fhsaa.org. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  11. ^ - FHSAA Softball State Records Archived October 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ - FHSAA Baseball State Records Archived February 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ - FHSAA Men's Swimming State Records Archived October 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ - FHSAA Girls' Swimming State Records Archived February 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ - FHSAA Girls' Cross Country state records Archived October 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ - Girls' Soccer State Records Archived October 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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  20. ^ - C.J. Hobgood Surfrider Pro Team Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ "surfersvillage.com - Latest News - Surfing News, Surfing Contest, All the surf in one website". Surfersvillage.com. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  22. ^ - Kelly Kretschman All-time SEC Statistics Archived December 14, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ "ROLLTIDE.COM - University of Alabama Official Athletic Site - University of Alabama". rolltide.com. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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