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Mt. Tabor High SchoolMt. Tabor High School
Academically, Artistically, Athletically Awesome!Academically, Artistically, Athletically Awesome!
Demographic Breakdown:
Hispanic, 6.66%
American Indian, 0.18% Asian/Pacific
Islander, 2.92% Multi-Racial, 4.50%
White, 48.80%
Black, 36.94%
A Community Changing the World:
Speas Elementary Book DriveAfghanistan Aid ProjectWinter Coat Donation ProjectDarfur Fast FundraiserProm Dress Donation ProjectHabitat for Humanity ChallengeInvisible Children Donation ProjectForeign Language Shoebox ProjectGoodwill Donation ChallengeDance for Darfur to Dig WellsSouth African Adopt a Family Project
A Superior Staff:
PTSA Structure:
Spartan Legacy Goal for 2009-2010
Mt. Tabor offers over 30 Advanced Placement Courses, some of which are
taught at the Career Center.
In 2008-2009, Mt. Tabor was a School of Progress, with 75.5% proficiency, compared to 70.4 % in 2007-2008.
Mt. Tabor students took 1,108 AP Exams in 2009, with 74% scoring a 3 or
higher.
In 2009, 14 of the 33 WS/FCS Governor’s School students were Mt.
Tabor students.
Of the Class of 2009, 94% of students chose to attend a 2 or 4 year college.Mt. Tabor’s average SAT scores are
1068.Mt. Tabor’s 2009 graduation rate was 85.9 %, taken from students who began 9th grade and
finished through 12th grade.
2008-2009 State Testing and EVAAS data:
Subject MTHS % Proficient
District % Proficient
MTHS ABC
Growth
District ABC
Growth
English I 80 % 70.9 % .201 .096
English II 86.7 % 77.7% .120 .021
U.S. History 84.9 % 69.7 % .305 .059
Civics and Econ. 75.9 % 66. % -.010 .014
Biology 74 % 64.6% -.020 -.062
Physical Science 44.6 % 47.88 % -.4 -.5
Physics 88.9 % 75.4 % -.4 1.4
Algebra II 70 % 65.5 % -.3 -.3
Algebra I 51.3 % 60.1% -.138 -.015
Geometry 69 % 65.1 % -.8 0
Chemistry 78.3 % 71.7 % -1.5 -0.6
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009
Reading
All 72.1 75.9 77.1 81.8African American 43.4 51.6 57.0 65.1White 87.9 89.1 92.6 94.9Economically Disadvantaged 35.8 44.7 47.2 54.3E.C. 35.7 insuf. data 46.8 insuf. data
Math
All 87.7 85.9 73.2 79.2African American 61.3 66.1 48.3 56.3White 94.7 >95.0 90.4 94.1Economically Disadvantaged 53.8 65.9 44.4 51.1E.C. 54.8 insuf. data 50.0 insuf. data
AYP Data
(Target = 35.4%)
(Target = 70.8%)
Percent Proficient
(Target = 38.5%)
(Target = 68.4%)
Instructional Strategies used to improve student learning:
Subgroup 2007 2008 2009African-American 60.2 68.3 77.6White 93.1 93.2 94.1Economically Disadvantaged 60.9 60.6 70.8EC 39.1 39.1 insuf dataAll Students 80.4 83.0 85.9
Percentage of students graduating in their four year cohort:
To further improve graduation rates, a student mentoring program is being instituted to pair staff mentors with at-risk
students.
Theatre Arts: NCTC Awards in Acting, Directing, and Tech
2005-2009, Superior Rating in 2007-2009; State Competition in
2009.
Visual Arts: Art displayed around campus, at Thruway
Shopping center, and in community events.
Chorus: Superior ratings at State Festival 2004-2009, participation in All-State and Honors, and Mars
Hill Honors chorus, and Governor’s School.
Band: Superior ratings at District Band Festival 2001-2009, Regional
Marching Band Contests, and students placed in All-County, All-District, & All-
State Honor Bands, as well as Governor’s School.
Orchestra: Superior Ratings at State Festival 2004-2007;
Western Region, All-State, and Governor’s School Participants.
Dance: An emerging program, encompassing both Art and Physical Education elements in the classroom;
students participate in All-County Dance clinics annually
Mt. Tabor has won 19 of the last 20 Conference
Wachovia Cups.
2008-2009 Volleyball State Player of the Year:
Andrea Beck
2008-2009 Men’s Basketball State Player of the Year:
C.J. Harris
2007-2008 and 2008-2009 Men’s State Basketball Coach
of the Year: Andy Muse
Girls’ Volleyball StateRunner Up in 2008 and 4th in
2009.
Boys’ Cross Country Regional Champions 2009
and 4th in State Meet.
Girls’ Cross Country Regional Champions in
2009 and 10th in State Meet.
Football: Conference Champions in 1998-2008 & State Playoff Participant for
last 15 years.
Men’s Basketball Conference, Regional, and
2008-2009 State 4A Champions.
2008-2009 State Indoor Women’s Track
Champions
In 2008-2009, Mt. Tabor was ranked 242 of top 1500 schools by Newsweek.
Over $12.9 million in scholarships were awarded to the class of 2009
Mt. Tabor is
currently 7th in
the state
standings for
the Wachovia
Cup.