School: T. C. WILLIAMS HIGH
Division:  ALEXANDRIA CITY
Grade Levels: 10-12
Address:  3330 KING ST
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22302
Principal: JOHN L. PORTER
Telephone: (703) 824-6800


  1998-99 Accreditation Rating for This School:    Provisionally Accredited
All Virginia schools are provisionally accredited in 1998-1999.  The following ratings will apply thereafter:
Fully Accredited:  At least 70% of the students passed the SOL tests in English,
     mathematics, science, and history (except at grade 3 - 50% in science and
     History)
Provisionally Accredited:  Does not meet SOL pass-rate requirements, but showed
     improvement (1999-2003); all schools provisionally accredited 1998-1999.
Accredited with Warning:  Does not meet SOL pass-rate requirements, and failed
     to show improvement.
Accreditation Denied:  Does not meet SOL pass-rate requirements, and failed to
     show improvement for three consecutive years following the 2003-2004 school
     year.

Virginia School Performance Report Card

Percent of Students Passing the SOL Tests*
  Content Area
School
97-98
Division
97-98
State
97-98
  High School English
52.85
51.34
71.13
  High School Math
17.91
36.11
41.33
  High School Science
34.7
44.73
62.83
  High School History
20.71
33.75
41.61
 * Does not include scores of limited English Proficient (LEP) students tested; Results from each test in
     the subject area are combined for Grade 8 and High School Tests.  Individual course information may
     be found below.

Students Included and Excluded from SOL Testing
Content Area
# of
Students at Test Time
# of Students
Tested
% of Students
Tested
# of Students Excluded by Reason
Absent
SWD*
LEP+
Other
High School English
School
State
1055
122021
946
116790
89.67
95.71
95
4325
14
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
972
171505
860
166176
88.48
96.89
112
5163
0
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
975
176877
853
168797
87.49
95.43
122
7471
0
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
775
126383
623
120068
80.39
95
138
5652
1
522
0
0
13
141
 * Students with Disabilities      + Limited English Proficient Students
    English scores combine results from Reading & Writing tests.
    Math, Science, and History scores combine results from all tests in the respective subject area.

Percent of Students Passing High School SOL Tests*
Subject Area
School
97-98
State
97-98
High School : English - Reading/Literature and Research
46.22
71.59
High School : English - Writing
59.21
70.66
High School : Algebra I
4.98
40.04
High School : Geometry
20.79
51.92
High School : Algebra II
23.61
30.66
High School : Earth Science
24.05
57.8
High School : Biology
46.54
72.39
High School : Chemistry
31.14
54.32
High School : World History to 1000 A.D.
29.55
61.81
High School : World History from 1000 A.D.
8.06
41.2
High School : U.S. History
20.72
30.2
  * Does not include scores of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students tested

A Closer Look at the Senior Class
Graduation Information
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Advanced Studies Diploma
223
40.47
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
301
54.63
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
10
1.81
964
1.44
Certificate of Program Completion
17
3.09
652
0.97
General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
0
0
698
1.04
Did Not Graduate
0
0
2670
3.98

Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
521
29.35
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
202
38.77
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
3
0.17
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
3
100
8592
97.04
Seniors enrolled in IB program**
0
0
216
0.32
Seniors awarded IB Diploma
0
0
106
0.16
 * Not all students enrolled in AP courses take the AP tests
 ** Offered in only a few schools

Fall Membership
Grade Level
School 97-98
Grade 10
674
Grade 11
595
Grade 12
506
Ungraded
109

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
84.93
66.58
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
3.84
4.39
 * Not available for 1997-1998

Number of Incidents Per Year
Safety
Information
School
97-98
Division
97-98
State
97-98
Physical violence against students
9
113
5260
Physical violence against faculty
1
35
1075
Possession of firearms
0
2
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
4
24
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
18
37
3089

Teacher Training
Information
School
97-98
%
Division
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Percent of teachers meeting
state licensure requirements
for subjects that they teach
98.67
95.5
99.39