School: BOOKER ELEMENTARY
Division:  HAMPTON CITY
Grade Levels: KG-5
Address:  160 APOLLO DR
HAMPTON, VA 23669
Principal: DOUGLAS L. BROWN
Telephone: (757) 850-5096


  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
  Grade 3 English
38.82
43.87
54.73
  Grade 3 Math
50.59
53.84
63.46
  Grade 3 Science
48.24
53.82
63.04
  Grade 3 History
25.88
33.77
48.93
  Grade 5 English
53.85
59.58
66.44
  Grade 5 Math
25
37.16
46.64
  Grade 5 Science
33.8
50.42
59.25
  Grade 5 History
16.67
18.41
32.77
 * 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.

School-Wide Scores*
Subject Area Totals and
Reporting Categories
School
97-98
State
97-98
Grade 3 English : (Total)
386.8
406.4
  Grade 3 Reading/Literature and
  Research
33.1
35
  -Use word analysis strategies (phonetic
   / structural)
33.6
34.9
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
33.3
35
  -Understand elements of Literature
32.6
35
  Writing
33.4
35.2
  -Plan, compose, and revise paragraphs,
   stories, letters, and reports
32.9
34.9
  -Edit for grammar, capitalization,
    punctuation, and spelling
34.5
35
Grade 3 Math : (Total)
402.5
427.2
  -Number and Number Sense
33.4
35
  -Computation and Estimation
33.5
35.1
  -Measurement and Geometry
34
34.9
  -Probability and Statistics
33.1
35
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
33.5
35
Grade 3 Science : (Total)
397.9
414.9
  -Scientific Investigation
33.7
35.1
  -Force, Motion, Energy and Matter
32.7
35
  -Life Processes and Living Systems
34.6
34.9
  -Earth / Space Systems and Cycles
32.6
35.1
Grade 3 History : (Total)
374.2
397.3
  -History
32.1
35.1
  -Geography
33.2
35
  -Economics
32
34.9
  -Civics
31.9
35.1
Grade 5 English : Reading / Literature and Research
405.3
423.8
  -Use word analysis strategies
33.3
34.9
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
33.3
35
  -Understand elements of Literature
33.6
35.1
Grade 5 English : Writing
401.6
420.6
  -Plan, compose, and revise in a variety
   of forms for a variety of purposes
33.9
35.1
  -Edit for correct use of language,
   capitalization, punctuation, and
   spelling
31.7
35
Grade 5 Math : (Total)
368.8
396.6
  -Number and Number Sense
33.8
35
  -Computation and Estimation
31.1
35
  -Measurement and Geometry
29.5
35
  -Probability and Statistics
32.4
35.2
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
32.2
35
Grade 5 Science : (Total)
390.8
407.9
  -Scientific Investigation
32.8
35.1
  -Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter
32.7
34.9
  -Life Processes and Living Systems
31.9
34.9
  -Earth / Space Systems and Cycles
31.4
35.2
Grade 5 History : (Total)
364.1
379.4
  -History
32.6
35.2
  -Geography
31.8
35.2
  -Economics
34
35.3
  -Civics
34.6
35.2
 *School-Wide Scores - Results shown here are average scaled scores.  The first score in each section (in
     bold) ranges from 0-600.  A student must earn a scaled score of 400 or more to pass the test.  Shown
     below each total test scaled score are scaled scores for the reporting categories on the test.  The statewide
     average scaled score for a reporting category is 35.  A more detailed explanation of scaled scores is
     contained in the accompanying glossary. Scores of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students are not
     included.

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
Grade 3 English
School
State
85
86307
85
83722
100
97
0
138
0
2417
0
0
0
30
Grade 3 Math
School
State
85
86508
85
83978
100
97.08
0
252
0
2241
0
0
0
37
Grade 3 Science
School
State
85
86470
85
83783
100
96.89
0
397
0
2245
0
0
0
45
Grade 3 History
School
State
85
86502
85
83861
100
96.95
0
361
0
2234
0
0
0
46
Grade 5 English
School
State
144
165273
143
159969
99.31
96.79
0
411
1
4849
0
0
0
44
Grade 5 Math
School
State
72
82940
72
80280
100
96.79
0
245
0
2387
0
0
0
28
Grade 5 Science
School
State
72
82782
71
80034
98.61
96.68
1
364
0
2353
0
0
0
31
Grade 5 History
School
State
72
82801
72
80077
100
96.71
0
335
0
2361
0
0
0
28
 * 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.


Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
0
0
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
0
0
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
0
0
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
0
0
8592
97.04
 * Not all students enrolled in AP courses take the AP tests
 ** Offered in only a few schools

Fall Membership
Grade Level
School 97-98
Kindergarten
76
Grade 1
70
Grade 2
73
Grade 3
78
Grade 4
76
Grade 5
70
Ungraded
27

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
83.4
79.8
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
 * 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
4
273
5260
Physical violence against faculty
1
21
1075
Possession of firearms
0
4
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
0
48
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
0
38
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
100
99.8
99.39