School: WILLIAM MASON COOPER ELEMENTARY
Division:  HAMPTON CITY
Grade Levels: KG-5
Address:  200 MARCELLA RD
HAMPTON, VA 23666
Principal: WILLIAM P. CAWLEY
Telephone: (757) 825-4645


  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
28.92
43.87
54.73
  Grade 3 Math
33.73
53.84
63.46
  Grade 3 Science
25.61
53.82
63.04
  Grade 3 History
15.66
33.77
48.93
  Grade 5 English
50.75
59.58
66.44
  Grade 5 Math
33.82
37.16
46.64
  Grade 5 Science
48.53
50.42
59.25
  Grade 5 History
31.82
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)
370
406.4
  Grade 3 Reading/Literature and
  Research
31.6
35
  -Use word analysis strategies (phonetic
   / structural)
31.3
34.9
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
32.5
35
  -Understand elements of Literature
32.1
35
  Writing
31.5
35.2
  -Plan, compose, and revise paragraphs,
   stories, letters, and reports
31.4
34.9
  -Edit for grammar, capitalization,
    punctuation, and spelling
31.8
35
Grade 3 Math : (Total)
372.4
427.2
  -Number and Number Sense
29.2
35
  -Computation and Estimation
32.1
35.1
  -Measurement and Geometry
31.4
34.9
  -Probability and Statistics
31.7
35
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
33.1
35
Grade 3 Science : (Total)
372.8
414.9
  -Scientific Investigation
32
35.1
  -Force, Motion, Energy and Matter
30.9
35
  -Life Processes and Living Systems
30.7
34.9
  -Earth / Space Systems and Cycles
31
35.1
Grade 3 History : (Total)
362.1
397.3
  -History
30.5
35.1
  -Geography
31.2
35
  -Economics
29.9
34.9
  -Civics
31.6
35.1
Grade 5 English : Reading / Literature and Research
409.4
423.8
  -Use word analysis strategies
34.1
34.9
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
33.5
35
  -Understand elements of Literature
33.3
35.1
Grade 5 English : Writing
404.1
420.6
  -Plan, compose, and revise in a variety
   of forms for a variety of purposes
33.6
35.1
  -Edit for correct use of language,
   capitalization, punctuation, and
   spelling
33.1
35
Grade 5 Math : (Total)
376.6
396.6
  -Number and Number Sense
30
35
  -Computation and Estimation
36
35
  -Measurement and Geometry
32.9
35
  -Probability and Statistics
33
35.2
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
33.8
35
Grade 5 Science : (Total)
395.7
407.9
  -Scientific Investigation
33.9
35.1
  -Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter
34.1
34.9
  -Life Processes and Living Systems
33.5
34.9
  -Earth / Space Systems and Cycles
33.2
35.2
Grade 5 History : (Total)
376.6
379.4
  -History
35.7
35.2
  -Geography
34.3
35.2
  -Economics
34
35.3
  -Civics
34
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
83
83722
97.65
97
1
138
1
2417
0
0
0
30
Grade 3 Math
School
State
85
86508
83
83978
97.65
97.08
1
252
1
2241
0
0
0
37
Grade 3 Science
School
State
85
86470
82
83783
96.47
96.89
2
397
1
2245
0
0
0
45
Grade 3 History
School
State
85
86502
83
83861
97.65
96.95
1
361
1
2234
0
0
0
46
Grade 5 English
School
State
141
165273
134
159969
95.04
96.79
1
411
6
4849
0
0
0
44
Grade 5 Math
School
State
71
82940
68
80280
95.77
96.79
0
245
3
2387
0
0
0
28
Grade 5 Science
School
State
71
82782
68
80034
95.77
96.68
0
364
3
2353
0
0
0
31
Grade 5 History
School
State
69
82801
66
80077
95.65
96.71
0
335
3
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
90
Grade 1
89
Grade 2
103
Grade 3
77
Grade 4
71
Grade 5
78
Ungraded
11

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
83.04
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
2
273
5260
Physical violence against faculty
0
21
1075
Possession of firearms
0
4
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
1
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