School: LAKE TAYLOR MIDDLE
Division:  NORFOLK CITY
Grade Levels: 6-8
Address:  1380 KEMPSVILLE RD
NORFOLK, VA 23502
Principal: TONI Y PORTLOCK
Telephone: (757) 441-5635


  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 8 English
50.49
45.24
65.99
  Grade 8 Math
22.12
31.55
58.01
  Grade 8 Science
53.85
51.11
71.14
  Grade 8 History
15.53
18.66
35.78
 * 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 8 English: Reading / Literature and Research
387.1
419.5
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
32.2
35
  -Understand elements of literature
31.8
35
Grade 8 English: Writing
406.7
416.7
  -Plan, compose, and revise in a variety
   of forms for a variety of purposes
33.7
34.9
  -Edit for correct use of language,
   capitalization, punctuation, and
   spelling
33.4
35
Grade 8 Mathematics: (Total)
371.5
408
  -Number and Number Sense
30.9
35.1
  -Computation and Estimation
31.5
35.3
  -Measurement and Geometry
31.3
35.3
  -Probability and Statistics
31.8
35.2
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
31
35.2
Grade 8 Science: (Total)
403.4
426.8
  -Scientific Investigation
31.5
35.2
  -Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter
32.5
35
  -Life Systems
33.3
35.1
  -Ecosystems
33.2
35.2
  -Earth and Space Systems
32.1
35.1
Grade 8 History: (Total)
347.7
375.7
  -History: First Contact to 1877
33.1
35.1
  -History: 1877 to Present
32.5
35.1
  -Geography
31.5
35.3
  -Economics
31.5
34.9
  -Civics
32.6
35
 *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 8 English
School
State
522
163927
513
156982
98.28
95.76
9
2298
0
4578
0
0
0
69
Grade 8 Math
School
State
343
111958
339
108215
98.83
96.66
4
1459
0
2239
0
0
0
45
Grade 8 Science
School
State
268
84136
260
79986
97.01
95.07
8
1768
0
2327
0
0
0
55
Grade 8 History
School
State
269
83939
264
79701
98.14
94.95
5
1870
0
2317
0
0
0
51
 * 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 : Algebra I
17.65
40.04
High School : Geometry
42.86
51.92
  * Does not include scores of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students tested

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
Grade 6
242
Grade 7
300
Grade 8
265
Ungraded
74

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
74.01
72.46
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
0.54
0.58
 * 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
22
402
5260
Physical violence against faculty
4
135
1075
Possession of firearms
0
4
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
10
145
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
1
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
99.63
99.39