School: LAKE TAYLOR HIGH
Division:  NORFOLK CITY
Grade Levels: 9-12
Address:  1384 KEMPSVILLE RD
NORFOLK, VA 23502
Principal: JOHN C. OSTEEN
Telephone: (757) 441-5650


  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
68.48
69.45
71.13
  High School Math
18.16
34.01
41.33
  High School Science
47.3
54.87
62.83
  High School History
17.08
24.28
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
393
122021
330
116790
83.97
95.71
58
4325
5
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
566
171505
512
166176
90.46
96.89
51
5163
3
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
874
176877
685
168797
78.38
95.43
149
7471
40
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
727
126383
562
120068
77.3
95
130
5652
35
522
0
0
0
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
68.06
71.59
High School : English - Writing
69.06
70.66
High School : Algebra I
14.66
40.04
High School : Geometry
28.35
51.92
High School : Algebra II
7.87
30.66
High School : Earth Science
40.49
57.8
High School : Biology
51.21
72.39
High School : Chemistry
54.46
54.32
High School : World History from 1000 A.D.
18.1
41.2
High School : U.S. History
15.42
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
100
36.63
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
126
46.15
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
14
5.13
964
1.44
Certificate of Program Completion
10
3.66
652
0.97
General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
0
0
698
1.04
Did Not Graduate
23
8.42
2670
3.98

Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
61
4.62
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
14
22.95
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
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 9
438
Grade 10
356
Grade 11
260
Grade 12
267
Ungraded
277

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
53.5
67.25
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
8.67
4.49
 * 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
6
402
5260
Physical violence against faculty
1
135
1075
Possession of firearms
0
4
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
1
145
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
2
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
99.13
99.63
99.39