School: CARROLL COUNTY HIGH
Division:  CARROLL
Grade Levels: 10-12
Address:  PO BOX 1268
100 CAVS LN
HILLSVILLE, VA 24343
Principal: HAROLD T. GOLDING
Telephone: (540) 728-2125


  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
66.79
66.79
71.13
  High School Math
6.8
9.64
41.33
  High School Science
44.85
50.32
62.83
  High School History
14.01
14.01
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
293
122021
280
116790
95.56
95.71
3
4325
6
842
0
0
4
64
High School Math
School
State
314
171505
294
166176
93.63
96.89
7
5163
6
101
0
0
7
65
High School Science
School
State
344
176877
330
168797
95.93
95.43
5
7471
5
533
0
0
4
76
High School History
School
State
170
126383
157
120068
92.35
95
3
5652
4
522
0
0
6
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
67.63
71.59
High School : English - Writing
65.96
70.66
High School : Algebra I
1.79
40.04
High School : Geometry
11.76
51.92
High School : Algebra II
4.2
30.66
High School : Earth Science
0
57.8
High School : Biology
59.15
72.39
High School : Chemistry
30.91
54.32
High School : U.S. History
14.01
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
130
50.39
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
116
44.96
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
0
0
964
1.44
Certificate of Program Completion
12
4.65
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*
34
3.99
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
15
44.12
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
90
10.56
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
89
98.89
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
303
Grade 11
283
Grade 12
266
Ungraded
7

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
64.49
66.58
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
2.91
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
2
4
5260
Physical violence against faculty
0
0
1075
Possession of firearms
1
1
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
1
4
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
3
8
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
98.65
97.61
99.39