School: WESTERN ALBEMARLE HIGH
Division:  ALBEMARLE
Grade Levels: 9-12
Address:  5941 ROCKFISH GAP TURNPIKE
CROZET, VA 22932
Principal: ANNE C. COUGHLIN
Telephone: (804) 823-4314


  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
63.52
64.26
71.13
  High School Math
52.44
51.99
41.33
  High School Science
67.35
70.59
62.83
  High School History
44.14
48.17
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
572
122021
540
116790
94.41
95.71
29
4325
3
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
687
171505
677
166176
98.54
96.89
10
5163
0
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
758
176877
735
168797
96.97
95.43
23
7471
0
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
973
126383
938
120068
96.4
95
35
5652
0
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
65.41
71.59
High School : English - Writing
61.68
70.66
High School : Algebra I
33.33
40.04
High School : Geometry
73.68
51.92
High School : Algebra II
49.78
30.66
High School : Earth Science
50
57.8
High School : Biology
75.89
72.39
High School : Chemistry
78.24
54.32
High School : World History to 1000 A.D.
59.52
61.81
High School : World History from 1000 A.D.
39.81
41.2
High School : U.S. History
30.58
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
129
53.31
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
102
42.15
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
1
0.41
964
1.44
Certificate of Program Completion
0
0
652
0.97
General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
0
0
698
1.04
Did Not Graduate
10
4.13
2670
3.98

Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
160
13.93
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
99
61.88
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
2
0.17
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
2
100
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
328
Grade 10
299
Grade 11
291
Grade 12
231
Ungraded
96

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
61.12
67.25
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
5.62
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
11
85
5260
Physical violence against faculty
0
7
1075
Possession of firearms
0
1
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
3
20
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
10
45
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
98.78
99.35
99.39