School: FALLS CHURCH HIGH
Division:  FAIRFAX
Grade Levels: 9-12
Address:  7521 JAGUAR TRAIL
FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042
Principal: MARVIN G. SPRATLEY
Telephone: (703) 207-4000


  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
75.51
82.19
71.13
  High School Math
38.38
61.24
41.33
  High School Science
58.92
68.36
62.83
  High School History
49.34
60.2
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
589
122021
539
116790
91.51
95.71
39
4325
10
842
0
0
1
64
High School Math
School
State
842
171505
792
166176
94.06
96.89
49
5163
1
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
843
176877
762
168797
90.39
95.43
67
7471
14
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
651
126383
602
120068
92.47
95
44
5652
5
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
75.37
71.59
High School : English - Writing
75.66
70.66
High School : Algebra I
32.33
40.04
High School : Geometry
52.78
51.92
High School : Algebra II
30.83
30.66
High School : Earth Science
68.42
57.8
High School : Biology
63.56
72.39
High School : Chemistry
50.18
54.32
High School : World History to 1000 A.D.
61.31
61.81
High School : U.S. History
34.21
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
169
55.41
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
121
39.67
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
3
0.98
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
12
3.93
2670
3.98

Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
231
18.03
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
90
38.96
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
365
Grade 10
325
Grade 11
319
Grade 12
272
Ungraded
127

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
66.12
67.25
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
3.5
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
8
501
5260
Physical violence against faculty
1
159
1075
Possession of firearms
0
22
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
0
176
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
12
482
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
99.53
99.39