School: BRYANT ALTERNATIVE HIGH
Division:  FAIRFAX
Grade Levels: 9-12
Address:  2709 POPKINS LN
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22306
Principal: JAN MCKEE
Telephone: (703) 660-2000


  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
30.56
82.19
71.13
  High School Math
18.18
61.24
41.33
  High School Science
20
68.36
62.83
  High School History
5.88
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
69
122021
36
116790
52.17
95.71
33
4325
0
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
66
171505
22
166176
33.33
96.89
44
5163
0
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
64
176877
15
168797
23.44
95.43
49
7471
0
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
61
126383
17
120068
27.87
95
44
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
44.44
71.59
High School : English - Writing
16.67
70.66
High School : Algebra I
0
40.04
High School : Geometry
40
51.92
High School : Algebra II
40
30.66
High School : Earth Science
0
57.8
High School : Biology
23.08
72.39
High School : Chemistry
0
54.32
High School : World History to 1000 A.D.
20
61.81
High School : U.S. History
0
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
0
0
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
80
59.7
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
0
0
964
1.44
Certificate of Program Completion
0
0
652
0.97
General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
4
2.99
698
1.04
Did Not Graduate
50
37.31
2670
3.98

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
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
68
Grade 10
138
Grade 11
86
Grade 12
153
Ungraded
38

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
100
67.25
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
33.74
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
1
501
5260
Physical violence against faculty
0
159
1075
Possession of firearms
1
22
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
1
176
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
0
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