School: BUSH HILL CENTER
Division:  FAIRFAX
Grade Levels: UG-UG
Address:  5927 WESTCHESTER ST
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22310
Principal: CORA HARPER
Telephone: (703) 922-5094


  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
  Grade 3 English
0
67.83
54.73
  Grade 3 Math
0
77.41
63.46
  Grade 3 Science
11.11
76.88
63.04
  Grade 3 History
28.57
68.02
48.93
  Grade 5 English
0
78.62
66.44
  Grade 5 Math
0
65.55
46.64
  Grade 5 Science
0
73.63
59.25
  Grade 5 History
0
46.45
32.77
 * 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.

School-Wide Scores*
Subject Area Totals and
Reporting Categories
School
97-98
State
97-98
Grade 3 English : (Total)
313.5
406.4
  Grade 3 Reading/Literature and
  Research
24.8
35
  -Use word analysis strategies (phonetic
   / structural)
22.9
34.9
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
25.7
35
  -Understand elements of Literature
28.6
35
  Writing
26.3
35.2
  -Plan, compose, and revise paragraphs,
   stories, letters, and reports
25.9
34.9
  -Edit for grammar, capitalization,
    punctuation, and spelling
28.4
35
Grade 3 Math : (Total)
293.1
427.2
  -Number and Number Sense
24.6
35
  -Computation and Estimation
24.1
35.1
  -Measurement and Geometry
25.9
34.9
  -Probability and Statistics
27.2
35
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
26.4
35
Grade 3 Science : (Total)
333.4
414.9
  -Scientific Investigation
24.1
35.1
  -Force, Motion, Energy and Matter
24.9
35
  -Life Processes and Living Systems
30.6
34.9
  -Earth / Space Systems and Cycles
29.2
35.1
Grade 3 History : (Total)
344.1
397.3
  -History
32.7
35.1
  -Geography
25.9
35
  -Economics
26.1
34.9
  -Civics
29.7
35.1
Grade 5 English : Reading / Literature and Research
316.8
423.8
  -Use word analysis strategies
27.2
34.9
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
22.4
35
  -Understand elements of Literature
22.8
35.1
Grade 5 English : Writing
265.4
420.6
  -Plan, compose, and revise in a variety
   of forms for a variety of purposes
18
35.1
  -Edit for correct use of language,
   capitalization, punctuation, and
   spelling
18.8
35
Grade 5 Math : (Total)
309.2
396.6
  -Number and Number Sense
21.8
35
  -Computation and Estimation
30.2
35
  -Measurement and Geometry
27
35
  -Probability and Statistics
25.6
35.2
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
22
35
Grade 5 Science : (Total)
346
407.9
  -Scientific Investigation
26.8
35.1
  -Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter
28.8
34.9
  -Life Processes and Living Systems
26.2
34.9
  -Earth / Space Systems and Cycles
27
35.2
Grade 5 History : (Total)
326.4
379.4
  -History
30
35.2
  -Geography
23.2
35.2
  -Economics
31.6
35.3
  -Civics
30
35.2
 *School-Wide Scores - Results shown here are average scaled scores.  The first score in each section (in
     bold) ranges from 0-600.  A student must earn a scaled score of 400 or more to pass the test.  Shown
     below each total test scaled score are scaled scores for the reporting categories on the test.  The statewide
     average scaled score for a reporting category is 35.  A more detailed explanation of scaled scores is
     contained in the accompanying glossary. Scores of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students are not
     included.

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
Grade 3 English
School
State
14
86307
8
83722
57.14
97
0
138
6
2417
0
0
0
30
Grade 3 Math
School
State
15
86508
9
83978
60
97.08
0
252
6
2241
0
0
0
37
Grade 3 Science
School
State
15
86470
9
83783
60
96.89
0
397
6
2245
0
0
0
45
Grade 3 History
School
State
15
86502
7
83861
46.67
96.95
2
361
6
2234
0
0
0
46
Grade 5 English
School
State
16
165273
10
159969
62.5
96.79
0
411
6
4849
0
0
0
44
Grade 5 Math
School
State
8
82940
5
80280
62.5
96.79
0
245
3
2387
0
0
0
28
Grade 5 Science
School
State
8
82782
5
80034
62.5
96.68
0
364
3
2353
0
0
0
31
Grade 5 History
School
State
8
82801
5
80077
62.5
96.71
0
335
3
2361
0
0
0
28
 * 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.


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
 * Not all students enrolled in AP courses take the AP tests
 ** Offered in only a few schools

Fall Membership
Grade Level
School 97-98
Ungraded
62

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
41.94
47.95
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
0
7.7
 * 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
0
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
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