School: JAMES WOOD HIGH
Division:  FREDERICK
Grade Levels: 9-12
Address:  161 APPLE PIE RIDGE RD
WINCHESTER, VA 22603
Principal: DONALD H. SHIRLEY
Telephone: (540) 667-5226


  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
69.44
71.4
71.13
  High School Math
37.37
48.29
41.33
  High School Science
64.36
65.27
62.83
  High School History
44.67
47.43
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
663
122021
638
116790
96.23
95.71
25
4325
0
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
701
171505
677
166176
96.58
96.89
24
5163
0
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
978
176877
923
168797
94.38
95.43
55
7471
0
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
734
126383
703
120068
95.78
95
31
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
70.29
71.59
High School : English - Writing
68.62
70.66
High School : Algebra I
23.4
40.04
High School : Geometry
66.82
51.92
High School : Algebra II
24.24
30.66
High School : Earth Science
64.51
57.8
High School : Biology
71.23
72.39
High School : Chemistry
53
54.32
High School : World History to 1000 A.D.
56.03
61.81
High School : U.S. History
31.82
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
157
50.32
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
124
39.74
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
3
0.96
964
1.44
Certificate of Program Completion
11
3.53
652
0.97
General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
5
1.6
698
1.04
Did Not Graduate
12
3.85
2670
3.98

Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
88
5.93
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
37
42.05
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
4
0.27
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
4
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
426
Grade 10
397
Grade 11
353
Grade 12
307
Ungraded
52

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
63.71
67.25
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
7.05
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
0
9
5260
Physical violence against faculty
1
2
1075
Possession of firearms
0
0
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
6
24
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
14
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
100
99.85
99.39