School: INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE
Division:  GRAYSON
Grade Levels: 6-8
Address:  PO BOX 155
INDEPENDENCE, VA 24348-155
Principal: OLEN T. WEBB
Telephone: (540) 773-3020


  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 8 English
59.13
57.84
65.99
  Grade 8 Math
34.06
26.44
58.01
  Grade 8 Science
64.96
59.09
71.14
  Grade 8 History
20.51
19.48
35.78
 * 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 8 English: Reading / Literature and Research
402.7
419.5
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
33.4
35
  -Understand elements of literature
33.6
35
Grade 8 English: Writing
406.3
416.7
  -Plan, compose, and revise in a variety
   of forms for a variety of purposes
33.7
34.9
  -Edit for correct use of language,
   capitalization, punctuation, and
   spelling
33.2
35
Grade 8 Mathematics: (Total)
381.9
408
  -Number and Number Sense
32.1
35.1
  -Computation and Estimation
31.6
35.3
  -Measurement and Geometry
33
35.3
  -Probability and Statistics
32.3
35.2
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
32.4
35.2
Grade 8 Science: (Total)
419.8
426.8
  -Scientific Investigation
34.7
35.2
  -Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter
33.9
35
  -Life Systems
34
35.1
  -Ecosystems
34.4
35.2
  -Earth and Space Systems
35.1
35.1
Grade 8 History: (Total)
358.6
375.7
  -History: First Contact to 1877
33.2
35.1
  -History: 1877 to Present
32.7
35.1
  -Geography
34.7
35.3
  -Economics
33.5
34.9
  -Civics
33
35
 *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 8 English
School
State
247
163927
230
156982
93.12
95.76
1
2298
16
4578
0
0
0
69
Grade 8 Math
School
State
148
111958
138
108215
93.24
96.66
1
1459
9
2239
0
0
0
45
Grade 8 Science
School
State
127
84136
117
79986
92.13
95.07
1
1768
9
2327
0
0
0
55
Grade 8 History
School
State
127
83939
117
79701
92.13
94.95
1
1870
9
2317
0
0
0
51
 * 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 : Algebra I
28.57
40.04
  * Does not include scores of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students tested

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
Grade 6
66
Grade 7
127
Grade 8
124

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
75.71
72.46
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
0.4
0.58
 * 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
20
5260
Physical violence against faculty
0
6
1075
Possession of firearms
0
0
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
3
9
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
0
23
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
94.9
97.44
99.39