School: VARINA HIGH
Division:  HENRICO
Grade Levels: 9-12
Address:  7053 MESSER RD
RICHMOND, VA 23231
Principal: GERALD W KANNER
Telephone: (804) 226-8700


  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
63.05
74.38
71.13
  High School Math
23.4
40.87
41.33
  High School Science
54.93
66.89
62.83
  High School History
27.89
48.68
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
677
122021
636
116790
93.94
95.71
30
4325
11
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
756
171505
701
166176
92.72
96.89
55
5163
0
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
991
176877
943
168797
95.16
95.43
48
7471
0
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
824
126383
778
120068
94.42
95
46
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
61.86
71.59
High School : English - Writing
64.2
70.66
High School : Algebra I
10.4
40.04
High School : Geometry
40.94
51.92
High School : Algebra II
17.26
30.66
High School : Earth Science
50.35
57.8
High School : Biology
65.67
72.39
High School : Chemistry
45.86
54.32
High School : World History to 1000 A.D.
42.51
61.81
High School : World History from 1000 A.D.
26.87
41.2
High School : U.S. History
18.81
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
137
44.77
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
157
51.31
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
0
0
964
1.44
Certificate of Program Completion
2
0.65
652
0.97
General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
2
0.65
698
1.04
Did Not Graduate
8
2.61
2670
3.98

Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
90
6.39
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
21
23.33
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
19
1.35
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
19
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
459
Grade 10
345
Grade 11
307
Grade 12
298
Ungraded
71

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
64.12
67.25
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
5.02
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
11
801
5260
Physical violence against faculty
1
58
1075
Possession of firearms
0
2
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
4
61
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
8
109
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
98.86
99.82
99.39