School: HERMITAGE HIGH
Division:  HENRICO
Grade Levels: 9-12
Address:  8301 HUNGARY SPRING RD
RICHMOND, VA 23228
Principal: NORMAN G BLACKBURN
Telephone: (804) 756-3000


  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
68.77
74.38
71.13
  High School Math
34.85
40.87
41.33
  High School Science
66.72
66.89
62.83
  High School History
38.28
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
750
122021
746
116790
99.47
95.71
1
4325
3
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
1071
171505
1056
166176
98.6
96.89
9
5163
5
101
0
0
1
65
High School Science
School
State
1213
176877
1196
168797
98.6
95.43
7
7471
10
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
923
126383
896
120068
97.07
95
14
5652
12
522
0
0
1
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
66.85
71.59
High School : English - Writing
70.67
70.66
High School : Algebra I
22.74
40.04
High School : Geometry
49.74
51.92
High School : Algebra II
30.09
30.66
High School : Earth Science
64.73
57.8
High School : Biology
77.68
72.39
High School : Chemistry
51.82
54.32
High School : World History to 1000 A.D.
49.85
61.81
High School : World History from 1000 A.D.
49.16
41.2
High School : U.S. History
23.59
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
180
45.34
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
194
48.87
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
1
0.25
964
1.44
Certificate of Program Completion
5
1.26
652
0.97
General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
2
0.5
698
1.04
Did Not Graduate
15
3.78
2670
3.98

Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
133
7.84
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
39
29.32
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
14
0.83
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
14
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
482
Grade 10
440
Grade 11
377
Grade 12
397
Ungraded
70

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
69.59
67.25
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
4.2
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
13
801
5260
Physical violence against faculty
1
58
1075
Possession of firearms
0
2
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
1
61
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
10
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
100
99.82
99.39