School: POTOMAC FALLS HIGH
Division:  LOUDOUN
Grade Levels: 9-11
Address:  46400 ALGONKIAN PKWY
STERLING, VA 20165
Principal: E. WAYNE GRIFFITH
Telephone: (703) 444-7542


  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
84.58
77.54
71.13
  High School Math
57.37
59.09
41.33
  High School Science
80.35
77.48
62.83
  High School History
40.14
39.46
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
510
122021
493
116790
96.67
95.71
14
4325
3
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
640
171505
631
166176
98.59
96.89
9
5163
0
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
746
176877
733
168797
98.26
95.43
13
7471
0
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
291
126383
284
120068
97.59
95
7
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
84.02
71.59
High School : English - Writing
85.14
70.66
High School : Algebra I
45.62
40.04
High School : Geometry
68.55
51.92
High School : Algebra II
56.02
30.66
High School : Earth Science
71.64
57.8
High School : Biology
88.24
72.39
High School : Chemistry
80.26
54.32
High School : World History from 1000 A.D.
57.14
41.2
High School : U.S. History
38.28
30.2
  * 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*
48
5.65
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
15
31.25
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
1
0.12
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
1
100
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 9
302
Grade 10
291
Grade 11
257
Ungraded
8

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
76.34
68.91
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
1.61
4.48
 * 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
3
16
5260
Physical violence against faculty
0
6
1075
Possession of firearms
0
1
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
1
17
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
20
47
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
97.1
99.88
99.39