School: LOUDOUN VALLEY HIGH
Division:  LOUDOUN
Grade Levels: 9-12
Address:  340 N MAPLE AVE
PURCELLVILLE, VA 20132
Principal: KENNETH W CULBERT
Telephone: (540) 338-6800


  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
79.53
77.54
71.13
  High School Math
70.43
59.09
41.33
  High School Science
80.75
77.48
62.83
  High School History
39.74
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
520
122021
508
116790
97.69
95.71
12
4325
0
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
699
171505
690
166176
98.71
96.89
9
5163
0
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
767
176877
743
168797
96.87
95.43
23
7471
1
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
311
126383
307
120068
98.71
95
3
5652
0
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
76.77
71.59
High School : English - Writing
82.28
70.66
High School : Algebra I
59.32
40.04
High School : Geometry
80
51.92
High School : Algebra II
71.96
30.66
High School : Earth Science
77.19
57.8
High School : Biology
82.17
72.39
High School : Chemistry
84.3
54.32
High School : World History from 1000 A.D.
67.86
41.2
High School : U.S. History
36.92
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
152
57.14
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
102
38.35
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
1
0.38
964
1.44
Certificate of Program Completion
0
0
652
0.97
General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
0
0
698
1.04
Did Not Graduate
11
4.14
2670
3.98

Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
140
12.24
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
69
49.29
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
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
308
Grade 10
297
Grade 11
270
Grade 12
269
Ungraded
1

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
68.03
67.25
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
1.39
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
1
16
5260
Physical violence against faculty
1
6
1075
Possession of firearms
0
1
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
2
17
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
9
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
100
99.88
99.39