School: POCAHONTAS MIDDLE
Division:  POWHATAN
Grade Levels: 6-8
Address:  4290 ANDERSON HWY
POWHATAN, VA 23139
Principal: RICHARD M. STEWART
Telephone: (804) 598-5720


  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
70.93
70.93
65.99
  Grade 8 Math
53.09
53.09
58.01
  Grade 8 Science
81.55
81.55
71.14
  Grade 8 History
43.16
43.16
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
434.5
419.5
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
36.2
35
  -Understand elements of literature
36.3
35
Grade 8 English: Writing
415.7
416.7
  -Plan, compose, and revise in a variety
   of forms for a variety of purposes
34.7
34.9
  -Edit for correct use of language,
   capitalization, punctuation, and
   spelling
35.5
35
Grade 8 Mathematics: (Total)
406.5
408
  -Number and Number Sense
34.6
35.1
  -Computation and Estimation
35.8
35.3
  -Measurement and Geometry
35.1
35.3
  -Probability and Statistics
35.3
35.2
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
34.9
35.2
Grade 8 Science: (Total)
432
426.8
  -Scientific Investigation
35.9
35.2
  -Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter
34.6
35
  -Life Systems
36.7
35.1
  -Ecosystems
36.9
35.2
  -Earth and Space Systems
35.9
35.1
Grade 8 History: (Total)
388
375.7
  -History: First Contact to 1877
35.8
35.1
  -History: 1877 to Present
36.3
35.1
  -Geography
36.1
35.3
  -Economics
36.1
34.9
  -Civics
37
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
506
163927
461
156982
91.11
95.76
3
2298
42
4578
0
0
0
69
Grade 8 Math
School
State
350
111958
324
108215
92.57
96.66
3
1459
23
2239
0
0
0
45
Grade 8 Science
School
State
256
84136
233
79986
91.02
95.07
2
1768
21
2327
0
0
0
55
Grade 8 History
School
State
256
83939
234
79701
91.41
94.95
1
1870
21
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
61.96
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
241
Grade 7
263
Grade 8
260

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
65.71
72.46
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
0.19
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
1
3
5260
Physical violence against faculty
0
0
1075
Possession of firearms
0
0
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
2
5
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
1
5
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
100
99.39