School: PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY HIGH
Division:  PRINCE EDWARD
Grade Levels: 9-12
Address:  RT 5 BOX 680
FARMVILLE, VA 23901
Principal: JERRY E BOURDEAUX
Telephone: (804) 392-6167


  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
75.32
75.32
71.13
  High School Math
15.02
28.75
41.33
  High School Science
45.05
45.05
62.83
  High School History
31.43
31.43
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
180
122021
158
116790
87.78
95.71
12
4325
10
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
264
171505
253
166176
95.83
96.89
11
5163
0
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
248
176877
202
168797
81.45
95.43
11
7471
35
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
285
126383
245
120068
85.96
95
7
5652
33
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
73.42
71.59
High School : English - Writing
77.22
70.66
High School : Algebra I
11.61
40.04
High School : Geometry
16.25
51.92
High School : Algebra II
19.67
30.66
High School : Earth Science
54.05
57.8
High School : Biology
51.32
72.39
High School : Chemistry
23.08
54.32
High School : World History to 1000 A.D.
37.97
61.81
High School : World History from 1000 A.D.
21.25
41.2
High School : U.S. History
34.88
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
68
43.87
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
72
46.45
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
3
1.94
964
1.44
Certificate of Program Completion
10
6.45
652
0.97
General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
0
0
698
1.04
Did Not Graduate
2
1.29
2670
3.98

Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
36
5.42
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
1
2.78
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
157
23.64
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
157
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
237
Grade 10
142
Grade 11
132
Grade 12
153
Ungraded
14

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
65.49
67.25
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
7.56
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
0
0
5260
Physical violence against faculty
15
17
1075
Possession of firearms
1
7
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
1
5
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
0
0
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