School: POTOMAC HIGH
Division:  PRINCE WILLIAM
Grade Levels: 9-12
Address:  3401 FOUR YEAR TRAIL
DUMFRIES, VA 22026
Principal: MICHAEL L CAMPBELL
Telephone: (703) 221-1134


  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
54.82
70.07
71.13
  High School Math
21.9
43.19
41.33
  High School Science
61.63
62.01
62.83
  High School History
15.2
31.24
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
418
122021
394
116790
94.26
95.71
24
4325
0
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
349
171505
347
166176
99.43
96.89
2
5163
0
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
345
176877
331
168797
95.94
95.43
14
7471
0
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
172
126383
171
120068
99.42
95
1
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
53.96
71.59
High School : English - Writing
55.73
70.66
High School : Algebra I
0
40.04
High School : Geometry
31.02
51.92
High School : Algebra II
18.75
30.66
High School : Earth Science
42.16
57.8
High School : Biology
77.85
72.39
High School : Chemistry
53.52
54.32
High School : U.S. History
15.2
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
141
38.95
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
180
49.72
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
9
2.49
964
1.44
Certificate of Program Completion
0
0
652
0.97
General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
5
1.38
698
1.04
Did Not Graduate
27
7.46
2670
3.98

Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
153
9.67
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
51
33.33
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
71
4.49
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
70
98.59
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
467
Grade 10
438
Grade 11
339
Grade 12
338
Ungraded
269

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
53
67.25
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
5.12
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
81
528
5260
Physical violence against faculty
8
81
1075
Possession of firearms
0
13
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
9
120
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
12
98
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
98.32
99.65
99.39