School: BRENTSVILLE DISTRICT HIGH
Division:  PRINCE WILLIAM
Grade Levels: 6-12
Address:  12109 ADEN RD
NOKESVILLE, VA 20181
Principal: SARA L FITTS
Telephone: (703) 594-2161


  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
73.05
68.75
65.99
  Grade 8 Math
72.46
60.1
58.01
  Grade 8 Science
78.95
73.78
71.14
  Grade 8 History
42.03
36.75
35.78
  High School English
77.14
70.07
71.13
  High School Math
52.6
43.19
41.33
  High School Science
61.61
62.01
62.83
  High School History
34.88
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.

School-Wide Scores*
Subject Area Totals and
Reporting Categories
School
97-98
State
97-98
Grade 8 English: Reading / Literature and Research
429.3
419.5
  -Understand a variety of printed
   materials/resource materials
36.1
35
  -Understand elements of literature
35.7
35
Grade 8 English: Writing
416.3
416.7
  -Plan, compose, and revise in a variety
   of forms for a variety of purposes
35.3
34.9
  -Edit for correct use of language,
   capitalization, punctuation, and
   spelling
34.7
35
Grade 8 Mathematics: (Total)
432.3
408
  -Number and Number Sense
37.7
35.1
  -Computation and Estimation
38.1
35.3
  -Measurement and Geometry
38.4
35.3
  -Probability and Statistics
36.9
35.2
  -Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
37.9
35.2
Grade 8 Science: (Total)
432.9
426.8
  -Scientific Investigation
35.9
35.2
  -Force, Motion, Energy, and Matter
36.9
35
  -Life Systems
35.4
35.1
  -Ecosystems
36.3
35.2
  -Earth and Space Systems
35.8
35.1
Grade 8 History: (Total)
385.4
375.7
  -History: First Contact to 1877
34.7
35.1
  -History: 1877 to Present
35
35.1
  -Geography
36.5
35.3
  -Economics
35.5
34.9
  -Civics
38.4
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
259
163927
256
156982
98.84
95.76
1
2298
2
4578
0
0
0
69
Grade 8 Math
School
State
210
111958
207
108215
98.57
96.66
1
1459
2
2239
0
0
0
45
Grade 8 Science
School
State
97
84136
95
79986
97.94
95.07
0
1768
2
2327
0
0
0
55
Grade 8 History
School
State
71
83939
69
79701
97.18
94.95
0
1870
2
2317
0
0
0
51
High School English
School
State
144
122021
140
116790
97.22
95.71
4
4325
0
842
0
0
0
64
High School Math
School
State
194
171505
192
166176
98.97
96.89
2
5163
0
101
0
0
0
65
High School Science
School
State
214
176877
211
168797
98.6
95.43
3
7471
0
533
0
0
0
76
High School History
School
State
89
126383
86
120068
96.63
95
2
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
72.22
71.59
High School : English - Writing
82.35
70.66
High School : Algebra I
63.75
40.04
High School : Geometry
61.29
51.92
High School : Algebra II
24
30.66
High School : Earth Science
55.88
57.8
High School : Biology
71.72
72.39
High School : Chemistry
47.73
54.32
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
76
55.47
32634
48.64
Standard Diplomas
58
42.34
29472
43.93
Special Diplomas
3
2.19
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
0
0
2670
3.98

Advanced Academic
Programs Offered
School
97-98
#
%
State
97-98
#
%
Students taking one or more AP courses*
54
9.71
29754
9.8
Students scoring 3 or better in at least one AP course
44
81.48
13447
45.19
Students taking one or more courses for college credit
1
0.18
8854
2.92
Seniors passing at least one or more courses for college credit
1
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 6
194
Grade 7
171
Grade 8
185
Grade 9
157
Grade 10
154
Grade 11
115
Grade 12
130
Ungraded
42

Student Attendance
School
97-98
%
State
97-98
%
Students missing 10 or fewer
days
69.86
69.62
Average Daily Attendance (ADA)*
N/A
N/A
Dropout Rate
0.64
3.11
 * 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
528
5260
Physical violence against faculty
0
81
1075
Possession of firearms
0
13
157
Possession of non-firearm weapons
3
120
1935
Possession of alcohol or drugs
4
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
100
99.65
99.39