SY 2014-2015 FACTS Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2014-2015 FACTS Virginia Beach City Public Schools Virginia Beach City Public Schools by the numbers Numbers and statistics can tell a great deal about an organization. As one of the largest school systems in the state, Virginia Beach City Public Schools’ data paint a portrait of a school system that is a significant economic development engine in the Hampton Roads community. Number of Schools/Centers 86 High schools (including a charter school) 12 Middle schools (including a gifted school) 15 Elementary schools 55 Specialty centers 4 Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2014-2015 FACTS Academy Programs Health Sciences Academy Bayside High School Legal Studies Academy First Colonial High School Governor’s STEM & Technology Landstown High School Academy Visual and Performing Arts Academy Salem High School Global Studies and World Languages Tallwood High School Academy Advanced Academic Programs International Baccalaureate (IB) Princess Anne High School Diploma Program Mathematics and Science Academy Ocean Lakes High School Middle Years International Plaza Middle School Baccalaureate Program Gifted Programs Kemps Landing/Old Donation School Grades 2-8 Specialty Centers Adult Learning Center Adult education Advanced Technology Center Grades 9-12 Technical and Career Education Grades 9-12 Renaissance Academy Alternative education program for grades 6-12 Charter School Green Run Collegiate Grade 9 and 10 - adding (Middle Years IB program, IB Diploma, a grade each year until IB career-related program) grade 12 2014-2015 FACTS Virginia Beach City Public Schools Student Membership 68,210 (2013-14) Sept. 30, 2014 Student Demographics (from highest to lowest percentage) Caucasian 50.8% African American 23.8% Hispanic/Latino 10.5% Multi-race 8.5% Asian 5.6% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5% American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3% Student Membership in Program Areas Special Education Student Membership 7,884 Gifted Program Student Membership 9,025 Alternative Education Student Membership 511 Student and School System Performance Data On-Time Graduate Rate (Class of 2014) 88.5% Cohort Dropout Rate (Class of 2014) 4.8% SAT Critical Reading Score 508 (2013-14) SAT Writing Score Mean 483 (2013-14) SAT Math Score Mean 505 (2013-14) Advanced Placement Exams Taken 8,860 (2013-14) Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2014-2015 FACTS Financial Information FY-2014-15 Operating Budget $703,355,073 FY-2014-15 Capital Improvement Budget $34,566,000 Annual Per Pupil Expenditure $10,832 (FY 2012-2013) 2014-2015 FACTS Virginia Beach City Public Schools Employees Number of Employees 14,684 Full-time 9,003 Part-time 1,248 Substitutes/temporary employees 4,433 Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2014-2015 FACTS Staff Demographics and Other Characteristics Caucasian 73.72% African American 18.81% Asian 3.60% Hispanic/Latino 2.83% American Indian 0.50% Multi-Racial 0.50% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.05% Number of Teachers 5,248 Average Length of Teaching Experience 14.9 years Salary Range for Teachers on a Standard $41,362- $70,979 10-month Contract Number of Nationally Board Certified 131 Teachers 2014-2015 FACTS Virginia Beach City Public Schools Technology Facts • All schools have at least one Computer Resource Specialist (CRS) – an expert in the integration of technology into instruction. • The school division’s fiber network has 120 miles of active in-ground fiber. • All comprehensive high schools and middle schools have distance learning labs. School Safety, Transportation and Food Services Facts Police School Resource Officers Assigned 28 to Schools Security Assistants Assigned to Schools 194 Meals Served (2013-2014) 8.4 million Number of School Buses on the Road Daily 612 Miles Traveled Daily (to and from school only) 52,250 Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2014-2015 FACTS Parental/Community Involvement PTA Membership Citywide 68,688 (44.4%) (2013-2014) Volunteers in Education Citywide 22,164 (2013-2014) Partners in Education Citywide 2,031 (2013-2014) Virginia Beach Education Since the 1999-2000 school Foundation year, the Virginia Beach Education Foundation has awarded more than $1.2 million to teachers for innovative projects. 2014-2015 FACTS Virginia Beach City Public Schools Good News About VBCPS • All 11 VBCPS high schools were ranked in the top 9 percent nationwide by The Washington Post newspaper and is the only division in Hampton Roads to have all of its highs schools in the top 9 percent of the near 22,000 public high schools in the nation. • Newsweek and The Daily Beast ranked the top 2,000 high schools in the country that best prepare students for college and 11 Virginia Beach City Public Schools high schools made the list. • VBCPS has been selected as a first place winner in the American School Board Journal’s 2014 Magna Awards program for its Parent Connection outreach. • VBCPS was among 376 school divisions nationally to earn the distinction as one of the 2014 Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation (NAMM). VBCPS was one of 8 Virginia communities earning the designation. • VBCPS won first place in the 2014 Virginia School Boards Association’s Green Schools challenge. VBCPS was ranked first in school divisions with a student population of more than 10,000. This competition rates implementations of specific environmental policies and practical actions that reduce the carbon emissions generated by both the local school division and the broader community. • Kemps Landing Magnet School was awarded the 2014 Governor’s Award of Educational Excellence for the seventh year in a row and was one of only five schools in Virginia to receive the honor. Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2014-2015 FACTS • A release by the College Board showed that VBCPS continues to increase the number of students taking rigorous Advanced Placement (AP) courses and earning qualifying scores on AP exams. During the 2013-2014 school year, VBCPS students took more than 8,850 AP exams, an increase of approximately 200 exams from the previous year. Of those exams, nearly 5,200 had qualifying scores of 3, 4 or 5. In addition, 1,209 VBCPS students were designated as 2014 AP Scholars for completing three or more AP exams with scores of 3 or higher. Of those students, 76 earned the prestigious title of National AP Scholar for earning an average score of 4 or higher on eight or more AP exams. • 9,354 Technical and Career Education credentials were earned by VBCPS students in 2014. Students earned these credentials through a total of 123 diff erent assessments administered, making the division a leader in the state. vbschools.com your virtual link to Hampton Roads’ largest school system Virginia Beach City Public Schools 2512 George Mason Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23456-0038 Produced by the Department of Media and Communications. For further information, please call (757) 263-1949. 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