THE THOMAS JEFFERSON INSTITUTE

Public Education in Virginia: Challenges and Opportunities

Michelle Easton

President Virginia Board of Education

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This Issue Brief is published by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy and is sent to elected leaders, business executives, policy experts, community leaders and to the media in order to offer ideas and information to further the public debate in our state.

The ideas and recommendations presented in this Issue Brief are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy or its Board of Directors. Nothing in this paper should be construed as supporting or opposing specific legislation by the Thomas Jefferson Institute. Briefing Paper Education (K-12)

Foreword

The state of Virginia spends about a third of its annual budget on public education. Public education is one of the core responsibilities of state government and, thus, is one of the major responsibilities of our elected officials. The results of public education impacts on all of us.

A great debate is going on about the goals and purposes of public education. This debate would not be occurring if there wasn't deep concern about the current status of our educational system here in Virginia and nationwide as well.

The time for finger pointing and "test bashing" has passed. We need to improve Virginia scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests as well as increasing the number of students who pass the Literacy Passport Tests. It is unacceptable that less than 50% of students pass this Literacy Passport Test in our capital city of Richmond.

The enclosed paper by the Chairman of the Virginia School Board, Michelle Easton, deserves your close attention. Much of what is said is based on the cold, hard facts of where Virginia's students stand in their academic abilities.

All candidates running for office, and those who hold office today, talk about better education. Improving academic excellence in Virginia's public schools is on the top of most agendas of those running for, or holding, public office. It is important that this debate continue and that it is based on facts and the proper use of those facts.

This Issue Brief is presented in an effort to add to the public discussion on education. The information is presented in order to have a positive impact on that discussion so that our public policy leaders will make better informed decisions.

Each Appendix to this report is important. They will help the reader to better understand the overall educational status of Virginia and how each locality is doing. Appendix 3 is of particular importance since it shows how each public and private high school is doing as far as preparing our students for college. This Appendix is a reprint of a recent report by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) showing the percentage of graduating seniors who have to take remedial courses as college freshmen. All elected officials, school officials and parents should be particularly interested in this.

We hope this Issue Brief helps all who read it to better understanding some of the underlying issues that need to be confronted in this debate.

Michael W. Thompson Chairman and President Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy September 1997 Public Education in Virginia: Challenges and Opportunities

By

Michelle Easton, President Virginia Board of Education

"... free government rests, as does all progress, upon the broadest possible diffusion of knowledge, and •.. the Commonwealth shouM avail itself of those talents which nature has sown so liberally among its people by assuring the opportunity for their fullest development through an effective system of education." Virginia Constitution, 1869 Language adopted from Thomas Jefferson's Notes on Virginia

Public Education in Virginia: Its History and Its Mission

In 1869, the Virginia General Assembly adopted a Constitution providing for a system of free public schools. The Constitution also provided for a Superintendent of Public Instruction and a Board of Education having broad authority over the public school system and responsibility for setting statewide educational policies, standards, and regulations for public schools. Consistent with the Jeffersonian belief that the responsibility for education should rest "in the hands of the people themselves" Virginia's present system of public education gives the Board of Education the state's leadership role in establishing overall policy and in providing direction and technical assistance while preserving local autonomy. Only the State Corporation Commission shares the Board's unique position of having constitutional status.

The Board of Education consists of nine citizen members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the General Assembly. Members may serve two consecutive four-year terms. The Board president, elected from its members, serves a two-year term. Among its primary duties, the Board supervises the operation of the public school system, and it prescribes the state's Standards of Quality, subject to revision only by the General Assembly, The day-to-day management of the schools, however, rests with the local school boards. Thus, Virginia's constitutionally mandated system of public education is jointly run and administered by the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and local school boards.

The mission of Virginia's public education system, first and foremost, is to educate students in the fundamental knowledge and academic subjects that students need to become capable, responsible, and self- reliant citizens. Hence, the mission of the Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction, in cooperation with local school boards, is to increase student learning and academic achievement. The Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction must ensure--through setting high academic standards and public accountability-that an effective educational program is established and maintained in Virginia's elementary, middle, and secondary schools.

Today, Virginia's 137 school divisions-governed locally by 134 school boards--operate a total of approximately 1,900 public schools enrolling more than one million children each year in kindergarten through grade 12. Currently, they are taught by more than 75,000 classroom teachers and served by 40,000 administrators, teacher aides, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, secretaries, and custodians.

Funding for Public Education

Support for public education represents the single largest expenditure at both the state and local levels, with more than 35 percent of state general funds dedicated to public education, and on a statewide basis more than 55 percent of local funds. The outlook for student enrollment in the 1990s and beyond has changed fundamentally from the relatively fiat growth of the 1980s. Average daily membership in public schools in Virginia increased from 978,194 in 1980-90 to 1,051,555 in 1994-95, an increase of more than 73,000 or nearly 8 percent.

During the same period, the number of students classified as special needs students increased at a much faster pace. Students receiving special education services increased 28 percent and enrollment of students for whom English is a second language increased 42 percent.

Total per pupil spending over the period from 1989-90 to 1994-95 increased nearly 16 percent- from $5,636 to $6,534.

Due to the significant increase in funding for public education in the 1996-98 biennium, spending for 1996-97 was budgeted at $7,047 per pupil. The 1996 Virginia General Assembly appropriated a total of more than $6 billion for public education in the 1996-98 biennium, an increase of more than $600 million over the 1994-96 state budget. This budget dedicates 62 percent of all new state spending to education, three-fourths of which is earmarked for elementary and secondary education. Funds were provided to expand several recent initiatives, and several new ones, including the following:

More than $100 million to local school divisions for educational technology for classrooms

$20 million for the purchase of graphing calculators and scientific kits with sensing devices to support the new learning standards in mathematics and science

~" Expansion of alternative education programs for chronically disruptive students

Almost $100 million in incentive grants to continue the K-3 class-size reduction initiative begun in the previous biennium; and

$72 million to provide programs and services specifically designed to help educationally at-risk students.

Funding for School Construction

School construction and maintenance needs of local schools are particular concerns for the Board of Education, especially in light of enrollment growth. The Literary Fund is a permanent and perpetual school fund established by the Constitution of Virginia of 1810. Revenues to The Literary Fund are derived primarily from criminal fines, forfeitures, unclaimed and escheated property, unclaimed lottery winnings and repayments of prior Literary Fund loans. Revenues are projected at approximately $100 million per year.

2 Revenue generated to the Fund is used for four primary purposes: (1) direct loans to local school divisions for construction; (2) interest rate subsidy programs through the Virginia Public School Authority; (3) payment of debt service on technology equipment notes; and (4) transfers to teacher retirement in lieu of general fund dollars. The following chart reflects the amount of projects funded and the other uses in recent years:

Fiscal Year Direct Loans Interest Rate Transfers to Debt Service for Subsidies Teacher Retirement Equipment 1990-91 $16,374,400 $ 431405,770 $ 36,848,144 $2,973,886 1991-92 0- 106,806,799 101,067,614 6,755,639 1992-93 0- 42,8721037 84,528~777 6~763r056 1993-94 0- -0- 931907,302 2~972,408 1994-95 23,186,074 40,689~574 , 8212551382 -0- 1995-96 48~888,628 64,7331441 . 34,989r382 10,574,638 1996-97" 58,430,933 43,675,000 41,091,382 10,078,755 1997-98" 53,000,000 40,000,000 23,289,382 22,802,343 *Estimates

For three full years, from 1991-1994 no money from The Literary Fund was made available for direct loans to local school divisions for construction. The vestiges of this diversion from critical school construction remain with us today, and there is presently a total of 26 projects in 16 school divisions waiting for Literary Fund loans. The wait-time is approximately 12 months.

The State Board is pleased that since 1995 this source of funding has again been made available to school divisions.

Priority Number One: Higher Academic Standards and Accountability

With the classroom as the center of its attention, the Board of Education has worked to improve the academic achievement of public school students throughout the Commonwealth. The benchmark for continued improvement is no longer confined to comparisons within Virginia or the other states in our region of the country. Rather, the aim is to be among the outstanding states in the nation. On some measures, Virginia already exceeds the national average in academic performance. On other measures, however, the performance of our schools and students falls short.

Americans from all walks of life strongly and consistently support high academic standards. They believe that public schools' expectations for academic achievement should be high and that rigorous academic standards help improve student motivation and increase learning. Virginia educators, parents, and community leaders share these same beliefs, according to a 1995 public opinion survey by the College of William and Mary's Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy. The survey found that Virginians believe schools should be orderly and free from disruption; that students should be held to challenging academic standards set by the state; that students should demonstrate a command of basic skills before they graduate; and that schools clearly benefit when parents are involved in their children's education. The survey also found that Virginians give their public school teachers and their local schools generally high marks for their progress. Clearly, parents and other citizens--even those with no children in the public schools-- want and expect effective academic programs in the public schools.

Virginia's Public Schools and Student Performance

Recently, concerned citizens have called into question the quality of Virginia's public school system. Some citizens believe that too many young people graduate from the public schools without a solid mastery of basic skills needed to succeed in college or in the workplace. Some see the diploma as a measure of completion of a prescribed number of years of education rather than as a measure of knowledge and skills. Citizens often call attention to evidence that student achievement on standardized tests has remained static over the past several years, even as per-pupil funding has increased markedly. Since all citizens benefit from strong public schools, improvement is imperative.

The results of national and statewide standardized tests give more complete information about our schools' strengths and weaknesses. The following is an overview of the results of several different types of standardized tests administered statewide to students, and a report on Virginia high school graduates titled "Academic Performance Characteristics: In-State First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions."

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

State-level results on the NAEP tests have been available only since 1990 when the program was approved by Congress. The grade levels and content areas assessed are determined by budgetary considerations. The most recent state-level results are for the 1994 fourth-grade reading tests. Results for Virginia's students show the following:

• Scores for Virginia, the Southeast and the nation dropped from 1992 to 1994.

Although Virginia scored above the national average by one percentage point in 1994, it had scored six points above the national average in 1992.

• The percentage of students scoring at the advanced level increased by one percentage point in Virginia and the nation.

A matter of considerable concern is that the number of Virginia students who scored at or above the basic reading level dropped by ten percentage points in 1994.

• Virginia's decline was the greatest among all of the 40 states participating in the NAEP testing. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

In 1995-96, 68 percent of Virginia high school students took the SAT college entrance exam, compared with 41 percent nationally. Despite Virginia's high participation rates, average scores on the verbal SAT are comparable with the national average. Virginia did not fare as well in mathematics:

Virginia Nation Average Verbal SAT Score 507 505

Average Math SAT Score 496 508

In the last five years, Virginia has consistently scored at or above the national average on the SAT verbal tests and below the national average on the SAT math tests:

1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 995-96 Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math Verbal Math t | 1 V~ginia 501 494 502 495 501 495 504 494 507 496

| | i Nation 500 501 500 503 499 504 504 506 505 508

American College Tests (ACT)

In 1994-95, 5.7 percent of Virginia high school students (n = 3,602) took the ACT college entrance exam which consists of tests of English, mathematics, science reasoning and reading. In

1995-96, 5.4 percent of Virginia high school students (n = 3,332) took the ACT.

ACT reports scores for two categories of students: (1) Core completers and (2) Non-Core completers. Core completers are students who have taken or are taking at least four high school English courses, three mathematics courses (algebra 1, algebra 2, geometry), and three science courses (one physical science and two lab sciences) and three social studies courses. Results for 1995-96 show that Virginia's Core completers scored slightly below the national average, while Virginia's Non-Core completers scored slightly above the national average.

As the number of Virginia students taking the tests has increased, average scores have decreased slightly since 1990-91. Advanced Placement ~AP) Exams

Students obtaining scores of three or above on AP exams are usually able to receive college credit. The percentage of Virginia students receiving these scores is comparable to the national average.

In 1995-96, 33,683 AP exams were taken by Virginia high school students, representing a 5 percent increase over 1994-95. Nationally, the increase was 7.4 percent.

The percentage of Virginia students receiving scores of three or above in 1995-96 was 64 percent, compared to 63.5 percent nationally. These scores represent a 6.8 percent increase for the state and a 9.9 percent increase for the nation when they are compared to scores for the previous year (1994-95).

Virginia State Assessment Program (VSAP)

The Virginia State Assessment Program consists of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills which is administered to fourth- and eighth-grade students, and the Test of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP), which is administered to eleventh-grade students. The average scores of Virginia students exceeded the scores of students in the 1985 national norming sample on all tests given in grades four, eight and eleven in the spring of 1996. For 1995-1996, average VSAP scores in grade four did not change; in grades eight and eleven, there were slight decreases. For 1995-96, the TAP for the eleventh grade showed slight decreases.

Results for each local school division broken out by grade and subtest for the years 1987- 88 through 1995-96 are shown in Appendix A.

Literacy Passport Test (LPT)

The LPT, consisting &tests of reading comprehension, mathematics and writing, is first administered in the sixth grade. Students who do not pass the LPT in grade six continue to take the test until they pass it because it is a requirement for being classified as a ninth-grader and, thus, for progressing through high school and graduating.

In 1996, for sixth-grade students, 83.3 percent passed the reading test, 79.5 percent passed the writing test, 85.2 percent passed the mathematics test and 69.5 percent passed all three tests. The percentage of students passing the LPT from 1990 through 1996 is shown below. 1990 1991 i992 1993 J1994' 1995 1996 Reading 82.3 81.3 79.1 81.6 79.3 80.1 83.3 Writing 77.0 84.6 74.5 80.8 84.2 77.6 79.5 Mathematics 81.5 86.7 85.0 86.6 85.5 83.6 85.2 All Three Tests 65.0 72.0 63.6 69.3 70.4 65.6 69.5

Appendix B contains a chart showing the percentage of sixth-grade students passing all three tests of the LPT for each local school division in the spring of 1996.

Academic Performance Characteristics of First-Time Freshmen at Virginia Institutions

Of particular interest in this report are the statistics on first time college freshmen attending Virginia's public institutions and requiring remedial courses during their freshman year in college. Listing every public and private Virginia high school by name, the most recent report for the 1995-96 academic year shows that 11.34% of private high school graduates and 24.06% of public high school graduates required remedial courses in the 39 state supported institutions of higher education that submitted data.

The report was produced by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and covered the 1995/96 academic year. This report does not receive the attention nor distribution that it deserves. Parents, teachers, administrators, business leaders and public officials should be deeply concerned about the overall results of this survey. Fully one-out-of-four of our graduates from public high schools need remedial training when they arrive as freshmen at our public universities and colleges.

Appendix C contains a copy of this most recent report.

Standardized Test Results for Virginia's Students and College Report: What They Tell Us

Virginia's scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are cause for concern because a student's strength in early reading is a strong predicator of his or her long-term achievement potential. The NAEP results suggest a need for increased attention in this area.

More Virginia students are taking college entrance exams (SAT or ACT) than ever before. This indicates increased access to higher education as well as a greater diversity of students taking these tests. However, the renorming of the SAT tests and the continued below-average performance on the SAT math test indicates Virginia students are not performing to the desired essential levels.

The percentage of Virginia public school students receiving qualifying scores on Advanced Placement (AP) examinations exceeds the national average by one-half of one percent. Virginia students also score above the national average on the standardized achievement tests that make up the Virginia State Assessment Program CVSAP). The percentage of sixth graders passing all three parts of the Literacy Passport Test (LPT) has fluctuated since the 1989-90 inception of the program, increasing 3.9 percent from the spring of 1995 to the spring of 1996.

In short, the nationally normed test scores for Virginia's students reveal average to disappointing results. Unfortunately, even the national averages of student achievement are not sufficiently high to meet

7 the challenges of the future. Moreover, it is imperative for Virginia's economic well being that our children increase their level of academic achievement to a considerable degree beyond what is currently reflected by these test results.

The report on Academic Performance Characteristics of First Time Freshmen at Virginia State- Supported Institutions showing a large percentage of high school graduates who require remedial courses in college contains information helpful to understanding the effectiveness of education in Virginia.

Educators, parents, and citizens recognize that our children's education presages Virginia's economic and democratic well-being. Our students' level of academic achievement should and can be increased, and students, parents and school staff should be accountable for their respective parts of the educational process.

The Board of Education's Goals for School Improvement

The challenge for the Commonwealth is to focus public education more directly on rigorous academic standards and accountability. To accomplish this, the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction have developed coherent, common-sense goals that reflect what the Commonwealth's citizens expect from public education and sets higher, clearer, measurable, and achievable standards for students and schools. The four goals are as follows:

Goal I. We will implement higher standards of academic excellence.

We will raise the academic standards for the public schools in Virginia by adopting new, more rigorous Standards of Learning. The new standards will define in clear, specific, measurable terms the knowledge and academic skills teachers are expected to teach and students are expected to learn in every grade, kindergarten through grade twelve. The standards will cover the four core disciplines: English, mathematics, science, and history. These standards will also address the use of computers and technology in each of the four core disciplines.

), We will align Virginia's professional development programs with the new academic standards because it is important that teachers be prepared to teach students the knowledge and skills necessary to master the English, mathematics, science, and history standards. We will work with school divisions to implement these professional development programs. We will also work with schools of education and the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia to ensure that new teachers are prepared to teach the Standards of Learning.

), We will review and revise teacher lieensure endorsement areas as needed to support full implementation of the Standards of Learning. We will work with school divisions and with colleges and universities to assure that staff development and teacher preparation efforts are aligned with the new endorsement requirements.

), We will work to ensure that our students have access to textbooks and curriculum materials that correlate with the Standards of Learning. ), We will work to ensure that our students have access to technology-based programs which are necessary for them to master these standards. We will work with school divisions to tram teachers and administrators to ensure that they use technology to improve productivity and classroom instruction.

We will work with local school divisions to ensure that our schools are safe and orderly so that students and teachers can focus on academic achievement without fear or disruption. We will . support giving teachers more authority in controlling their classrooms, including statutory immunity from civil liability for teachers who discipline students in good faith.

Goal II. We will institute a comprehensive student assessment program.

), We will develop and implement a new, two-part statewide testing program. The first component of the testing program will measure student achievement on the Standards of Learning in mathematics, science, English, and history in grades three, five, eight and eleven in the spring of 1998, following field testing of the new assessments in the spring of 1997. The second component will consist of a nationally normed test that will provide information on how well Virginia students are doing when compared with other students in the nation. This part of the testing program will be administered in grades three, five, eight, and eleven, beginning in the spring of 1997.

), We will encourage local school boards to use information from these assessments to identify students' academic achievements and weaknesses. This information will enable teachers to assess their instructional practices and provide the additional instruction some students will require.

We will assist school divisions to design and implement programs to meet the instructional needs of economically disadvantaged students and those who may be at-risk of failing in school.

Goal III. We will revise the Standards of Accreditation to reflect Virginia's new focus on public accountability.

We will revise Virginia's Standards of Accreditation to reflect the importance of academic achievement, local flexibility, school safety, public accountability, and teacher authority in the classroom. The revised accreditation standards will emphasize that students should demonstrate command of the basic skills and substantial academic content appropriate to the students' grade levels in order to advance in school and receive a high school diploma.

), We will ensure that effective procedures are in place for public participation in the revision of the standards.

We will place more emphasis on student achievement in the four core academic disciplines: mathematics, science, English, and history. Accreditation standards will reflect criteria that parents, employers, and taxpayers consider to be important in judging the quality of their schools. ), We will reduce regulatory burdens on localities, freeing local school division resources to focus on academic achievement.

), We will support local flexibility in public education to help schools meet requirements in ways that reflect the uniqueness of each community. This flexibility will free localities to invest their resources on efforts and practices to generate higher academic achievement. Revisions in the Standards of Accreditation will be carefully evaluated to maintain overall revenue neutrality.

), We will align expectations for the progress of our schools with the academic standards established by the Standards ofLearning.

Goal IV. We will support public accountability for Virginia's schools by developing and distributing a school Report Card for use by parents, communities, and policy makers.

We will develop a report card for local schools, providing information that parents, concerned citizens, and policy makers want and need. The report card will give parents and other citizens annual information about the performance of their public schools. Data will also be used to produce division-level and state-level report cards. This accountability to citizens will enhance public awareness of their schools' and students' performance; foster a cooperative effort among schools, parents, and business and community leaders to strive toward higher academic achievement on the part of students; and generally promote the public's involvement and confidence in its system of public education.

We will provide information to the public so that citizens will know clearly what Virginia's academic expectations are and how well students and schools are meeting those standards. Communities can hold their schools accountable for meeting the standards and will be in a better position to know and understand the strengths and needs of their schools.

Achieving Goal I: Activities to Support the New Standards of Learning

The Board of Education is well on its way to achieving Goal I as outlined above. Thanks to the participation of thousands of teachers, parents, business leaders, local school board members, and other interested citizens, the Board of Education in June 1995, unanimously adopted rigorous new Standards of Learning.

The new standards form the foundation of what teachers will be teaching and students will be learning in Virginia's public schools for years to come. The standards spell out in clear, specific and measurable terms the knowledge and skills students are expected to learn in the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, English, and history. Based on academic content that is far more rigorous than required previously, the new Standards of Learning cover every grade level, kindergarten through grade 12. The new standards are receiving accolades from across the country, making Virginia a national leader in establishing high academic standards for students.

Public schools were required to have the new standards integrated into their local curriculum for the first time for the 1996-97 school year. During the past year, the Department of Education staffhas conducted more than 225 separate professional development programs across the state, all aimed at helping 10 school divisions successfully implement the new Standards of Learning. More than 24,000 teachers, principals, school administrators and others attended training sessions geared to the implementation of the new standards. Tens of thousands of copies of the new standards have been distributed to schools, parents and other interested persons in Virginia and across the nation. In addition, the Department of Education has presented information on the development and implementation of the standards to national and regional professional conferences. Also, Virginia's new standards are on the Internet, and more than 45,000 persons have viewed them on the website.

Achieving Goal II: Implementing the New Statewide Assessment Program

The Board of Education is also under way to achieve Goal II. During 1996, the Board of Education approved a new statewide testing program designed to measure how well our students are achieving the new Standards of Learning. In the summer of 1996, the Board issued a "request for proposals" to develop tests that will measure students' academic progress statewide in grades three, five, eight and eleven. The testing contract was awarded in October 1996, and called for a two-part testing program.

The first part of the statewide program calls for a test specifically designed to measure student achievement on the state's Standards of Learning. The new test will be administered to students in grades three, five, eight, and eleven. The contractor field-tested the new Standards of Learning assessments in the spring of 1997, with the first full administration scheduled in the spring of 1998, with the scores reported to the public as soon thereafter as they become available.

The second part of the statewide testing program will consist of a norm-referenced achievement test that will provide comparison information on how well Virginia's students are doing when measured against their peers across the nation. This part of the testing program was administered statewide in grades three, five, eight and eleven in the spring of 1997, and the scores will be reported to the public as soon as they become available.

Achieving Goals III and IV: New Accreditation Standards and a School Report Card

In August of 1996, the Board of Education began revising the Standards of Accreditation by holding a series of public meetings across the Commonwealth. The Board sought out and received many ideas and suggestions from the public on what the new accreditation standards should emphasize. Work on the revisions continued through the spring of 1997, with two more sets of public hearings and final approval in September of 1997.

Completion of the Standards of Accreditation is the culmination of nearly four years of the State Board of Education's effort to refocus our education system on increasing academic achievement. The new accrediation standards create a system of real accountability for academic achievement that Virginia has never before had, with the regorous Standards of Learning and newly developed tests of these Standards the necessary elements for accountability. In order to be fair to both students and schools, this accountability system will be phased in, with full and concurrent accountability beginning for both students and schools in the 2003-04 school year.

11 While all 1,900 public schools start out with a rating of provisionally accredited, by 2003-04, 70 percent of the students in each school must pass the Standards of Learning tests for the school to earn a fully accredited rating.

By 2003-04, students must meet new end-of-course test requirements to earn a Standard or Advance Studies Virginia high school diploma. This means that in addition to the meeting increased credit requirement (increased from 21 to 22 credits required for a Standard Diploma, and from 23 to 24 credits required for an Advanced Studies Diploma0 students will have to pass six end-of-course high school Standards of Learning tests to receive a Standard Diploma, and nine end-of-oourse high school Standards of Learning tests to receive an Advanced Studies Diploma.

Prior to this the only test students had to pass in order to receive a high school diploma in Virginia was the 6 ~ Grade Literary Passport Test.

It should also be noted that the basic state aid funding to schools is not tied to the Standards of Accreditation as the General Assembly determines the amount of basic state aid funding through the Standards of Quality.

The Board currently issues a detailed division- and school-level report card, known as the Outcome Accountability Program (OAP). This is a comprehensive annual report of state, school division, and school performance that includes information on 46 individual indicators of student and school educational performance. The Board has expressed its intent to revise the report card format to make it more useful and relevant to the interests and concerns of parents and local communities in judging the academic effectiveness of their local schools and schools statewide. The new report card will be issued in the 1998- 99 school year.

Keeping the Promise for Improving Public Education

Fulfilling Virginia's commitment to its local schools and the children enrolled in them requires cooperative efforts on behalf of educators, local and state government officials, parents, and other citizens. Ensuring that the state's schools offer and maintain strong academic programs requires continued investment of time and energy on everyone's part. Significant economic, technological, and social changes J are impacting our communities, and, thus, our public schools. As we plan for the challenges ahead and as we plan for the children who will be entering school in the next millennium, the members of the Board of Education are committed to raising academic achievement and making both schools and students accountable. We are in a race to equip our students with the education so essential in today's world and in the future. A sense of urgency underlies the Board's commitment to achieving its goals. This commitment has been the basic ingredient in moving Virginia's schools forward.

12 About the Author

Michelle Easton is President of the Virginia State Board of Education. She was appointed to the State Board in January 1994, as Governor George Allen's first appointee. Ms. Easton was elected President of the State Board of Education by the members of the board in January 1996.

Ms. Easton is also President of the Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute, a public policy organization located in Herndon, Virginia that she founded in 1993. This non-profit foundation works with young women by offering role models that reflect traditional American values For twelve years, Michelle Easton served in various leadership positions in the United States Department of Justice, Agency for International Development, and the seven years at the Department of Education. Prior to working in Washington, D.C. she taught school in New York.

Ms. Easton receieved her B.A. degree in Developmental Psychology and her teacher certification from Briarcliff College in New York. She earned her Law Degree at American University's Washington College of Law by attending the four year night school program. She was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1981.

13 APPENDIX A

National Percentile Ranks for Virginia's 4th-, 8th-, and llth-Grade Students Virginia State Assessment Program 1987-88 through 1995-96

Vocab- : ReadiReading " -- Work- Mathe~ Social Grade Year [ ulary ComComp. ] Language Study matics Composite Studies Science 87-88 53 53 60 60 60 59 60 67 88-89 53 54 60 60 60 59 59 67 89-90 53 54 62 60 62 60 61 68 90-91 54 62 61 62 60 63 68 91-92 55 55 63 62 64 60 64 69 92 -93 55 56 63 62 63 61 65 69 93-94 54 55 63 62 63 60 64 69 94-95 54 56 64 62 66 61 65 71 95-96 54 56 64 62 66 61 65 71

Vocab- Reading Work- Mathe- Social ] Grade ,Year.. ' ulary Comp. Language Study matics Composite [ StudiesSt Science 8 87-88 51 54 57 56 56 57 56 59 88-89 52 54 57 !56 56 58 57 60 89-90 53 55 59 57 57 58 58 61 90-91 * 55 60 56 56 58 58 60 191-92 [ 53 56 62 58 57 59 58 61 I i92-93 53 56 61 57 56 59 57 61 93 -94 52 55 60 56 54 58 56 60 94-95 53 56 62 57 55 59 58 63 95-96 51 55 61 55 54 58 57 62

Mathe- Written Source of Social Grade Year ] Reading matics Expression Information Studies Science Composite 11 87-88 58 56 62 58 61 62 59 88-89 57 56 61 58 61 62 58 89-90 56 57 62 59 61 63 59 90-91 58 58 63 59 61 65 60 91-92 58 58 63 60 60 65 60 92-93 58 57 63 60 60 65 60 93-94 56 56 62 59 57 64 58 94-95 56 56 62 60 58 66 59 95-96 56 56 62 60 57 66 58

* In 1990-91, vocabulary test results were not reported for grades four and eight due to the widespread use of commercial test preparation materials which overlapped significantly the test content.

14 APPENDIX B

1996 Literacy Passport Results: Percentage of Sixth-Grade Students Passing All Three Tests (Reading, Writing, Mathematics) by School Division

School Division Percentage School Division I Percentage AccomackCounty 45.7 I Buena Vista Ci~ 75.6 Albemarle County 76.7 Campbell County 69.0 Alexandria City 55.9 Caroline County 53.0 Alleghany Highlands 65.2 Carroll County 62.6 Amelia County 64.1 Charles City County 30.1 Amherst Coun~ 59.8 Charlotte county 74.0 Appomattox County 67.6 Charlottesville City 44.1 Arlington County 77.3 Chesapeake City 68.7 Augusta County 75.6 Chesterfield County 74.2 Bath County 78.3 Clarke County 65.7 Bedford county 75.9 Colonial Heights City 66.4 Bland County 66.2 Covington City 52.4 Botetourt County 73.0 Craig County 59.6 Bristol City 79.1 Culpeper County 70.1 Brunswick County 44.0 Cumberland County 32.9 Buchanan County 52.0 Danville City 61.5 Buckingham county 46.3 Dickenson County 61.1

School Division Percentage School Division Percentage Dinwiddie County 76.0 Hampton City 59.4 Essex County 69.5 Hanover County 79.9 Faiffax County 84.6 Harrisonbur B City 77.3 Falls Church City 88.5 Henrico County 73.4 Fauquier County 68.2 Henry County 62.9 Floyd County 68.1 Highland County 97.2 Fluvanna County 62.8 Hopewell City 43.6 Franklin County 61.1 Isle of Wight County 57.9 Franklin City 54.5 King George County 55.4 Frederick County 71.0 Kins & Queen Count), 83.6 Fredericksburl~ City 75.2 King William County 57.7 Galax City 61.3 Lancaster County 39.0 Giles count), 74.5 County 52.8 Gloucester County 69.5 Lexington City 69.0 Goochland County 61.6 Loudoun County 79.5 Grayson County 69.0 Louisa County 73.1 Greene County 50.3 Lunenburg County 39.9 GreensvilleCounty 63.4 Lynchburg City 60.9 Halifax County 65.0 Madison County 54.8

15 School Division Percentage School Division Percentage Manassas Park City 62.9 Pittsylvania County 56.1 Manassas City 79.2 Poquoson City 83.3 Martinsville City 59.2 Portsmouth City 52.9 Mathews County 78.9 Powhatan County 59.8 Mecklenbur~ County 51.5 Prince Edward County 65.5 Middlesex County 82.4 Prince George County 61.3 Montsomery County 65.4 Prince William County 72.5 Nelson County 72.5 Pulaski County 59.3 New Kent County 73.6 Radford City 86.0 Newport News City 71.2 Rappahannock County 47.3 Norfolk City 53.4 Richmond City 40.3 Northampton County 38.4 Richmond County 59.5 Northumberland County 51.9 Roanoke City 57.9 Norton City 75.0 Roanoke County 74.0 Nottoway County 75.0 Rockbrid~e County 68.9 Oranse County 71.6 Rockinsham County 71.2 Page County 76.1 Russell County 74.6 Patrick County 91.0 Salem City 79.2 Petersburg City 43.6 Scott County 49.2

School Division Percentage School Division J Percentage Shenandoah County 70.4 Warren County 67.5 Smyth County 73.0 Washington County 57.8 Southampton County 44.1 Waynesboro City 67.2 Spotsylvania County 70.1 West Point 82.4 Stafford County 77.1 Westmoreland County 51.7 Staunton City 74.8 Williamsburg City 70.2 Suffolk City 57.6 Winchester City 77.5 Surry County 57.7 Wise County 67.2 Sussex County 37.0 Wythe County 65.8 Tazewell County 56.7 York County 78.5 Virginia Beach City 78.0 Colonial Beach 68.3

16 APPENDIX C

Academic Performance Characteristics: In-State First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State Supported Institutions

The following listing of public and private high schools is by county for all of Virginia.

17 High School lype: Public October 1996

Suntnary of the Academic Performance of In-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions 1995-96 Academic Year

Iln-State, First-Time Freshmen Nunber of Nun~er Who First-limeTook Remedial Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median i Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled Who Returned 'Hedian, . ,Credit I Fall 1995 # X in the Spring I GPA # X Hours

Accomack ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL 23 9 39.13 82.61 2.00 3 13.04 17.00 4 17.39 CHINCOTEAGUE HIGH SCHOOL 12 5 41.67 91.67 1.70 5 41.67 19.00 2 i 16.67 HANDUA HIGH SCHOOL 38 13 36.21 68.42 2.10 15 41.67 15.00 7 19.44 TANGIER COMBINED HIGH SCHOOL 4 I 25.00 50.00 2.30 2 50.00 18.501 ACCOHACK - TOTAL 771 28 36.36 75.32 2.00 25 33.33 16.50 i 18.67 !Albemarle ALBEMARLE HIGH SCHOOL 224 i 45 20.09 72.32 2.35 87 43.07 22.00J 46 22.77 WESTERN ALBEMARLE HIGH SCHOOL lo91 20 18.35 72.48 2.55 48 51.61 23.00 23 24.73 ALBEMARLE - TOTAL 333 65 19.52 72.37 2.40 135 45.76 22.00 69 23.39 Alexandria T C WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL 221 i 58 26.24 75.57 2.10 83 38.97 17.00 33 15.49 ALEXANDRIA - TOTAL 221 58 26.24 75.57 2.10 83 38.97 17.00i 33 15.49 !Atteghany Highlands ALLEGHANY HIGH SCHOOL 79 36 45.57 79.75 2.30 36 46.15 22.00 20 25.64 ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS - TOTAL 79 36 45.57 79.75 2.30 36 46.15 22.00 I 20 25.64 !Amelia AMELIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 24 5 20.83 95.83 2.30 11 45.83 26.00 7 29.17 l AMELIA - TOTAL 24 5 20.83 95.83 2.30 11 45.83 26.00 7 29.17 Amherst AMHERST COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 85 28 32.94 81.18 2.20 28 35.00 23.00 18 22.50 AHHERST - TOTAL 85 28 32.94 81.18 2.20 28 35.00 23.00 18 22.50 Appomattox i i APPOMATTOX COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 44 8 18.18 88.66 2.70 25 56.82 24.50 9 20.45 APPOMATTOX o TOTAL 44 8 18.18 88.64 2.70 25 56.82 26.50 9 20.45 Arlington I I WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 119 40 33.61 82.35 2.30 50 43.86 17.50 20 17.56 WASHINGTON LEE HIGH SCHOOL 111 261 23.42 81.98 2.60 52 48.60 22.50 28 26.17 YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL 84 16 16.67 86.90 2.80 48 58.56 27.00 ARLINGTON - TOTAL 314 80 i 25.48 83.44 2.50 150 49.50 22.00 22.44 Augusta i BUFFALO GAP HIGH SCHOOL 23 3 13.04 86.96 2.00 10 43.48 26.00 1~ 17.39 FORT DEFIANCE HIGH SCHOOL 63 18 28.57 77.78 2.35 30 47.62 15.00 17.46 RIVERHEADS HIGH SCHOOL 35 9 25.71 80.00 2.80 21 61.76 26:00 7 20.59 STUARTS DRAFT HIGH SCHOOL 41 8 19.51 70.73 2.70 23 56.10 22.00 10 24.39 UILSOH MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL 35 6 17.14 85.71 2.10 12 36.29 24.00 7 20.00 AUGUSTA - TOTAL 197 44 22.34 79.19 2.50 96 48.98 22.00 39 19.90 Bath BATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 17 8 47.06 88.24 2.25 5 29.41 23.50 2 11.76 BATH - TOTAL 17 8 47.06 88.26 2.25 5 29.41 23.50 2 11.76 Bedford JEFFERSON FOREST HIGH SCHOOL 69 8 11.59 86.96 2.55 39 56.52 27.00 25 36.23 LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL 56 16 28.57 76.79 2.10 20 35.71 19.00 14 25.00

NOTE - Institutions Mith tess than a total count of three (3) studet~ts were excluded from this report.

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In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of. Number gho First-Time Took Remedial Freshmen Courses ! Percent GPA >= 2.5 Hedian Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled • ~gho Returned Median Credit. Fail 1995 # I % in the Spring GPA # Hours # %

Bedford (continued) STAUNTON RIVER HIGH SCHOOL 77 10; 12.99 76.621 2.10 28 36.36 22.00 14 18.18 BEDFORD - TOTAL 202 34 16.83 80.20 i 2.30 87 43.07 23.001 53 26.24 Brand BLAND HIGH SCHOOL 8 11 12.50 75.00 1.95 3 37.50 27.501 3 37.50 ROCKY GAP NIGH SCHOOL 3 1 i 33.33 33.33; 2.00 1 33.33 4.O0 1 33.33 BLAND - TOTAL 11 2 18.18 63.64i 2.00 4 36.36 26.00 4 36.36 Botetourt I JAHES RIVER HIGH SCHOOL 25 4] 16.00 88.001 2.50 13 54.1z 28.00 5 20.83 ; LORD BOTETOURT HIGH SCHOOL 82 14 ~ 17.07 84.15 2.30 33 40.74 24.00 15 18.52 BOTETOURT - TOTAL 107 18 16.82 85.05 2.35 46 43.81 25.00 20 19.05 Bristo[ I VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL 46 10i 21.74 76.09 2.30 19 41.30 25.00 12 26.09 BRISTOL - TOTAL 46 10 I! 21.74 76.09 2.30 19 41.30 25.001 12 26.09 Brunswick BRUNSWICK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 60 29 48.33 85.00 2.30 28 47.46 22.00i 15 25.42 BRUNSWICK - TOTAL 60 29 48.33 85.001 2.30 28 47.46 22.00 i 15 25.42 Buchanan I COUNCIL HIGH SCHOOL 8 31 37.,0 75.oo 26o 5 62.5o 19.00i 2 25.00 GARDEN HIGH SCHOOL 25 8 32.00 ,.00 20, 10 4000 18.001 5 20.00 GRUNDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 89 21i 23.6o ,,.52 260 49 56.98 25.oo i 22 25.58 HURLEY HIGH SCHOOL 15 5 i 33.33 86.6T 2.80 9 60.00 22.00 2 13.33 MHITEMOOO HIGH SCHOOL 15 6 40.00 93.33 3.30 11 73.33 22.00 4 26.67 BUCHANAN - TOTAL 152 431 28.29 86.18 2.60 84 56.38 22.50 35 23.49 Buckingham I BUCKINGHAH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 24 5 20.83 79.17 2.50 11 50.00 21.001 5 22.73 BUCKINGHAH - TOTAL 24 51 20.83 79.17 2.50 11 50.00 21.00] 5 22.73 Buena Vista I PARRY HCCLUER HIGH SCHOOL 12 3 25.00 91.67 2.10 4 33.33 25.001 3 25.00 BUENA VISTA - TOTAL 12 3l 25.00 91.67 ! 2.10 4 33.33 25.00j 3 2500 Campbell I ALTAVISTA HIGH SCHOOL 25 4 16.00 80.00 2.40 12 48.00 28.ool lO 40.00 BROOKV]LLE HIGH SCHOOL 93 271 29.03 87.10 2.40 40 43.01 23.00 18 19.35 RUSTBURG HIGH SCHOOL 46 171 36.96 91.30 2.35 19 41.30 22.001 10 21.74 MiLLIAR CAMPBELL HiGH SCHOOL 24 6 25.00 79.17 2.20 7 30.43 23.001 7 30.43 CAHPBELL - TOTAL 188 541 28.72 86.17 2.30 78 41.71 23.00 45 24.06 Caroline i CAROLINE HIGH SCHOOL 60 13 21.67 91.67 2.30 28 46.67 24.50 14 23.33 CAROLINE - TOTAL 60 13 i 21.67 91.67 2.30 28 46.67 24.50 i 14 23.33 Carrott CARROLL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 51 14 27.45 80.39 2.15 15 33.33 z4.00i 8 17.78 CARROLL - TOTAL 51 14 ~ 27.45 80.39 2.15 15 33.33 24.00 i 8 17.78 Charles City County i CHARLES CITY CO HIGH SCHOOL 10 4i 40.00 90.00 3.00 7 77.78 21.001 2 22.22

NOTE - Institutions with tess than a total count of three (3) students were exctuded from this report

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In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of Number Who First-Time Took Remedial Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled Who Returned Median Credit Fail 1995 # in the Spring GPA % Hours #

Charles City County (continued) CHARLES CITY COUNTY - TOTAL I0 4 40.00! 90.00 3.00 7 77.78 21.00 2 22.22 Char|otte I I RANDOLPH HENRY HIGH SCHOOL 21 8 38.10 76.19 1.70 5 23.81 15.00 0 0.00 CHARLOTTE - TOTAL 21 8 ]8.10 76.19 1.70 5 23.81 15.00! 0 0.00 Charlottesville CHARLOTTESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 111 20 18.02 76.58 2.00 42 42.42 23.00 21 21.21 CHARLOTTESVILLE - TOTAL 111 20 18.02 76.58 2.00 42 42.42 23.00 21 21.21 Chesapeake City DEEP CREEK HIGH SCHOOL 94 42 44.68 77.66 2.00 30 32.97 13.00 3 3.30 GREAT BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL 242 35 14.46 85.95 2.50 112 47.66 23.00 62 26.38 INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL 108 33 30.56 85.19 2.20 39 36.45 16.001 14 13.08 OSCAR FROMMEL SMITH HIGH SCH 65 21 32.31 86.15 .2.201 24 38.10 16.001 7 11.11 WESTERN BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL 184 57 30.98 80.98 2.40 76 46.63 21.00 34 20.86 CHESAPEAKE CITY - TOTAL 693 188 27.13 83.41 2.30 281 42.64 19.00 120 18.21 Chesterfield CLOVER HILL HI'GH SCHOOL 225 50 22.22 87.56 2.351 105 46.88 25.001 58 25.89 LLOYD C BIRD HIGH SCHOOL 170 44 25.88 87.06 2.50J 90 52.94 24.001 50 29.41 MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL 148 46 31.08 82.63 2.20 54 36.73 22.00 35 23.81 MATOACA HIGH SCHOOL 80 29 36.25 86.25 2.10 i 29 36.25 22.00 19 23.75 MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL 108 43 39.81 84.26 2.20 41 38.32 21.00 23 21.50 MIDLOTHIAN HIGH SCHOOL 272 43 15.81 92.65 2.60j i49 55.60 27.00 103 38.43 MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL 226 49 21.68 85.40 2.30 101 44.89 25.001 53 23.56 THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL 132 401 30.]0 85.611 2.50 67 50.76 23.00! 35 26.52 CHESTERFIELD - TOTAL 1,361 344 25.28 87.07 2.40 636 47.01 25.00 376 27.79 CLarke i CLARKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 29 7 24.14 86.21 2.50 14 48.28 25.00 5 17.24 CLARKE - TOTAL 29 7J 24.14 86.211 2.50 14 48.28 25.00 5 17.24 Colonial Beach i COLONIAL BEACH HIGH SCHOOL 10 4J 40.00 60.OOJ 2.80 5 55.56 21.00 2 22.22 COLONIAL BEACH - TOTAL 10 4 i 40.00 60.OOJ 2.80 5 55.56 21.00 2 22.22 ,CoLoniaL Heights I COLONIALHEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL 87.50 2.20 29 40.28 24.00 16 22.22 ' COLONIALHEIGHTS - TOTAL 72 30.56 87.50 2.20 29 40.28 24.00 16 22.22 Icovington i i COVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 16 61 37.50 87.50 2.45 8 50.00 19.50 i 5 31.25 COVINGTON - TOTAL 16 61 37.50 87.50i 2.45 8 5o.oo 19.50 5 31.25 Craig I CRAIG COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 10 1 10.00 60.00i 1.90 4 40.00 17.00i ] 30.00 CRAIG - TOTAL 10 1 10.00 60.001 1.90 4 40.00 17.00 3 30.00 Cutpeper I i CULPEPER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 90 27 30.00 86.67j 2.40 43 47.78 23.00 17 18.89 CULPEPER - TOTAL 90i 27 30.00 86.671 2.40 43 47.78 23.00 17 18.89

NOTE - Institutions with tess than a total count of three (3) students were excluded from this report.

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In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of NLmlber Who First-Time Took Remedial Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled Who Returned Median Credit, Fat[ 1995 # % in the Spring GPA # X Hours # %

Cumberland CUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL 10 4 40.00 90.00 1.80 4 40.00 21.00 20.00 CUMBERLAND - TOTAL 10 4 40.00 90.00 1.80 4 40.00 21.00 20.00 Danville GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 177 61 34.46 87.01 2.50 89 50.86 25.00 49 28.00 DANVILLE - TOTAL 177 61 34.46 87.01 2.50 89 50.8(:, 25.00 49 28.00 Dickenson CLINTWO00 HIGH SCHOOL 52 30 57.69 76.92 2.15 21 40.38 16.00 9 17.31 ERVINTON HIGH SCHOOL 23 9 39.13 82.61 2.60 13 56.52 22.00 5 21.74 HAYS[ HIGH SCHOOL 20 6 30.00 95.00 2.75 12 60.00 27.00 6 30.00 DICKENSON - TOTAL 95 45 47.37 82.11 2.40 46 48.42 19.00 20 21.05 Dinwiddie DINWIDDIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 65 19 29.23 87.69 2.30 28 43.08 24.00 21 32.31 D]NWIDDIE - TOTAL 65 19 29.23 87.69 2.30 28 43.08 24.00 21 32.31 Essex I ESSEX HIGH SCHOOL 38 15i 39.47 73.68 2.20 16 43.24 21.00 16.22 ESSEX - TOTAL 38 151 39.47 73.68 2.20 16 43.24 21.00 16.22 Fairfax ANNANDALE HIGH SCHOOL 272 561 20.59 84.56 2.50 134 51.15 23.50 79 30.15 CENTREVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 244 261 10.66 82.79 2.40 114 48.31 27.00 75 31.78 CHANTILLY HIGH SCHOOL 304 49 16.12 88.49 2.40 141 47.00 25.00 79 26.33 FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL 179 29 16.20 87.71 2.35 80 45.98 24.00 44 25.29 FALLS CHURCH HIGH SCHOOL 167 41 24.55 83.23 2.40 76 48.10 24.00 49 31.01 FORT HUNT HIGH SCHOOL 5 2 40.00 100.00 2.00 2 40.00 12.00 0 0.00 GEORGE C MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL 138 22 15.94 89.13 2.50 70 51.85 26.00 40 29.63 HAYFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL 198 i 31 15.66 81.31 2.30 81 42.19 24.00 48 25.00 HERNDDN HIGH SCHOOL 241 49 20.33 88.38 2.50 108 45.96 24.00 59 25.11 J E B STUART HIGH SCHOOL 1321 37 28.03 86.36 2.50 62 50.82 21.00 30 24.59 JAMES MADISON HIGH SCHOOL 211 i 22 10.4] 91.00i 2.60 111 53.37 27.00 61 29.33 JAMES W ROBINSON SEC SCHOOL 348 40 11.49 89.66 2.50 182 53.37 27.00 105 30.79 LAKE BRADDOCK SECONDARY SCHOOL 3131 45 14.38 87.54 = 2.70 170 56.11 27.00 106 34.98 LANGLEY HIGH SCHOOL 133 2 1.50 96.24j 2.90 91 68.42 29.00 61 45.86 MCLEAN HIGH SCHOOL 1591 20 12.58 87.42 2.40 74 47.74 25.00 37 23.87 MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL 122 21 17.21 80.33; 2.00 35 30.97 21.00 21 18.58 OAKTON HIGH SCHOOL 288 34 11.81 88.54 2.60 161 57.09 27.00 96 34.04 ROBERT E LEE HIGH SCHOOL 1861 35 18.82 87.10 2.40 89 49.44 26.00 48 26.67 SOUTH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL 1851 20 10.81 92.43 2.40 89 48.90 25.00 52 28.57 THOM JEFFERSON H SCH SCI & TEC 186J 0 0.00 97.85 3.40 169 90.86 31.00 128 68.82 THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL 116 26 22.41 81.90 2.45 54 48.65 22.00 28 25.23 THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL 9 2 22.22 77.781 3.00 6 66.67 13.00! 2 22.22 W T WOOOSON HIGH SCHOOL 218 31 14.22 85.78 2.50 106 69.30 26.00 60 27.91 NEST POTOMAC HIGH SCHOOL" 133 22 16.54 87.22 2.45 64 48.851 27.00 43 32.82 NEST SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 245 25 10.20 90.61J 2.40 114 47.301 26.00 74 30.71

NOTE - Institutions with less than a total count of three (3) students were excluded from this report.

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In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of Number gho First-Time Took Remedial Freshmen Courses Percent ~ GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled , ~ho Returned ,Median CreditU Fat[ 1995 # % in the Spring GPA # % Hours ; # ! %

Fairfax (continued) FAIRFAX - TOTAL 4,732 687 14.52 87.76 2.50 2,383 51.70 26.00 1,425 30.92 Farts Church GEORGE MASON MIDDLE & HIGH SCH 42 6 14.29 83.33 2.50 19 47.50 27.00 7 17.50 FALLS CHURCH - TOTAL 421 6 14.29 83.33 2.50 19 47.50 27.00 7 17.50 Fauquier FAUQUIER HIGH SCHOOL 152J 37 24.34 86.84 2.40 67 44.97 23.00 42 28.19 FAUQUIER - TOTAL 1521 37 24.34 86.84 2.40 67i 44.97 23.00 42 28.19 Ftoyd FLOYD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 37! 9 24.32 91.89 2.40 15 40.54 21.00 5 13.51 FLOYD - TOTAL 37J 9 24.32 91.89 2.40 15 40.54 21.00 5 13.51 Fluvanna FLUVANNA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 61 24 39.34 65.57 2.05 24 48.00 18.00 9 18.00 FLUVANNA - TOTAL 61 24 39.34 65.57 2.05 24 68.00 18.00 9 18.00 Franklin I FRANKLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 112 ] 19 16.96 83.06 2.50 56 50.91 26.00 31 28.18 FRANKLIN - TOTAL 112 19 16.96 83.04 2.50 56 50.91 26.00 31 28.18 Franklin City FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL 51 6 11.76 80,39 2.30 20 42.55 22.00 6 12.77 FRANKLIN CITY " TOTAL 51 6 11.76 80,39 2.30 20 42.55 22.00 6 12.77 Frederick JAMES I,#000 HIGH SCHOOL 91 21 23.08 82.42 2.75 56 62.22 24.00 23 25.56 SHERANDO HIGH SCHOOL 106 22 20.75 85.85 2.90 67 64.42 26.00 37 35.58 FREDERICK - TOTAL 197 43 21.83 86.26 2.80 123 63.40 26.00 60 30.93 Fredericksburg JAMES MONROE HIGH SCHOOL 39 6 15.38 84.62 2.60 18 46.15 21.00 9 23.08 FREDERICKSBURG - TOTAL 39 6 15.38 84.62 2.40 18 66.15 21.00 9 23.08 Gatax GALAX HIGH SCHOOL 18 4 22.22 77.78 2.00 6 33.33 24.00 2 11.11 GALAX - TOTAL 18 4 22.22 77.78 2.00 6 33.33 24.00 2 11.11 Gites GILES HIGH SCHOOL 37 11 29.73 72.97 1.80 10 28.57 17.50 6 17.14 NARROWS HIGH SCHOOL 19 8 42.11 68.42 2.80 11 57.89 13.00 4 21.05 GILES - TOTAL 56 19 33.93 71.43 2.20 21 38.89 15.00 10 18.52 Gloucester GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL 144 22 15.28 78.47 2.20 52 36.11 22.00 30 2"0.83 GLOUCESTER - TOTAL 144 22 15.28 78.47 2.20 52 36.11 22.00 30 ,20.83 i Goochtand GOOCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL 32 7 21.88 90.63 2.35 15 46.88 19.00 6 18.75

GOOCHLAND " TOTAL 32 7 21.88 90.63 2.35 15 46.88 19.00 6 18.75 Greyson GRAYSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 37 9 24.32 72.97 2.55 171 53.13 22.50 8 25.00 GRAYSON - TOTAL 37 9 24.32 72.97 2.55 17; 53.13 22.50 8 25.00

NOTE - Institutions with tess than a tote[ count of three (3) students were excluded from this report.

SCHEV Research Section Source: Annuat Admissions Date Fire - 1995-96 Page: 5 High School Type: Public October 1996 Summary of the Academic Performance of In-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions 1995-96 Academic Year

In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of Number Who First-Time Took Remedial Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled Who Returned Median .... Credit Fall 1995 # X in the Spring GPA # X Hours # X

Greene WILLIAM MONROE HIGH SCHOOL 35 11 31.43 65.71 1.90 25.00 17.50 5 17.861 GREENE o TOTAL 35 11 31.43 65.71 1.90 25.00 17.50 5 17.86 Greensviile GREEXSVILLE COUNTY SR HIGH SCH 32 17 53.13 75.00 2.30 12 38.71 17.00 5 16.13 GREEHSViLLE - TOTAL 32 17 53.13 75.00 2.30 12 38.71 17.00 5 16.13 Halifax HALIFAX COUNTY SR HIGH SCHOOL 31 25.62 86.78 2.10 42 35.00 24.00 28 23.33 HALIFAX - TOTAL 121 31 25.62 86.78 2.10 42 35.00 24.00 28 23.33 Hampton BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL 169 43 25.44 79.88 2.30 23 43.9B 20.00 Z5 15.061 HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL 104 I 24 23.08 84.62 2.20 33 31.73 22.00 23 22.12 KECOUGHTAN HiGH SCHOOL 151i 27 17.88 82.12 2.20 51 34.69 21.00 25 17.01 PHOEBUS HIGH SCHOOL 961 24 25.00 90.63 2.10 33 34.38 22.00 20 20.83 HAMPTON - TOTAL 520 118 22.69 83.46 2.20 190 37.04 21.00 93 18.13 Hanover ATLEE HIGH SCHOOL 123 32 26.02 88.62 2.40 58 47.15 22.00 32 26.02 LEE-DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL 14oi 51 36.43 89.29 2.50 72 51.43 21.00 37 26.43 PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL I031 21 20.39 88.35 2.30 45 44.12 25.00 32 31.37 HANOVER - TOTAL 366 104 28.42 88.80; 2.40 175 47.95 22.50 101 27.67 Harrisonburg I HARRISONBURG HIGH SCHOOL 68 16 23.53 98.53 2.60 39 57.35 26.50 22 32.35 HARRISONBURG - TOTAL 68 i 16 23.53 98.53 I 2.60 39 57.35 26.50 22 32.35 Henrico DOUGLAS S FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL 14;' 30 20.41 95.24 2.60 82 56.16 27.00 48 32.88 HENRICO HIGH SCHOOL 72 32 44.44 79.17 2.05 23 32.86 16.00 8 11.43 HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL 163 i 43 26.38 79.14 2.30 60 37.50 21.00 30 18.75 HIGHLAND SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL 98' 40 40.82 86.73 2.10 35 35.71 18.00 10 10.20 JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER HIGH SCH 129i 30 23.26 88.37 2.65 76 59.38 24.00 42 32.81 MILLS E GODWIN HIGH SCHOOL 204 30 14.71 92.16 2.65 115 56.93 28.00 23 36.14 VARINA HIGH SCHOOL 115 41 35.65 87.83 2.30 50 43.48 21.00 20 17.39 VIRGINIA RANDOLPH CMTY HIGH SC 4 2 50.00 75.00 1.25 1 25.00 8.00 0 0.00 HENRICO - TOTAL 932 i 248 26.61 87.66 2.40 442 47.89 23.00 231 25.03 Henry BASSETT HIGH SCHOOL 391 15 38.46 76.92 1.80 9 24.32 16.00 6 16.22 FIELDALE-COLLINSVILLE HIGH SCH 56 i 33 58.93 94.64 2.20 22 39.29 21.00 9 16.07 LAUREL PARK HIGH SCHOOL 42 14 33.33 80.95 2.70 25 62.50 22.00 7 17.50 MAGNA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL 64i 25 39.06 90.63 2.30 27 43.55 22.00 14 22.58 HENRY - TOTAL 201i 87 43.28 87.06 2.30 83 42.56 21.00 36 18.46 i Highland I HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL 1 14.29 85.71: 1.60 28.57 18.00 0 0.00 HIGHLAND - TOTAL 1 14.29 85.71 1.60 28.57 18.00 0 0.00 Hopexelt HOPEWELL HIGH SCHOOL 75~ 34 45.33 90.67 2.40 36 48.00 21.00 20 26.67

NOTE - Institutions with less than a total count of three (3) students were excluded from this report

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Stmmary of the Academic Performance of In-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions 1995-96 Academic Year

In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of Nut,bet Mho First-Time Took Remedial Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled • .Mho Returned Median. Credit Fall 1995 # X in the Spring GPA # I Hours #

Hopeuett (continued) HOPEMELL - TOTAL 75 34 45.33 90.67 2.40 36 48.00 21.00 20 26.67 IsLe of Might SMITHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 59 21 35.59 72.88 2.30 23 38.98 18.00 8 13.56 MINDSON HIGH SCHOOL 45 12 26.67 71.11 2.30 16 i 39.02 18.00 5 12.20 ISLE OF MIGHT - TOTAL 104 33 31.73 72.12 2.30 39 39.00 18.00 13 13.00 King George I KING GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL 52 6 11.54 86.62 2.60 28i 53.85 25.00 15 28.85 KING GEORGE - TOTAL 52 6 11.54 84.62 2.60 281 53.85 25.00 15 28.85 King Mittiam KING MILLIAM HIGH SCHOOL 41 9 21.95 78.05 2.70 23 56.10 24.00 9 21.95 KING MILLIAM - TOTAL 41 9 21.95 78.05 2.70 23 56.10 24.00 9 21.95 King and Oueen KING & QUEEN CENTRAL HIGH SCH 12 3 25.00 83.33 1.70 3J 25.00 17.50 I 8.33 KING AND QUEEN - TOTAL 12 3 25.00 03.33 1.70 3! 25.00 17.50 1 8.33 Lancaster LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL 42 13 30.95 92.86 2.00 141 33.33 20.00 3 7.14 LANCASTER - TOTAL 42 13 30.95 92.86 2.00 14 ~ 33.33 20.00 3 7.14 Lee i LEE HIGH SCHOOL 62 29 46.77 85.48 2.50 33 53.23J 19.00 10 16.13 THOMAS ~ALKER HIGH SCHOOL 11 4 36.36 63.64 2.10 4 i 36.36 11.00 I 9.09 LEE - TOTAL 73 33 45.21 82.19 2.50 37 i 50.68 19.00 11 15.07 Loudoun BROAD NUN HIGH SCHOOL 157 36 22.93 87.26 2.40 731 47.10 25.00 49! 31.61 LOUDOUN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 105 29 27.62 85.71 2.40 50i 4?.62 23.00 271 25.71 LCUDOON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 71 8 11.27 84.51 2.50 39 55.71 26.00 22 31.43 PARK VIEM HIGH SCHOOL 136 40 29.41 80.15 2.35 601 46.51 20.50 21 16.28 LOUDOUN- TOTAL 469 113 24.09 84.43 2.40 222i 48.37 24.00 119 25.93 Louisa LOUISA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 72 19 26.39 80.56 2.30 29 45.31 i 20.00 12 18.75 LOUISA - TOTAL 72 19 26.39 80.56 2.30 29 45.311 20.00 12 18.75 Lunenburg CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 24.00 13 34.21 LUNENBURG - TOTAL 38 9 23.68 81.58 2.35 17 24.00 13 34.21 Lynchburg E C GLASS HIGH SCHOOL 94 20 21.28 90.43 2.20 40 42.551 20.50 13 13.63 HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL 71 21 29.58 76.06 2.30 32 46.38 I 22.00 17 24.64 LVNCHBURG - TOTAL 165 41 24.85 84.24 2.20 72 44.17 i 22.00 30 18.40 Madison MADISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 53 15 28.30 79.25 2.50 27 56.00 26.00 15 30.00 MADISON : TOTAL 53 15 28.30 79.25 2.50 27: 54.00 26.00 15 30.00 Manassas City OSBOURN HIGH SCHOOL 141 26 18.44 78.01 2.30 62 46.62 24.00 44 33.08

NOTE - Institutions with Less than a total count of three (3) students were excluded from this report.

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Summary of the Academic Performance of in-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions 1995-96 Academic Year

In-State, First-Time Freshmen IXclnber of Number Who J First-Time Took R~nediat! I Freshmen Courses I Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median{Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled Who Returned Median Credit, Fall 1995 # J ~ in the Spring: GPA # Hours #. i i I Manassas City (continued) MANASSAS CiTY - TOTAL 141 261 18.44 78.01 2.30 62 46.62 24.00 44 33.08 Manassas Park I MANASSAS PARK HIGH SCHOOL 9 5 55.56 88.89 2.80 7 77.781 19.00 1 11.11 MANASSAS PARK - TOTAL 9 5 55.56 88.89 2.80 7 77.78i 19.00 1 11.11i Martinsvitte ; MARTINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 60~ 15 25.00 85.001 2.35 24 40.68! 25.50 18 30.51 t MARTINSYILLE - TOTAL 60 15 25.00 85.00j 2.35 24 40.681 25.50 18 30.51 Mathexs MATHEWS HIGH SCHOOL 30 9 30.00 63.33! 2.10 12 41.38 21.00 6 20.69 MATHEWS - TOTAL 30, 9J 30.00 63.331 2.10 12 41.38 21.00 6 20.69 MeckLenburg BLUESTONE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 32 1 40.63 90.63 I 2.35 12 37.50 21.00 2 6.25 PARK VIEW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 331 iii 18.18 87ae Ii 2.35 13 39.39 24.00 6 18.18 MECKLENBURG - TOTAL 65l 29.23 89.23 2.35 25 38.46 21.50 8 12.31 Middlesex MIDDLESEX HIGH SCHOOL 30l I~ 33.33 76.671 2.50 15 51.72 18.00] 3 10.34 MIDDLESEX - TOTAL 301 33.33 76.67 2.50 15 51.72 18.001 3 10.34 Montgomery I AUBURN COMBINED SCHOOL 25 5 20.00 68 O0 2.35 10 40.00 16.50l 2 8.00 BLACKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL 108 11 10.19 94.44" 2.70 63 58.33 28.00 43 39.81 CHRISTIANSBURG HIGH SCHOOL 88 21 23.86 90.91 i 2.30 40 45.98 25.00 22 25.29 SHAWSVILLE HiGH SCHOOL 15 41 26.6? 80.00; 2.40 6 40.00 16.00 3 20.00 MONTGOMERY - TOTAL 236 411 17.37 89.41 2.50 119 50.64 25.00 10 29.79 Nelson I NELSON COUNTY HiGH SCHOOL 50 111 22.00 76.00 2.70 23 50.00 26.OO 15 32.61 NELSON - TOTAL 50, 11i 22.00 76.00 2.70 23 50.00 26.00 15 32.61 New Kent NEW KENT HiGH SCHOOL 52 16 i 30.77 75.00 i 2.30 24 46.15 18.00 9 17.31 NEW KENT - TOTAL 52 16 30.77 75.00 i 2.30 24 46.15 18.00 9 17.31

Newport News i DENBIGH HIGH SCHOOL 184 37 20.11 82.61 2.20 70 38.46 20.00 31 17.03 HOMER L FERGUSON HIGH SCHOOL 119 191 15.97 80.67 2.20 48 40.34 23.00 26 21.85 MENCHVILLE HiGH SCHOOL 153 30 19.61 89.54 2.10 49 32.03 22.50 24 15.69 WARWICK HIGH SCHOOL 100 22 22.00 86.00 2.30 42 42.42 22.50 20 20.20 NEWPORT NEWS - TOTAL 556 108 19.42 84.71 2.20 209 31.79 22.00 101 18.26 Norfolk BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGH SCH 69 30 43.48 91.30 2.40 30 43.48 14.00 5 T.25 GRANBY HiGH SCHOOL 67 19 28.36 89.55 2.20 26 38.81 22.00 12 17.91 LAKE TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL 80' 31 38.75 86.25 2.30 30 38.96 15.00 9 11.69 'MATTHE~ F MAURY HiGH SCHOOL 97 191 19.59 89.69 2.70 53 54.64 24.00 32 32.99 NORVIEW HiGH SCHOOL 79 34 43.04 82.28 2.15 25 31.65 15.00 ! 8 10.13 NORFOLK " TOTAL 392 133 33.93 87.76 2.30 164 42.16 16.001 66 16.97

NOTE - Institutions with tess than a totat count of three (3) students were exctuded from this report.

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Sumnary of the Academic Performance of In-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions 1995-96 Academic Year

In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of. Nulr~er Who I First-Time Took Remedial I Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled Who Returned .Median~ Credit Fall 1995 # ~ in the Spring GPA ~ # X Hours #

Northampton NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL 41 12 29.27 87.80 2.10 14 34.15 21.00 10 24.39 NORTHAMPTON - TOTAL 41 12 29.27 87.80 2.10 14 34.15 21.00 10 24.39 Northumberland NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL 31 12 38.71 87.10 2.70 22 70.97 22.50 7 22.58 NORTHUMBERLAND - TOTAL 31 12 38.71 87.10 2.70 22 70.97 22.50 7 22.58 Norton JOHN I BURTON HIGH SCHOOL 26 8 30.77 80.77 2.35 12 46.15 23.50 7 26.92 NORTON - TOTAL 26 8 30.77 80.77 2.35 12 46.15 23.50 7 26.92 Nottouay NOTTC~AY HIGH SCHOOL 41 12 29.27 85.37 1.90 9 21.95 20.00 5 12.20 NOTTOWAY - TOTAL 41 12 29.27 85.37 1.90 9 21.95 20.00 5 12.20 Orange ORANGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 74 23 31.08 71.62 2.40 29 45.31 21.00 16 25.00 ORANGE - TOTAL 74 23 31.08 71.62 2.40 29 45.31 21.00 16 25.00 Page LURAY HIGH SCHOOL 41 3 7.32 85.37 2.90 22 57.89 28.00 14 36.84 PAGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 20 7 35.00 90.00 2.50 11 55.00 22.00 4 20.00 PAGE - TOTAL 61 10 16.39 86.89 2.70 33 56.90 27.00 18 31.03 Patrick PATRICK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 49 13 26.53 77.55 2.50 25 52.08 21.50 11 22.92 PATRICK - TOTAL 49 13 26.53 77.55 2.50 25 52.08 21.50 11 22.92 !Petersburg j PETERSBURGHIGH SCHOOL 68 17 25.00 85.29 2.20 26 38.26 25.50 23 33.82 i PETERSBURG " TOTAL 68 17 25.00 85.29 2.20 26 38.24 25.50 23 33.82 iPittsytvania CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL 27 8 29.631 92.59 2.50 14 51.851 28.00 8 29.63 DAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL 25 10 40.00 76.00 1.95 8 33.33 21.00 7 29.17 GRETNA HIGH SCHOOL 36 14 38.89 83.33 2.40 16 45.71 20.00 9 25.71 TUNSTALL HIGH .SCHOOL 44 26 59.09 75.00 2.00 15 34.881 38.00 4 9.30 PiTTSYLVAN|A - TOTAL 132 58 43.94 81.06 2.20 53 41.09 19.00 28 21.71 Poquoson POOUOSON HIGH SCHOOL 92 19 20.65 90.22 2.30 41 44.57 23.00 25 27.17 POOUOSON - TOTAL 92 19 20.65 90.22 2.30 41 44.57 23.00 25 27.17 Portsmouth CHURCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL 83 27 32.53 85.54 2.40 35 44.8T 14.50 10 12.82 | C NORCOM HIGH SCHOOL 101 53 52.48 85.15 2.40 47 48.45 13.00 14 14.43 WILSON HIGH SCHOOL 7 2 28.57 85.71 2.25 2 28.5? I 24.50 2 28.57 M3OOROM WILSON HIGH SCHOOL 57 27 47.37 i 82.66 2.40 25 48.08 14.50 7 13.46 PORTSMOUTH - TOTAL 248 109 43.95i 84.68 2.40 109 46.58 13.00 33 14.10 Powhatan POMHATAN HIGH SCHOOL 58 14 24.14 82.76 2.35 26 46.43 24.00 16 28.57 PO~HATAN - TOTAL 5B 14 24.14 82.76 2.35 26 46.43 24.00 16 28.57

NOTE - Institutions with tess than a total count of three (3) students were excluded from this report.

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Summary of the Academic Performance of in-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions 1995-96 Academic Year

in-State, First-Time Freshmen gL~ber of Nun~er Who First-Time Took Remediat Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrotted Who Returned Median Credit Fall 1995 # X in the Spring GPA # X Hours

Prince Edward PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY HIGH SCH 47 14 29.79 70.21 2.20 13 27.66 14.00 4 8.51 PRINCE EDWARD - TOTAL 47 14 29.79 70.21 2.20 13 27.66 14.00 4 8.51 Prince George PRINCE GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL 127 38 29.92 87.40 2.50 65 51.18 25.00 39 30.71 PRINCE GEORGE - TOTAL 127 38 29.92 87.40 2.50 65 51.18 25.00 39 30.71 Prince William 8RENTSVILLE DIST MID-SENIOR HS 43 14 32.56 72.09 2.10 14 35.90 19.00 7 17.95 C D HYLTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 254 67 26.38 81.10 2.30 102 40.96 21.00 60 24.10 GAR-FIELD HIGH SCHOOL 203 47 23.15 77.83 2.30 80 39.80 21.00 53 26.37 OSBQURN PARK SR HIGH SCHOOL 141 30 21.28 82.27 2.45 65 49.62 23.50 34 25.95 POTOMAC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 102 27 26.47 82.35 2.15 40 40.00 19.00 19 19.00 STONEWALL JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL 137 35 25.55 T1.53 2.00 48 37.50 19.00 25 19.53 M(XX)BRIDGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 267 53 19.85 84.64 2.40 128 49.04 23.50 78 29.89 PRINCE WILLIAM - TOTAL 1,147 273 23.80 80.12 2.30 477 43.01 21.00 ~76 24.89 Pulaski PULASKI COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 138 35 25.36 81.16 2.10 52 37.96 21.00 19 13.87 PULASKI - TOTAL 138 35 25.36 81.16 2.10 52 37.96 21.00 19 13.87 ~adford RADFORD HIGH SCHOOL 44 11 25.00 86.36 2.80 28 65.12 25.00 13 30.23 RADFORD " TOTAL 44 11 25.00 86.36 2.80 28 65.12 25.00 13 30.23 Rappahannock RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY HIGH SCH 32 7 21.88 71.88 2.40 14 45.16 25.00 22.58 RAPPAHANNOCK - TOTAL 32 7 21.88 71.88 2.40 14 45.16 25.00 22.58 Richmond RAPPAHANNOCK HIGH SCHOOL 37 15 40.54 91.89 2.70 22 61.11 22.00 9 25.00 RICHMOND - TOTAL 37 15 40.54 91.89 2.70 22 61.11 22.00 9 25.00 Richmond City ARMSTRONG HIGH SCHOOL 20 13 65.00 85.00 2.15 7 35.00 13.00 2 10.00 FRANKLIN MILITARY SCHOOL 6 3 50.00 100.00 1.35 1 16.67 9.50 0 0.00 GEORGE WYTHE HIGH SCHOOL 33 19 57.58 87.88 2.20 11 33.33 13.00 2 6.06 GOVERNORS SCH GOVT INTL STDS 32 0 0.00 100.00 3.00 25 78.13 3O.00 17 53.13 HUGUENOT HIGH SCHOOL 79 41 51.90 86.08 1.80 18 23.08 14.00 7 8.97 JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL 53 13 24.53 92.45 1.TO 15 28.30 14.00 9 16.98 JOHN MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL 61 38 62.30 91.80 2.20 18 30.00 13.00 9 15.00 OPEN HIGH SCHOOL 15 7 46.67 80.00 2.25 4 26.67 20.00 3 20.00 RICHMOND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 25 3 12.00 88.00 2.20 10 40.00 26.00 8 32.00 THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL 15 7 46.67 86.67 2.10 6 40.00 18.00 0 0.00 RICHMOND CITY - TOTAL 339 144 42.48 89.68 2.10 115 34.12 16.00 57 16.91 Roanoke CAVE SPRING HIGH SCHOOL 190 19 10.00 87.37 2.60 I05 55.56 27.00 55 29.10 GLENVAR HIGH SCHOOL 47 5 10.64 70.21 2.00 16 35.56 17.00 7 15.56 NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL 109 28 25.69 82.57 2.20 41 37.61 20.50 21 19.27

NOTE - Institutions with tess than a total count of three (3) students were excluded from this report.

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Summary of the Academic Performance of In-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions 1995-96 Academic Year

In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of Number Mho First-Time Took Remediat Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrotled .Who Returned .Median Credit Fatt 1995 # ~ in the Spring GPA # Z Hours #

Roanoke (continued) WILLIAM BYRD HIGH SCHOOL 111 22 19.82 82.88 2.30 50 45.45 24.00 26 23.64 ROANOKE - TOTAL 457 74 16.19 83.37 2.40 212 46.80 24.00 109 24.06 Roanoke City PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL 88 17 19.32 82.95 2.15 35 40.23 24.00 14 16.09 WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH SCHOOL 69 17 24.64 85.51 2.20 27 39.13 18.00 9 13.04 ROANOKE CITY - TOTAL 157 34 21.66 84.08 2.20 62 39.74 22.00 23 14.74 Rockbridge i ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 57 16 28.07 84.21 2.15 19 33.93 24.50 11 19.64 ROCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL 61 5 83.33 66.67 2.05 2 33.33 19.50 0 0.00 ROCKBRIDGE - TOTAL 63i 21 33.33 82.54 2.15 21 33.87 22.50 11 17.74 Rockingham I BROADUAY HIGH SCHOOL 45J 11 24.44 80.00 2.60 25 55.56 18.00 16 35.56 SPOTSMO00 HIGH SCHOOL 561 14 25.00 80.36 2.40 25 45.45 23.00 11 20.00 TURNER ASHBY HIGH SCHOOL 48j 14 29.17 89.58 2.80 34 70.83 25.00 15 31.25 RDCKINGHAM --TOTAL 149 39 26.17 83.22 2.60 84 56.76 23.00 42 28.38 Russell CASTLEWO00 HIGH SCHOOL 24 7 29.17 75.00 3.20 17 70.83 21.00 9 37.50 HONAKER HIGH SCHOOL 32 10 31.25 78.13 2.25 14 43.75 19.00 6 18.7'5 LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL 56 18 32.14 82.14 2.80 31 57.41 25.00 18 33.33 RUSSELL - TOTAL 112 35 31.25 79.46 2.70 62 56.36 24.00 33 30.00 Salem SALEM HIGH SCHOOL 107 17 15.89 86.92 2.20 41 39.05 22.00 15 14.29 SALEM - TOTAL 107 17 15.89 86.92 2.20 41 39.05 22.00 15 14.29 Scott GATE CiTY HIGH SCHOOL 42 11 26.19 88.10 2.60 27 64.29 27.00 11! 26.19 RYE COVE MEMORIAL SCHOOL 17 11 64.71 94.12 2.30 7 41.18 17.00 5 29.41 TWIN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL 15 6 40.00 86.67 2.00 5 33.33 25.00 2 13.33 SCOTT - TOTAL 74 28 37.84 89.19 2.50 39 52.70 26.00 18 24.32 Shenandoah CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 41 11 26.83 87.80 2.40 20 48.78 24.00 10 24.39 STDNEMALL JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL 31 6 19.35 77.42 2.60 16 51.61 19.50 5 16.13 STRASBURG HIGH SCHOOL 20 5 25.00 80.00 2.50 11 55.00! 18.00 2 10.00 SHENANDOAH - TOTAL 92 22 23.91 82.61 2.50 47 51.091 21.50 17 18.48 i Smyth I CHILHOWIE HIGH SCHOOL 29 11 37.93 72.41 2.25 11 39.291 21.50 7 25.00 MARION SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 53 13 24.53 79.25 2.30 23 46.00 22.00 12 24.00 NORTHMO00 HIGH SCHOOL 20 13 65.00 60.00 1.45 8 40.00 10.50 4 20.00 SMYTH - TOTAL 102 37 36.27 73.53 2.20 42 42.86 21.00 23 23.47 Southamptor~ SOUTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL 48 18 37.50 85.42 1.90 10 22.73 14.50 7 15.91 SOUTHAMPTON - TOTAL 48 r 18 37.50 85.42 1.90 10 22.73 14.50 7 15.91 Spotsytvania CHANCELLOR HIGH SCHOOL 142! 28 19.72 83.10 2.40 66 47.14 25.00 32 22.86

NOTE - Institutions Mith less than a total count of three (3) students Mere excluded from this report.

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Summary of the Academic Performance of In-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions 1995-96 Academic Year

In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of" Humber Nho First-Time Took Remedial Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled . t .Nho Returned .Median Credit, I Fail 1995 # J ~ in the Spring GPA # Hours # X

Spotsytvania (continued) COURTLAND HIGH SCHOOL 107 26 24.30 85.05 2.10 44 41.12 21.00 18 16.82 SPOTSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOL 79 23 29.11 87.34 2.20 36 46.15 21.00 10 12.82 SPOTSYLVANIA - TOTAL 328 77 23.48 84.76 2.30 146 44.92 23.00 60 18.46 Stafford BROOKE POINT HIGH SCHOOL 54 4 7.41 90.74 2.40 24 44.44 24.00 18 33.33 NORTH STAFFORD HIGH SCHOOL 135 33 24.44 85.19 2.35 63 47.37 24.00 30 22.56 STAFFORD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 126 20 15.87 84.13 2.55 67 54.03 26.00 32 25.81 STAFFORD - TOTAL 315 57 18.10 85.71 2.50 154 49.52 25.00 80 25.72 Staunton ROBERT E LEE HIGH SCHOOL 54 10 18.52 88.89 2.50 31 57.41 26.50 11 20.37 STAUNTON - TOTAL 54 10 18.52 88.89 2.50 31 57.41 26.50 11 20.37 Suffolk JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL 3 2 66.67 66.67 2.40 1 33.33 14.00 1 33.33 LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL 78 26 33.33 82.05 2.40 32 46.38 16.00 8 11.59 NANSEMOND RIVER HIGH SCHOOL 80 27 33.75 76.25 2.20 24 33.33 16.00 10 13.89 SUFFOLK - TOTAL 161 55 34.16 78.88 2.30 57 39.58 16.00 19 13.19 Surry SURRY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 25 9 36.00 88.00 2.10 7 28.00 19.50 3 12.00 SURRY - TOTAL 25 9 36.00 88.00 2.10 7 28.00 19.50 3 12.00 Sussex SUSSEX CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 38 12 31.58 89.47 2.15 15 39.47 20.50 5 13.16 SUSSEX - TOTAL 38 12 31.58 89.47 2.15 15 39.47 20.50 5 13.16 Taze~ett GRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL 43 8 18.60 79.07 2.60 23 54.76 24.50 11 26.19 POCAHONTAS HIGH SCHOOL 7 2 28.57 85.71 1.90 2 28.57 19.00 1 14.29 RICHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL 96 26 27.08 81.25 2.60 49 53.26 23.00 21 22.83 TAZEWELL HIGH SCHOOL 64 23 35.94 73.44 2.20 23 38.33 19.00 11 18.33 TAZENELL - TOTAL 210 59 28.10 78.57 2.40 97 48.26 22.00 44 21.89 Virginia Beach 8AYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL 110 44 40.00 84.55 2.40 50 45.8T 16.00 25 22.94 FIRST COLONIAL HIGH SCHOOL 162 29 17.90 89.51 2.50 83 51.23 26.00 48 29.63 FLOYD E KELLAN HIGH SCHOOL 124 39 31.45 80.65 2.50 64 52.03 20.50 17 13.82 FRANK N COX HIGH SCHOOL 167 38 22.T5 88.62 2.70 96 57.83 26.00 54 32.53 GREEN RUN HIGH SCHOOL 105 33 31.43 89.52 2.60 58 56.31 22.00 30 29.13 KEMPSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 194 58 29.90 87.11 2.50 101 52.06 25.00 55 28.35 OCEAN LAKES HIGH SCHOOL 25 12 48.00 84.00 2.00 9 36.00 13.00 3 12.00 OPEN CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL 5 3 60.00 40.00 0.64 1 20.00 3.00 0 0.00 PRINCESS ANNE HIGH SCHOOL 120 31 25.83 80.83 2.40 55 45.83 21.00 17 14.17 SALEM HIGH SCHOOL 169 47 27.81 88.17 2.50 81 48.80 21.50 39 23.49 TALLNO00 HIGH SCHOOL 185 46 24.88 85.41 2.40 84 45.41 22.50 40 21.62 VIRGINIA BEACH " TOTAL 1,366 380 27.82 86.09 2.50 682 50.22 23.50 328i 24.15 Narren WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 80 20 25.00 76.25! 1.90 29 37.66 21.00 161 20.78

ROTE - Institutions uith less than a total count of three (3) students were excluded from this report.

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Summary of the Academic Performance of In-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions 995-96 Academic Year

In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of Number Who First-Time Took Remedial Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median I Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled Who Returned Median Credit Fall 1995 # Z in the Spring GPA # ~ Hours #

1 =i Warren (continued) WARREN - TOTAL 80 20 25.00 76.25 1.90 29 37.66 21.00 16 20.78 Washington ABIHGOOH HIGH SCHOOL 81 15 18.52 70.37 2.00 29 35.80 20.00 15 18.52 HOLSTON HIGH SCHOOL 19 5 26.32 89.47 2.40 9 47.37 25.00 5 26.32 JOHN S BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL 45 15 33.33 82.22 2.00 14 31.11 21.00 6 13.33 PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL 36 10 27.78 83.33 2.30 15 42.86 23.00 7 20.00 WASHINGTON - IOTAL 181 45 24.86 77.90 2.20 67 37.22 22.00 33 18.33 Waynesboro WAYNESBORO HIGH SCHOOL 39 7 17.95 79.49 2.30 16 44.44 22.00 8 22.22 WAYNESBORO - TOTAL 39 7 17.95J 79.49 2.30 16 44.44 22.00 8 22.22 West Point WESTPOINT HIGH SCHOOL 35 6 17.141 82.86 2.50 20 57.14 25.00 7 20.00 WEST POINT - TOTAL 35 6 17.141 82.86 2.50 20 57.14 25.00 7 20.00 Westmoreland WASHINGTON & LEE HIGH SCHOOL 35 14 40.00 88.57 2.45 16 47.06 21.00 17.65 WESTHORELAND - TOTAL 35 14 40.00 88.57 2.45 16 47.06 21.00 17.65 Williamsburg LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL 143 18 12.59J 88.11 2.40 66 46.15 25.00 34! 23.78 WILLIAMSBURG - TOTAL 143 18 12.591 88.11 2.40 66 46.15 25.00 341 23.78 Winchester ! JOHN HANDLEY HIGH SCHOOL 53 14 26.421 92.45 2.80 36 69.23 26.00 18 34.62 WINCHESTER " TOTAL 53 14 26.42 92.45 2.80 36 69.23 26.00 181 34.62 Wise APPALACHIA HIGH SCHOOL 19 8 42.11 73.68 1.40 5 26.32 15.00 li 5.26 COEBURN HiGH SCHOOL 59 27 45.76 81.36 2.30 25 42.37 19.00 11 18.64 J J KELLY HIGH SCHOOL 55 21 38.18 81.82 2.40 25 45.45 23.00 15 27.27 POUND HIGH SCHOOL 25 7 28.00 84.00 2.70 17 68.00 24.00 7 28.00 POWELL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 75 37 49.33 76.00 2.20 32 42.67 18.00 13i 17.33 SAINT PAUL HIGH SCHOOL 13 3 23.08 76.92 2.40 5 38.46 24.00 1 7.69 WISE - TOTAL 246 103 41.87 79.27 2.30 109 44.31 20.50 48 19.51 ~/ythe FORT CHISNELL HIGH SCHOOL 29 12 41.38 58.62 2.30 8i 33.33 16.00 4 16.67 GEORGE WYTHE HIGH SCHOOL 30 6 20.00 86.67 2.70 20 68.97 29.00 12 41.38 RURAL RETREAT HIGH SCHOOL 24 7 29.17 87.50 2.25 101 41.67 24.50 7 29.17 WYTHE - TOTAL 83 25 30.12 77.11 2.50 381 49.35 25.00 23 29.87 York BRUTON HIGH SCHOOL 53 6 11.32 96.23 2.50 27 50.94 23.00 16 30.19 TABB HIGH SCHOOL 160 26 16.25 90.63 2.60 87 54.72 25.00 49 30.82 YORK HIGH SCHOOL 116 13 11.21 84.48 2.40 52 45.22 25.00 26 22.61 YORK - TOTAL 329 45 13.68 89.36 2.50 166 50.76 25.00 911 27.83 State Total PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS - TOTAL 23,893 5,748 24.06 1~.56= 2.40 10,899 46.65 23.00 5,7051 24.42

NOTE - Institutions Mith tess than a total count of three (3) students were excluded from this report.

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Summary of the Academic Performance of In-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions 1995-96 Academic Year

In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of Number Who First-Time Took Remedial Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled ~ho Returned Median! Credit, Fatt 1995 # % in the Spring GPA j # Hours #

Alexandria BISHOP IRETON HIGH SCHOOL 63 3 4.76 92.06 2.80J 42 67.74 27.00 21! 33.87 EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL 9 0 0.00 100.00 2.90 7 77.78 29.00 4 44.44 ~ST STEPHENS & ST AGNES SCHOOL 22 0 0.00 100.00 2.60! 13 59.09 27.00 8 36.36 Amelia I AMELIA ACADEMY 3 0 0.00 66.67 3.80 3 I00.00 23 O0 l 1 33.33 Arlington BISHOP DENIS J OCONNELL HIGH S 134 19 14.18 ~.06 2.25 51 38.64 27.00 42! 31.82 Brunswick ! BRUNSWICK ACADEMY 14 3 21.43 92.86 2.65 8 57.14 26.50 3 21.43 Charlottesville SAINT ANNES-BELFIELD SCHOOL 19 I I 5.26 89.47 3.00 12 66.67 28.00 8 44.44 TANDEM SCHOOL 4 0 i 0.00 50.00 1.79 2 50.00 3.50 0 0.00 Chesapeake City I GREENBRIER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 7 Z I 28.57 71.43 3.00 4 66.67 21.00i 2 33.33 Chesterfield i RICHMOND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 7i 3 42.86 71.43 2.00 2 28.57 23.00! 2 28.57 Essex I ST MARGARET'S SCHOOL 12' 2 16.67 91.67 3.10 8 66.67 26.00 4 33.33 Fairfax I i BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHRISTIAN AC 8 1 12.50 87.50 305 5 62.50 23.50 2 25.00 FLINT HILL SCHOOL B 0 o oo 1oo.00 255 , 62.50 27.50 4 50.00 ISLAMIC SAUDI ACADEMY 8i 0 o oo 10000 3,0 6 ~00 29.50 4 50.00 MADEIRA SCHOOL THE 15 0 o oo 10000 300 12 80.00 28.00 4 26.67 PAUL VI HIGH SCHOOL ,23i 8 650 90.24 250 6, ,328 28.00 41 33.61 POTOMAC SCHOOL 16 0 000 10000 285 12 ~oo 28.50 4 25.00 WORD OF LIFE ACADEMY 3 0 000 100.00 2.7° 2 66.67 32.0° 2 66.67 Fluvanna FORK UNION MILITARY ACADEMY 30 7 23.33 80.00 120 i 345 16.00 3 10.34 Fredericksburg FREDERICKSBURG CHRISTIAN SCH 16 4 25.00 ~00 2,0 7 43.75 25.50 5 31.25 Grayson OAK HILL ACADEMY 3 0 O.O0 66.67 2.90 2 66.67 31.00 2 66.67 Hampton I I HAMPTON CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL 12! 3 zs.oo 75.0o 2.35 6 so.oo 27.50! 2 16.67 Harrisonburg I I EASTERN MENNONITE HIGH SCHOOL 3 2 66.67 66.67 2.30 1 33.33 12.00 0 0.00 Isle of Wight ISLE OF WIGHT ACADEMY 12 3 25.00 83.33 2.20 4 33.33 26.00 5, 41.67 Loudoun NOTRE DAME ACADEHY 12 0 0.00 75.00 2.20 4 33.33 26.00 4 33.33 Lynchburg i HOLY CROSS REGIONAL SCHOOL 9 0 0.00 77.78 2.40 4 44.44 28.00 3 33.33

NOTE - Institutions aith tess than a total count of three (3) students ~ere excluded from this report.

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Summary of the Academic Performance of In-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia's State-Supported Institutions 1995-96 Academic Year

,In-State, First-Time Freshmen ~Number of Number Who iFirst-Time Took Remedial i Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled Who Returned Median Credit, !Fail 1995 # in the Spring GPA # X Hours #

Lynchburg (continued) SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL 3 1 33.33 100.00 2.40 1 33.33 16.00 1 33.33 VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL 7 0 0.00 85.71 2.80 5 71.43 30.00 4 57.14 Nanassas City SETON SCHOOL B 0 0.00 87.50 3.45 8 100.00 24.00 2 25.00 Nanassas Park ENNANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 9 0 0.00 88.89 2.90 6 66.67 24.00 Z 22.22 Nartinsvitte CARLISLE SCHOOL 5 2 40.00 100.00 1.60 1 20.00 23.00 0 0.00 Niddiesex CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL 12 1 8.33 100.00 2.50 7 58.33 26.50 4 33.33 Newport News DENBIGH BAPTIST CHRISTIAN 10 21 20.00 80.00 2.45 5 50.00 25.50 3 30.00 HAHPTON ROADS ACADENY 31 I 3.23 93.55 2.20 10 32.26 25.50 9 29.03 PENINSULA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 28 3 10.71 92.86 2.30 11 39.29 25.00 6 14.29 POINT OPTION/DEER PARK ALT CTR 3 2 66.67 0.00 2.00 1 33.33 4.00 0 0.00 Norfolk CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOl 41 4 9.76 92.68 2.45 20 48.78 27.00 16 39.02 NORFOLK ACAOENY 55 01 0.00 100.00 2.80 37 67.27 28.00 17 30.91 NORFOLK CHRISIIAN HIGH SCHOOL 20 1 5.00 85.00 2.70 13 65.00 28.50 8 40.00 NORFOLK COllEGIATE SCHOOL 25 17 4.00 92.00 2.60' 16 64.00 27.00 6 24.00 RYAN ACADENY OF NORFOLK 4 • OI 0.00 25.00 0.621 0 0.00 12.00 0 0.00 Northampton i BROADWATER ACADEHY 15 0 0.00 100.00 2.80 12 80.00 28.00 6 40.00 NottoMay I KENSTON FOREST SCHOOL 5 II 20.00 100.00 3.00 i 3 60.00 25.00 1 20.00 Orange i i t~OOOBERRY FOREST SCHOOL 16 i 0.00 100.00 2.80 10 62.50 27.00 4 25.00 Page I NOUNT CARHEL CHRISTIAN ACADENY 5i 40.00 80.00 2.70 3 60.00 25.00 1 20.00 Petersburg I SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL HIGH SCH 15 5133.33 lOO.OO 2.1oj 5 33.33 21.00 4 26.67 Pittsylvania I CHATHAM HALL SCHOOL 3i o.oo lOO.OO 0 76 I 0 0.00 11.00 0 0.00 HARGRAVE NILITARY ACADEHY 13 i 2i 15.38 61.54 1:80 i Z 15.38 19.001 2 15.38 Portsmouth I ALLIANCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 9 I 41 44.44 66.67 1.85! 3 37.50 15.00 1 12.50 PORTSNOUTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 131 4! 30.77 61.54 2.40 4 44.44 10.00 2 22.22 Powhatan i I BLESSED SACRANENT HIGH SCHOOL i 40.00 80.00 2.80 3 60.00 25.00 2 40.00 HUGUENOT ACADENY 71.43 85.71 2.10 2 28.57 12.00 2 28.57 Prince Edward PRINCE EDgARD ACADEHY 371 10.81 91.89 2.50 18 48.65 29.00 15 40.54

NOTE - Institutions with tess than a total count of three (3) students were excluded from this report.

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Summary of the Academic Performance of In-State, First-Time Freshmen at Virginia,s State-Supported Institutions 1995-96 Academic Year

In-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of Number Who i First-Time Took Remedial i Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled ,ho Returned JMG~pplan Credit Fall 1995 # X in the Spring Hours

Prince William QUANTICO HIGH SCHOOL 0 0.00 80.00 2.40 2 40.00 13.00 0.00 Rappahannock WAKEFIELD SCHOOL 0 0.00 100.00 2.80 2 66.67 28.00 1 33.33 Richmond City BENEDICTINE HIGH SCHOOL 20 5 25.00 95.00 2.60 11 55.00 24.00 25.00 LANDMARK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 3 2 66.67 66.67 2.00 1 33.33 18.00 0.00 SAINT CATHERINES SCHOOL 11 0 0.00 I 100.00 2.80 8 72.73 28.00 27.27 SAINT CHRISTOPHERS SCHOOL 21 0 0.00; 100.00 2.80 12 57.14 27.00 19.05 SAINT GERTRUDE HIGH SCHOOL 30 3 I0.00i 90.00 2.40 14 46.67 27.00 30.00 STEWARD SCHOOL THE 3 0 0.00 100.00 1.30 0 0.00 22.00 0.00 THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL 24 0 O.OO! 100.00 2.85 16 66.67 29.00 25.00 TRINITY EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL 27 0 O.OOI 85.19 2.10 12 44.44 25.00 29.63 Roanoke City NORTH CROSS SCHOOL 9 0 0.00: 100.00 3.10 7 77.78 28.00 33.33 ROANOKE CATHOLIC SCHOOL 10 2 20.00 80.00 2.70 7 70.00 27.00 20.00 ROANOKE VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCH 15 3 20.00i 93.33 2.50 8 53.33 28.00 33.33 Shenandoah MASSANUTTEN MILITARY ACADEMY 2 66.67; 100.00 1.21 0 0.00 7.00 0.00 SHENANDOAH VALLEY ACADEMY 1 33.33 33.33 t • t e Staunton GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 1 20.OOt 80.00 2.50 3 60.00 23.00 2 40~00 SHENANDOAH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2 66.67+ 100.00 2.00 0 0.00 17.00 0.00 STUART HALL 0 0.00 100.00 3.50 2 66.67 29. O0 1 33.33 Suffolk NANSEMOND-SUFFOLK ACADEMY 43 3 6.98 88.37 2.50 21 50.00 26.00 23.81 Sussex TIDEWATER ACADEMY 13 3 23.08 76.92 2.30 6 46.15 27.00 2 15.38 Virginia Beach ATLANTIC SHORES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 4 0 0.00 100.00 2.65 3 75.00 23.00 0.00 CAPE HENRY COLLEGIATE SCHOOL 19 1 5.26 94.74 2.50 10 52.63 27.00 5 26.32 TABERNACLE BAPTIST SCHOOL 4 1 25.00 ?5.00 2.20 2 50.00 17.00 0 0.00 TEAGLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 7 2 28.571 85.71 2.00 1 16.29 17.00 1 14.29 Warren RANDOLPH MACON ACADEMY 23 3 13.04 82.61 1.55 1 4.55 12.50 9.09 Washington WAKEFIELD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL 0 0.00 100.00 2.35 2 50.00 32.00 3 75.00 Waynesboro FISHBURNE MILITARY SCHOOL 1 16.67 66.67 1.45 0 0.00 16.00 1 16.67 Uittiamsburg OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM HIGH SCHO 25 1 4.00 96.00 2.80 16 66.00 29.00 7 28.00 Wise WISE COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 0 0.00 75.00 2.40 2 50.00 27.00 2 50.00

NOTE - Institutions with tess than a total count of three (3) students were excluded from this report.

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Jln-State, First-Time Freshmen Number of I Number Who I •. First-Time 'Took Remedial ! Freshmen Courses Percent GPA >= 2.5 Median Cr Hrs >= 30 Enrolled , ,WhcWho Returned Hedian I Fatl 1995 # I X in Credit the Spring GPA , # J X Hours #ix

PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS - TOTAL 1,411 160 11.34 I 88.66 I I 2.50, 7061 50.57 26.00 3931 28.15 NOTE - Institutions with less than a total count of three (3) students were excluded from this report.

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"...a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men fi'om injuring one another, shall leave them (tI otherwise flee to reguIate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take fi'om ~~the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is 'I necessary to close the circle of our felicities."

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~"/ "I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, f/ but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of abuses of constitutional power."

Thomas Jefferson -- 1820

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