South County Secondary School
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 2,907 middle and high school students from grades 7-12
- Ranks 51st out of 313 high schools in VA.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton, VA 22079
School District Details
- Fairfax County Public Schools District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $13,275
- Graduation Rate: 86.0%
- Dropout Rate: 2.2%
- Students Per Teacher: 19.7
- Enrolled Students: 171,901
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 2,907
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 134.6
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.6
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 1,371 (47.2%)
- Females: 1,374 (47.3%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 135 (4.6%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 316 (10.9%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 451 (15.5%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 9 | 0.3% |
| Black | 465 | 16.0% |
| Asian | 497 | 17.1% |
| Hispanic | 261 | 9.0% |
| White | 1,513 | 52.0% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 7th Grade | 434 | 14.9% |
| 8th Grade | 459 | 15.8% |
| 9th Grade | 464 | 16.0% |
| 10th Grade | 513 | 17.6% |
| 11th Grade | 518 | 17.8% |
| 12th Grade | 519 | 17.9% |
Source: VA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for South County Secondary School
- Reviewed by Student on December 23, 2009
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - it is just a wonderful school
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 28, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Have one son who graduated in 2008 and is now in his second year at Virginia Tech (Industrial design) and doing very well thanks to the excellent work done at SCSS. Have one daughter that presently attends 10th grade and continues to do very well at this school. Overall this is a top notch school, only the staff seems difficult to retain (in my view as a non expert in the matter turn-over is somewhat on the high side, but then, I was educated in Europe where teachers have less mobility and society in general is less impressed by how much money one can make by moving from one employer to another !
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that South County Secondary School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on SOL state exams in the following subjects:
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- English Reading
- Geometry
- Mathematics
- Reading
- Science
- VA & US History
- World History I
- World History II
- Writing
SOL - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 93.0% | 93.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | 93.0% | 88.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | 91.0% | 86.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 86.0% | 75.0% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | 80.0% | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | 72.0% | 65.0% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 94.0% | 90.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | 92.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | 91.0% | 83.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 94.0% | 87.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 91.0% | 85.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | 88.0% | 83.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.0% | 93.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 92.0% | 90.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | 93.0% | 90.0% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 93.0% | 93.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | 92.0% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | 92.0% | 87.0% |
End-of-Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 97.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | 95.0% | 94.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | 95.0% | 93.0% |
| Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 94.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 93.0% | 91.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | 92.0% | 90.0% |
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 92.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | 90.0% | 88.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.0% | 92.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | 91.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | 89.0% | 92.0% |
| Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 94.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | 94.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | 93.0% | 86.0% |
| Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 92.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | 92.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | 92.0% | 87.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | 97.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| VA & US History Test | |||
| 2010 | 99.0% | 97.0% | 95.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 98.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| World History I Test | |||
| 2010 | 98.0% | 96.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | 96.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | 95.0% | 91.0% |
| World History II Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 95.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 96.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | 95.0% | 92.0% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 98.0% | 96.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | 96.0% | 92.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | 96.0% | 92.0% |
Source: VA Department of Education 2009-2010
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