Altavista High School
5 out of 5 | 1 Review
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 771 middle and high school students from grades 6-12
- Ranks 28th out of 313 high schools in VA.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 904 Bedford Avenue, Altavista, VA 24517
School District Details
- Campbell County Public Schools District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,403
- Graduation Rate: 73.9%
- Dropout Rate: 2.1%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.9
- Enrolled Students: 8,634
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 771
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 48.2
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.0
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 374 (48.5%)
- Females: 393 (51.0%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 56 (7.3%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 210 (27.2%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 266 (34.5%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 2 | 0.3% |
| Black | 205 | 26.6% |
| Asian | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic | 7 | 0.9% |
| White | 550 | 71.3% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade | 112 | 14.5% |
| 7th Grade | 113 | 14.7% |
| 8th Grade | 103 | 13.4% |
| 9th Grade | 118 | 15.3% |
| 10th Grade | 111 | 14.4% |
| 11th Grade | 110 | 14.3% |
| 12th Grade | 104 | 13.5% |
Source: VA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Overall Rating: 5
5 out of 5 | 1 Review
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Altavista High School performed on average about the same as 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 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 91.0% | 83.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | 86.0% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | 86.0% | 85.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 42.0% | 45.0% | 77.0% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | 67.0% | 73.0% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | 64.0% | 68.0% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 89.0% | 86.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | 85.0% | 86.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 76.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | 70.0% | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | 62.0% | 65.0% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | 84.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 82.0% | 87.0% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | 79.0% | 85.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | 86.0% | 83.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 93.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | 92.0% | 90.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 94.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | 88.0% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | 88.0% | 87.0% |
End-of-Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 98.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 98.0% | 94.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 98.0% | 93.0% |
| Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 99.0% | 90.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | 83.0% | 91.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | 91.0% | 90.0% |
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 94.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 94.0% | 88.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | 91.0% | 88.0% |
| Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.0% | 94.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | 94.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 96.0% | 92.0% |
| Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 90.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | 88.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | 87.0% | 86.0% |
| Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.0% | 92.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | 89.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | 88.0% | 87.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 98.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | 96.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| VA & US History Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 98.0% | 95.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 97.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| World History I Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.0% | 96.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | 95.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | 92.0% | 91.0% |
| World History II Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 99.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | 98.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | 97.0% | 92.0% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 95.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | 95.0% | 92.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | 95.0% | 92.0% |
Source: VA Department of Education 2009-2010
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