Pimmit Hills Alternative High School
4 out of 5 | 1 Review
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 198 high school students from grades 9-12
School Operational Details
- Alternative School
- Shared Time School
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: 198
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 19.1
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 10.4
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 128 (64.6%)
- Females: 68 (34.3%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 4 (2.0%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 54 (27.3%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 58 (29.3%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 35 | 17.7% |
| Asian | 33 | 16.7% |
| Hispanic | 102 | 51.5% |
| White | 26 | 13.1% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 23 | 11.6% |
| 10th Grade | 41 | 20.7% |
| 11th Grade | 35 | 17.7% |
| 12th Grade | 99 | 50.0% |
Source: VA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 4
4 out of 5 | 1 Review
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1 review for Pimmit Hills Alternative High School
- Reviewed by Student on February 12, 2011
- Rating:
(4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - PIMMIT HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, IS A GREAT SCHOOL, I GRADUATED FROM IT. WHEN I WENT TO PIMMIT I WAS ENGLISH LESS,BUT NOW I SPEAK,WRITE AND READ ENGISH THANK TO PIMMIT AND THEIR GREAT STAFF THAT SHARE ALL THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH ME.NOW IAM A SUCCESSFULL EMPLOYEE FROM ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPANY IN U.S.A
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Pimmit Hills Alternative 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
- Geometry
- Reading
- VA & US History
- World History I
- World History II
- Writing
SOL - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
End-of-Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 98.0% | 97.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 95.0% | 94.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | 95.0% | 93.0% |
| Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.0% | 94.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | 93.0% | 91.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | 92.0% | 90.0% |
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 65.0% | 92.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | 90.0% | 88.0% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.0% | 92.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | 91.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | 89.0% | 92.0% |
| Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.0% | 94.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 94.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 93.0% | 86.0% |
| Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 92.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | 92.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | 92.0% | 87.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 98.0% | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 97.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| VA & US History Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 97.0% | 95.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 98.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| World History I Test | |||
| 2010 | 91.0% | 96.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | 96.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | 95.0% | 91.0% |
| World History II Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.0% | 95.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 96.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 95.0% | 92.0% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 84.0% | 96.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | 96.0% | 92.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | 96.0% | 92.0% |
Source: VA Department of Education 2009-2010
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