Achievable Dream Middle School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 366 middle and high school students from grades 6-11
- Ranks 340th out of 419 middle schools in VA.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 5720 Marshall Ave., Newport News, VA 23605
School Operational Details
- Magnet School
School District Details
- Newport News City Public Schools District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $10,032
- Graduation Rate: 66.5%
- Dropout Rate: 3.2%
- Students Per Teacher: 17.9
- Enrolled Students: 30,869
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 366
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 16.8
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 166 (45.4%)
- Females: 200 (54.6%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 38 (10.4%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 278 (76.0%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 316 (86.3%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black | 361 | 98.6% |
| Asian | - | - |
| Hispanic | 2 | 0.5% |
| White | 2 | 0.5% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade | 79 | 21.6% |
| 7th Grade | 86 | 23.5% |
| 8th Grade | 71 | 19.4% |
| 9th Grade | 43 | 11.7% |
| 10th Grade | 43 | 11.7% |
| 11th Grade | 44 | 12.0% |
Source: VA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Achievable Dream Middle School performed on average worse 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
- Geography
- Geometry
- Mathematics
- Reading
- Science
- VA & US History
- World History I
- Writing
SOL - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.0% | 80.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 79.0% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | 76.0% | 85.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 81.0% | 67.0% | 77.0% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | 66.0% | 73.0% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | 61.0% | 68.0% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 70.0% | 82.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | 82.0% | 88.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | 78.0% | 86.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 70.0% | 64.0% | 75.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | 62.0% | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | 61.0% | 65.0% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.0% | 87.0% | 90.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | 83.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | 77.0% | 83.0% |
| Mathematics Test | |||
| 2010 | 53.0% | 80.0% | 87.0% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 76.0% | 85.0% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.0% | 88.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | 87.0% | 90.0% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | 89.0% | 90.0% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.0% | 87.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | 87.0% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | 88.0% | 87.0% |
End-of-Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra I Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.0% | 91.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 91.0% | 94.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | 92.0% | 93.0% |
| Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 98.0% | 84.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 81.0% | 91.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 78.0% | 90.0% |
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 83.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | 80.0% | 88.0% |
| Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 88.0% | 93.0% |
| Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.0% | 80.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | 81.0% | 87.0% |
| Geography Test | |||
| 2010 | 91.0% | 76.0% | 86.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | 78.0% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | 80.0% | 84.0% |
| Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.0% | 79.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | 74.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | 76.0% | 87.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 93.0% | 91.0% | 94.0% |
| VA & US History Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 91.0% | 95.0% |
| World History I Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 92.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 94.0% | 91.0% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 91.0% | 92.0% |
Source: VA Department of Education 2009-2010
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