Kempsville High School
5 out of 5 | 1 Review
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,839 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 188th out of 313 high schools in VA.
School District Details
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $10,344
- Graduation Rate: 72.7%
- Dropout Rate: 1.7%
- Students Per Teacher: 18.0
- Enrolled Students: 71,182
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 1,839
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 91.4
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 20.1
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 934 (50.8%)
- Females: 844 (45.9%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 129 (7.0%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 206 (11.2%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 335 (18.2%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 7 | 0.4% |
| Black | 349 | 19.0% |
| Asian | 108 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic | 73 | 4.0% |
| White | 1,241 | 67.5% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 483 | 26.3% |
| 10th Grade | 468 | 25.4% |
| 11th Grade | 456 | 24.8% |
| 12th Grade | 432 | 23.5% |
Source: VA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
5 out of 5 | 1 Review
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1 review for Kempsville High School
- Reviewed by Former Student on May 01, 2007
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - THE TEACHERS ARE EXTREMELY FULL OF LIFE AND THIS SHOWS IN THE WAY THEY TEACH. I LOVED BEING A STUDENT,I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THE TIME TO SAY THANKS TO ALL THE STAFF, THANKS FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE. I HAVE NO REGRETS
I LOVE AND WOULD RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL
TO ANYONE.
LOVE MISS JAMAICA
ADM CLASS OF 1998
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ONE CHILD LIFE IS
WORTH RUNNING THE EXTRA MILE.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Kempsville High 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
- Geography
- 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 | 95.0% | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | 96.0% | 93.0% |
| Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 93.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | 92.0% | 91.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | 92.0% | 90.0% |
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 93.0% | 93.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | 92.0% | 88.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | 91.0% | 88.0% |
| Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 93.0% | 94.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 94.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | 94.0% | 92.0% |
| Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 91.0% | 92.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | 90.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | 90.0% | 86.0% |
| Geography Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.0% | 92.0% | 86.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | 89.0% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% |
| Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.0% | 91.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | 91.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | 90.0% | 87.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 95.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | 96.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | 97.0% | 94.0% |
| VA & US History Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.0% | 94.0% | 95.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | 96.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | 95.0% | 94.0% |
| World History I Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | 93.0% | 91.0% |
| World History II Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 91.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 94.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | 95.0% | 92.0% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.0% | 95.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 95.0% | 92.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | 95.0% | 92.0% |
Source: VA Department of Education 2009-2010
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