Lafayette High School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,114 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 167th out of 313 high schools in VA.
School District Details
- Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $11,209
- Graduation Rate: 86.0%
- Dropout Rate: 2.8%
- Students Per Teacher: 15.8
- Enrolled Students: 10,797
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 1,114
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 67.2
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.6
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 560 (50.3%)
- Females: 538 (48.3%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 62 (5.6%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 206 (18.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 268 (24.1%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 6 | 0.5% |
| Black | 297 | 26.7% |
| Asian | 29 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic | 66 | 5.9% |
| White | 700 | 62.8% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 299 | 26.8% |
| 10th Grade | 311 | 27.9% |
| 11th Grade | 270 | 24.2% |
| 12th Grade | 234 | 21.0% |
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 Lafayette 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
- 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 | 97.0% | 97.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 98.0% | 94.0% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | 96.0% | 93.0% |
| Algebra II Test | |||
| 2010 | 91.0% | 94.0% | 91.0% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | 87.0% | 91.0% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | 91.0% | 90.0% |
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.0% | 92.0% | 89.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| Chemistry Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.0% | 97.0% | 93.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | 98.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | 97.0% | 92.0% |
| Earth Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 89.0% | 87.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | 90.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | 88.0% | 86.0% |
| Geography Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.0% | 90.0% | 86.0% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | 91.0% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | 87.0% | 84.0% |
| Geometry Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.0% | 94.0% | 88.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 95.0% | 87.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | 92.0% | 87.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.0% | 93.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | 95.0% | 94.0% |
| VA & US History Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 97.0% | 95.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | 96.0% | 94.0% |
| World History I Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.0% | 95.0% | 93.0% |
| World History II Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.0% | 89.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | 90.0% | 93.0% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | 89.0% | 92.0% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.0% | 93.0% | 92.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | 94.0% | 92.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | 94.0% | 92.0% |
Source: VA Department of Education 2009-2010
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