WESTERN ALBEMARLE HIGH SCHOOL
2013-2014 School Profile
CEEB Code: 470-627 5941 Rockfish Gap Turnpike
Crozet, Virginia 22932
Counseling Department: (434) 823-8700 ext. 3 Fax: (434) 823-8710
Dr. John Werner, Principal Amy M. Wright, Director of Counseling
THE SCHOOL Western Albemarle High School is a comprehensive public school of grades nine through twelve with an enrollment of approximately 1020. The academic year is 36 weeks in length, encompassing two semesters, each with two grading periods of nine weeks. Courses are offered year long, meeting every other day for the full year. In 2010-2011 some classes met every day for one semester while others met every other day all year. Prior to 2012-2013 half credit was awarded each semester. Beginning with 2012-2013, credit is awarded at the completion of the course.
LOCATION Western Albemarle High School, one of four public high schools in Albemarle County, Virginia, is located approximately 110 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., and 70 miles west of Richmond. At the time of the 2010 census, the population of Albemarle County was approximately 98,970.
Graduation Requirements
Students entering 9th grade in 2011 and beyond have new graduation requirements.
STANDARD DIPLOMA ADVANCED STUDIES DIPLOMA
prior 2011 2011 & beyond prior 2011 2011 & beyond
English 4 credits 4 credits English 4 credits 4 credits
Mathematics 3 credits 3 credits Mathematics 4 credits 4 credits
Lab Science 3 credits 3 credits Lab Science 4 credits 4 credits
World History 1 credit 1 credit World History 2 credits 2 credits
US/VA History 1 credit 1 credit US/VA History 1 credit 1 credit
US/VA Government 1 credit 1 credit US/VA Government 1 credit 1 credit
Physical Education & Health 2 credits 2 credits Foreign Language 3 or 4 credits 3 or 4 credits Fine or Practical Arts 1 credit 1 or 2 credits (3 years of 1 language or 2 years each of 2 languages)
Electives 6 credits 4 credits Physical Education & Health 2 credits 2 credits Economic/Personal Finance 0 credit 1 credit Fine or Practical Arts 1 credit 1 credit
World Languages 0 credit 1 or 0 credit Electives 2 credits 3 credits
Economic/Personal Finance 0 credit 1 credit
Total credits: 22 credits 22 credits Total Credits: 24 credits 26 credits
GRADING SCALE: GRADE DISTRIBUTION2013-2014
PRIOR TO FALL 2007
CURRENT
A = 93-100 A = 90-100 Grade 9: 233
B = 85-92 B = 80-89 Grade 10: 289
C = 77-84 C = 70-79 Grade 11: 244
D = 69-76 D = 60-69 Grade 12: 249
F = 68 and below F = 59 and below NATIONAL MERIT COMPETITION SAT RESULTS Critical Read Writing Math 2013 2014 Western Albemarle 591 574 579 Commended: 19 Commended: 24 Virginia 516 498 514 Semifinalist: 3 Semifinalist: 2 National 496 488 514 Finalist: 1 Finalist: CLASS RANK 2013-2014 AP EXAM RESULTS Spring 2013 CLASS RANK Weighted GPA Total students who took AP Exams: 360 Top 10 4.57-4.70 Total AP Exams taken: 714 11%-25% 4.23-4.56 Score: 5 241 32%
26%-50% 3.70-4.22 4 226 31%
51%-75% 3.04-3.69 3 174 24%
76%-100% 1.62-3.03 2 78 11%
CURRICULUM - The Albemarle County School Division offers academic, vocational and elective curricula to complete the requirements for Virginia diplomas and to provide a wide range of educational experiences
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ACADEMIC/ADVANCED (AA) CLASSES: English 9, 10, 11, 12;
World History -1500, World History to Present, VA/US History, VA/US Government; Earth Science, Biology I, Geospatial II; Spanish I, II, III, French I, II, III.
ADVANCED (ADV) CLASSES: Geometry, Algebra I and II, College
Algebra/Trig, Discrete Math; Chemistry, Physics, Ecology, ACD Bio II/Animal Studies; German I, II, III, Latin I, II, III, Japanese I, II, III.
HONORS (HON) CLASSES: English 9, 10, 11; World History I & II; Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry, Math Analysis; Earth Science, Biology,
Chemistry, Physics; Spanish IV, French IV, Latin III & IV, German IV, Japanese IV, Geospatial Tech I.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CLASSES: English 12, US/VA History, US/VA Government, European History; Calculus AB, Calculus BC,
Statistics; Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics B, Spanish V, French V,; Art Portfolio, Art History, Psychology, Micro-Economics/VA Personal Finance.
COURSES THROUGH PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (dual enrollment): English 111-112, Astronomy, Virginia Teachers
for Tomorrow, Web Page Design 110, Web Design 210. Architectural Drawing, Engineering Drawing prior to 2012-2013. All dual credit courses receive honors credit as of 2010-2011.
COURSES THROUGH VIRTUAL VIRGINIA: are designated with “Virtual”.
The Academic level (AA and ACD) and the Advanced level (ADV) are offered as college preparatory/school-to-work programs. Students in Academic/Advanced classes are engaged in a rigorous curriculum designed to stimulate and encourage academic growth and performance. Honors and Advanced Placement level (HON, AP) is designed for students demonstrating exceptional aptitude and achievement in the discipline, and a desire to pursue the curriculum beyond the Academic/Advanced level of study. Honors and AP students are expected to be self-motivated, independent learners able to engage in self-instruction through independent reading, projects, and research.
CLASS RANK AND GPA
Albemarle County determines GPA and rank in class separately. The rank in class is designed to balance the GPA and the difficulty of courses taken. The rank in class procedure is designed to reward a strong academic schedule, but not to discourage a student’s desire to enrich his experiences through elective courses. Rank in class is reported by decile (top 10% is first decile, next 10% is second, etc.) until June of the senior year when final class rank is determined. This is a change as of January 2011.
GPA is determined by dividing the total grade points received by the total number of credits attempted in earning the points. The points are 4 for A, 3 for B, 2 for C, 1 for D, and 0 for F. The highest unweighted GPA is 4.0
Weighted grades for grades 9-12 Grade Standard, Academic Advanced Honors/Dual Credit/Dual Enrollment/AP A 4 5 B 3 4 C 2 3 D 1 2 F 0 0
Students obtaining Individual Education Diplomas and foreign exchange students are not calculated in the final class rank.
The following courses are not calculated in class rank and grade point average: Study Hall, Teacher Assistant, and Driver Education. Students receiving a “Pass” in a course designated as pass/fail are credited with completion of the course, but the grade from such a course is not included in the calculation of the GPA. Students receiving a “Fail” in a pass/fail course receive a grade point of zero, which is included in calculations of the GPA.
GRADUATE PLANS CLASS OF 2013
66% Four-year colleges and universities
22% Two-year colleges and vocational schools
12% Full-time jobs
<1% Other education programs, military, travel
2012 GRADUATES PLAN TO ATTEND THE COLLEGES LISTED
