VA & GCPS Accreditation Reports/
State of the Commonwealth & GCPS
STATE SUMMARY
School accreditation ratings reflect student achievement
on Standards of Learning Assessments and other tests in
English, history/social science, mathematics and science.
Ratings are based on the achievement of students on tests
taken during the previous academic year and may also
reflect a three-year average of achievement. Adjustments
also may be made for students with limited English
proficiency and for students who have recently transferred
into a Virginia public school. Accreditation ratings also
may reflect the success of a school in preparing students
for retakes of SOL tests.
2014-2015 Accreditation Ratings
Accreditation Rating Number of Schools Percent of All Schools
Fully Accredited 1,249 77% in 2013-14 68%
93% in 2012-13
Accredited with Warning 541 30%
Accreditation Denied 13 <1%
Provisionally Accredited 2 <1%
Conditionally Accredited (New Schools) 10 <1%
Conditionally Accredited (Reconstituted Schools) 11 <1%
All schools are fully accredited in 22 of the commonwealth’s 132 school divisions, compared with 36 divisions last year. The divisions with all schools fully accredited (other than new schools that automatically receive conditional accreditation) are as follows:
Bland County Colonial Heights Craig County Falls Church Fluvanna County Fredericksburg Galax Goochland County King William County
Lexington Manassas Park
New Kent County Poquoson Powhatan County Rappahannock County Richmond County Roanoke County Salem West Point Williamsburg-James City County
Wise County
School Accreditation Ratings
The documents below show the accreditation ratings of
individual schools. Schools are grouped by school division. The
information provided for each school includes the current
accreditation rating and passing percentages for Standards of
Learning assessments and substitute tests in English,
mathematics, history/social science, and science.
Fully Accredited
Elementary and middle schools are Fully Accredited if
students achieve all of the following pass rates:
•
English – 75 percent or higher
•
Mathematics – 70 percent or higher
High schools are Fully Accredited if:
•
Students achieve pass rates of 75 percent or higher in English and
70 percent or higher in mathematics, science and history; and
•
Attain a point value of 85 or greater based on the Graduation and
Completion Index (GCI).
•
Virginia’s accountability system allows high-performing schools –
those that maintain pass rates of 95 percent or higher in all four
core academic areas for two consecutive years – to apply for a
waiver from annual accreditation. Schools awarded waivers are
rated as Fully Accredited for a three-year period.
Provisionally Accredited-Graduation Rate
A high school or combined school with a graduating class is
Provisionally Accredited-Graduation Rate if students achieve adjusted
pass rates of 75 percent or more in English and 70 percent or more in
mathematics, science and history, and a GCI of 83 to 84 points. Schools
with a rating of Provisionally Accredited-Graduation Rate are subject to
academic reviews. Elementary and middle schools are not eligible for
provisional accreditation.
Conditionally Accredited
There are two types of Conditionally Accredited schools:
•
Conditionally Accredited-New is awarded for a one-year period to a
new school – comprising students who previously attended one or
more existing schools – to provide the opportunity to evaluate the
performance of students on SOL tests and other statewide
assessments.
•
Conditionally Accredited-Reconstituted is awarded to a school that
fails to meet full accreditation requirements for four consecutive
years and receives permission from the Board of Education to
reconstitute as an alternative to a memorandum of understanding.
A reconstituted school reverts to accreditation-denied status if it
fails to meet full accreditation requirements within the
agreed-upon term, or if it fails to have its annual application for Conditional
Accredited with Warning (GHS & PAGE)
• A school receives this rating if pass rates are below the achievement levels
required for full accreditation. Schools that are Accredited with Warning undergo academic reviews and are required to adopt and implement school improvement plans. Schools that are Accredited with Warning in English and/or mathematics also are required to adopt instructional programs proven by research to be
effective in raising achievement in these subjects. A school may hold this rating for no more than three consecutive years.
• In addition, high schools earning a GCI less than the provisional benchmark for the year are rated as Accredited with Warning.
Accreditation Denied (POTENTIALLY GHS IN FALL OF 2016)
• A school is denied accreditation if it fails to meet the requirements to be rated fully or provisionally accredited for four consecutive years. Any school denied accreditation must provide parents and other interested parties the following: • Written notice of the school’s accreditation rating within 30 calendar days of the
announcement of the rating by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE);
• A copy of the school division’s proposed corrective action plan describing the steps to be taken to raise achievement to state standards, including a timeline for
implementation; and
• An opportunity to comment on the division’s proposed corrective action plan prior to its adoption and the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the local school board and the Board of Education.
The local school board – within 45 days of receiving notice of the
status – must submit to the Board of Education a proposed
corrective action plan. The Board of Education will consider the
proposal and develop a memorandum of understanding with the
local school board, which must be implemented by November 1.
Also, the local school board must submit status reports detailing
the implementation of actions prescribed in the memorandum
of understanding; and the principal, division superintendent and
local school board chairman may be required to appear before
the Board of Education to present status reports.
School Example
SOL Performance Goals and Indicators 2014--15
(RED) = Raw % Pass for All Students before adjustments that count toward accreditation %.
1 To achieve the target goal, the subgroup(s) must substantially exceed the AMO or Target %
because of their proportional size.
2 To achieve the target goals for ALL Science and History, these subgroups must meet or exceed
SOL Performance 2013--14 Pass % 2014--15 AMOs 2014--15 Target %
ALL Math 77% (74) 68 80% • White 78 71 901 • SWD 31 57 57 • ECON 68 63 No backslide • GG1 67 63 No backslide • GG2 (Black) 55 62 751 • GG3 (Hisp) TS 65 65 3rd Grade 58 70 4th Grade 84 No backslide 5th Grade 75 80
ALL Reading (ERLR) 73% 72 80%
• White 77 76 901 • SWD 35 54 54 • ECON 64 65 65 • GG1 63 65 65 • GG2 (Black) 56 64 701 • GG3 (Hisp) TS 66 66 3rd Grade 70 77 4th Grade 74 80 5th Grade 77 83 ALL SCIENCE 74 (76) 80 • White 79 901 • SWD 43 542 • ECON 61 No backslide • GG2 (Black) 55 652 ALL HISTORY 80 (81) 841 • White 81 851 • SWD 42 542 • ECON 75 No backslide • GG2 (Black) 89 No backslide
2-Year Average
English 459/589 77.928% Math 402/468 85.89% History 280/311 90.032% Science 277/307 90.228%
2-Year Average
English 675/876 77.058% Math 591/668 88.473% History 360/394 91.37% Science 356/413 86.198%
2-Year Average
English 1344/708 78.68% Math 1428/1731 82.49% History 1329/1633 81.38%
2-Year Average
English 1634/1790 91.28% Math 1041/1775 58.64% History 1875/2267 82.708% Science 1749/2141 81.69%