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Ninety-Nine Percent of Fairfax County Public Schools Earn Full State Accreditation

Ninety-nine percent of all Fairfax County public schools have earned full accreditation from the Virginia Department of Education and 100 percent of Fairfax County Public Schools’ general education schools are now fully accredited, based on the 2004-05 Standards of Learning (SOL) tests. Two alternative schools in FCPS are accredited with warning, both in science. The 99 percent of all schools accredited is an increase from 95 percent of Fairfax County schools earning full accreditation in 2003-04, and from 91 percent earning full accreditation in 2002-03.

A total of 186 of 188 Fairfax County public schools are now fully accredited. The number of schools accredited with warning has decreased from six last year to two this year. South County Secondary School, which opened September 6, is conditionally accredited as a new school and not included in the calculations. Definitions of the accreditation classifications can be found at the Virginia School Report Card web site at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/src/accreditation.shtml .

”Each year, we move closer to our goal of having 100 percent of all our schools make state accreditation,” said FCPS Superintendent Jack D. Dale. “The vast majority of our schools have succeeded, and they continue to strive for improvement by using strategic data-driven decision making. In just five years, the number of fully accredited schools has gone from 112 to 186. This is a testament to the dedication and focus of our staff and students. ”

FCPS schools are not only achieving the pass rate needed to earn state accreditation in the core content areas but are exceeding the minimum requirement, with many schools surpassing a 90 percent pass rate. The table below shows the number and percentage of eligible schools that earned a passing rate of 90 or greater in the pertinent content areas. The number of eligible schools varies due to the grade configurations in each school.

In middle schools and high schools, an adjusted pass rate of at least 70 percent in all four subject areas is required for full accreditation. In elementary schools, a combined accreditation pass rate of at least 75 percent on English tests in grades 3 and 5 is required for full accreditation. Elementary schools also must achieve accreditation pass rates of at least 70 percent in mathematics, grade 5 science, and grade 5 history and pass rates of at least 50 percent in grade 3 science and grade 3 history.

Schools With a 90 Percent or Higher Passing Rate in an Accreditation Category

 

Grades 3 and 5 English

Grade 8 and/or High School English

All Math

Grade 3 History

History Other Than Grade 3

Grade 3 Science

Science Other Than Grade 3

Eligible Schools

138

52

188

137

187

137

187

Number Above 90 Percent

106

34

136

123

166

112

102

Percent Above 90 Percent

77%

65%

72%

90%

89%

82%

55%

 

Throughout the state of Virginia, 92 percent of schools earned full accreditation in 2004-05, increasing from 84 percent in 2003-04. The total percentage of schools that have a status of accredited with warning in the state is eight percent compared to one percent in FCPS.

The table below shows the overall accreditation attained by all schools in FCPS as well as the passing rates in each content area.

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Note: For additional information, contact Ray Diroll at 703-208-7779.

 

Fairfax County Public Schools Virginia State Accreditation Ratings 2005-005 Based on Test Results From 2004-05
School Name School Accreditation Rating Pass Rate for Grade 3 and 5 English Pass Rate for Grade 8 and/or High School English Pass Rate for Math Pass Rate for Grade 3 History *Pass Rate for History Pass Rate for Grade 3 Science *Pass Rate for Science
ALDRIN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 91 NA 90 99 98 97 90
ANNANDALE HIGH Fully Accredited NA 92 84 NA 91 NA 77
ANNANDALE TERRACE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 89 NA 91 92 92 86 77
ARCHER ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 99 NA 99 99 99 99 97
ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 90 93 95 92 91
BAILEY'S ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 88 NA 88 97 90 96 81
BEECH TREE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 88 NA 93 82 95 90 85
BELLE VIEW ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 91 NA 88 96 97 92 87
BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 100 NA 98 97 98 97 98
BONNIE BRAE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 93 NA 94 96 97 94 85
BRADDOCK ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 95 98 99 90 94
BREN MAR PARK ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 95 96 95 94 98
BROOKFIELD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 89 NA 88 93 91 90 90
BRYANT ALTERNATIVE HIGH Accredited w/Warning** NA 85 76 NA 86 NA 64
BUCKNELL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 100 93 94 97 85
BULL RUN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 88 96 89 92 81
BUSH HILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 92 NA 89 93 94 92 86
CAMELOT ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 89 NA 87 90 95 86 84
CAMERON ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 88 89 93 87 86
CANTERBURY WOODS ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 95 100 98 97 94
CARDINAL FOREST ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 92 94 95 93 85
CARSON MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 95 98 NA 98 NA 97
CENTRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 91 NA 88 93 96 92 82
CENTREVILLE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 89 NA 87 94 88 89 87
CENTREVILLE HIGH Fully Accredited NA 92 89 NA 94 NA 90
CHANTILLY HIGH Fully Accredited NA 96 91 NA 93 NA 88
CHERRY RUN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 96 99 99 97 96
CHESTERBROOK ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 94 100 97 99 93
CHURCHILL ROAD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 98 98 100 98 97
CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 86 97 95 87 76
CLERMONT ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 87 NA 87 93 97 98 86
CLIFTON ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 92 NA 95 98 97 97 93
COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 92 NA 91 92 90 88 91
COLVIN RUN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 98 100 99 100 96
COOPER MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 96 99 NA 99 NA 100
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 81 NA 85 93 100 89 75
CROSSFIELD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 94 96 99 95 90
CUB RUN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 87 95 90 92 87
CUNNINGHAM PARK ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 94 97 97 95 87
DANIELS RUN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 93 94 91 95 88
DEER PARK ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 88 NA 90 94 94 88 88
DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 82 77 91 87 84
DRANESVILLE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 88 NA 85 91 95 90 79
EDISON HIGH Fully Accredited NA 91 82 NA 89 NA 86
FAIRFAX HIGH Fully Accredited NA 93 92 NA 95 NA 89
FAIRFAX VILLA ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 93 95 99 95 89
FAIRHILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 93 NA 93 97 96 98 98
FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 91 NA 88 87 100 89 89
FALLS CHURCH HIGH Fully Accredited NA 85 81 NA 88 NA 80
FLINT HILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 95 98 98 98 96
FLORIS ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 97 98 97 97 98
FOREST EDGE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 92 NA 96 97 97 95 94
FORESTDALE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 96 100 98 96 92
FORESTVILLE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 93 NA 96 93 98 94 95
FORT BELVOIR ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 84 NA 81 87 91 84 77
FORT HUNT ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 84 NA 86 93 94 90 87
FOX MILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 95 98 99 98 98
FRANCONIA ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 92 100 95 100 88
FRANKLIN MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 92 97 NA 97 NA 96
FREEDOM HILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 95 NA 92 96 99 93 97
FROST MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 95 98 NA 98 NA 98
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 100 94 95 90 94
GLASGOW MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 78 90 NA 89 NA 83
GLEN FOREST ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 98 97 91 91 95
GRAHAM ROAD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 91 NA 95 96 96 98 85
GREAT FALLS ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 96 98 96 96 97
GREENBRIAR EAST ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 85 NA 84 95 95 93 77
GREENBRIAR WEST ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 95 NA 95 94 99 95 94
GROVETON ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 88 NA 97 90 95 95 72
GUNSTON ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 86 NA 89 85 89 85 86
HALLEY ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 86 95 97 89 79
HAYCOCK ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 98 96 99 96 98
HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 90 93 99 95 89
HAYFIELD SECONDARY Fully Accredited NA 84 84 NA 87 NA 81
HERNDON ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 90 95 95 97 92
HERNDON HIGH Fully Accredited NA 93 93 NA 93 NA 84
HERNDON MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 83 91 NA 90 NA 91
HOLLIN MEADOWS ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 86 NA 85 84 91 86 84
HOLMES MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 82 87 NA 88 NA 89
HUGHES MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 79 90 NA 91 NA 85
HUNT VALLEY ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 97 100 97 100 97
HUNTERS WOODS ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 98 NA 97 96 93 97 97
HUTCHISON ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 83 NA 82 94 94 92 77
HYBLA VALLEY ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 85 NA 90 94 86 96 82
IRVING MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 92 96 NA 96 NA 97
ISLAND CREEK ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 91 NA 88 95 94 92 84
JACKSON MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 79 92 NA 90 NA 89
KEENE MILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 98 96 99 98 92
KENT GARDENS ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 95 NA 96 97 100 96 96
KEY CENTER Fully Accredited 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
KEY MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 88 95 NA 94 NA 93
KILMER CENTER Fully Accredited 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
KILMER MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 94 98 NA 97 NA 98
KINGS GLEN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 93 NA 85 NA 92 NA 88
KINGS PARK ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 83 NA 95 97 NA 96 NA
LAKE ANNE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 85 NA 87 82 88 89 78
LAKE BRADDOCK SECONDARY Fully Accredited NA 93 92 NA 95 NA 92
LANE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 88 NA 83 93 95 92 83
LANGLEY HIGH Fully Accredited NA 98 96 NA 99 NA 97
LANIER MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 88 96 NA 94 NA 95
LAUREL RIDGE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 96 94 97 93 98
LEE HIGH Fully Accredited NA 95 91 NA 93 NA 84
LEES CORNER Fully Accredited 96 NA 95 98 97 95 97
LEMON ROAD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 100 NA 100 100 94 96 96
LIBERTY MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 87 93 NA 94 NA 92
LITTLE RUN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 93 NA 95 96 99 95 92
LONDON TOWNE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 86 NA 83 93 96 84 84
LONGFELLOW MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 97 99 NA 98 NA 99
LORTON STATION ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 86 NA 85 88 94 86 84
LYNBROOK ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 89 NA 89 98 97 90 86
MADISON HIGH Fully Accredited NA 97 94 NA 98 NA 94
MANTUA ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 95 NA 95 97 99 97 95
MARSHALL HIGH Fully Accredited NA 95 93 NA 95 NA 92
MARSHALL ROAD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 92 NA 89 90 98 91 91
MCLEAN HIGH Fully Accredited NA 95 94 NA 96 NA 93
MCNAIR ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 88 NA 92 89 89 86 84
MOSBY WOODS ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 96 99 99 93 88
MOUNT EAGLE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 96 94 86 96 88
MOUNT VERNON HIGH Fully Accredited NA 90 82 NA 84 NA 79
MOUNT VERNON WOODS ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 79 NA 83 88 90 86 79
MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL Fully Accredited NA 92 83 NA 90 NA 83
NAVY ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 93 NA 93 96 98 95 95
NEWINGTON FOREST ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 87 97 96 92 87
NORTH SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 92 NA 92 97 92 96 91
OAK HILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 100 100 97 100 93
OAK VIEW ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 92 NA 95 96 96 96 97
OAKTON ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 91 NA 89 96 97 95 91
OAKTON HIGH Fully Accredited NA 97 95 NA 97 NA 91
OLDE CREEK ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 96 98 98 96 95
ORANGE HUNT ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 95 NA 94 98 99 98 93
PARKLAWN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 94 99 97 98 91
PIMMIT HILLS ALTERNATIVE HIGH Fully Accredited NA 85 95 NA 99 NA 84
PINE SPRING ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 95 NA 97 89 96 97 98
POE MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 86 99 NA 93 NA 92
POPLAR TREE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 92 92 98 93 92
POWELL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 92 NA 93 95 97 93 95
PROVIDENCE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 99 NA 100 97 92 93 93
RAVENSWORTH ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 92 NA 94 96 97 94 93
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 80 NA 87 71 78 77 91
ROBINSON SECONDARY Fully Accredited NA 94 94 NA 95 NA 94
ROCKY RUN MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 93 98 NA 97 NA 98
ROLLING VALLEY ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 93 97 99 94 88
ROSE HILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 85 NA 86 94 91 90 79
SANDBURG MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 83 89 NA 88 NA 88
SANGSTER ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 95 NA 94 100 98 99 93
SARATOGA ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 89 93 92 88 81
SHERMAN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 94 98 99 97 100
SHREVEWOOD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 86 NA 89 92 96 86 91
SILVERBROOK ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 92 NA 96 95 98 95 93
SLEEPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 90 98 98 97 89
SOUTH COUNTY SECONDARY Conditionally Accredited NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
SOUTH LAKES HIGH Fully Accredited NA 92 87 NA 89 NA 78
SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 99 NA 99 99 99 98 98
SPRINGFIELD ESTATES ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 90 94 98 96 84
STENWOOD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 99 100 99 100 99
STONE MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 89 95 NA 94 NA 95
STRATFORD LANDING ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 92 100 91 99 87
STUART HIGH Fully Accredited NA 91 93 NA 91 NA 81
SUNRISE VALLEY ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 94 96 99 96 97
TERRA CENTRE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 90 91 96 87 89
TERRASET ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 91 NA 97 96 91 96 84
TJHSST Fully Accredited NA 100 100 NA 100 NA 100
THOREAU MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 93 98 NA 98 NA 97
TIMBER LANE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 85 NA 93 95 93 92 82
TWAIN MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 80 85 NA 89 NA 87
UNION MILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 96 97 93 97 98
VIENNA ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 99 100 97 98 95
VIRGINIA RUN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 95 NA 95 97 99 98 94
WAKEFIELD FOREST ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 97 98 98 96 98
WAPLES MILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 95 NA 95 98 98 97 92
WASHINGTON MILL ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 83 NA 85 87 98 83 74
WAYNEWOOD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 91 NA 91 95 99 91 93
WEST POTOMAC HIGH Fully Accredited NA 90 78 NA 83 NA 75
WEST SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 98 98 93 98 96
WEST SPRINGFIELD HIGH Fully Accredited NA 96 91 NA 96 NA 90
WESTBRIAR ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 99 100 99 100 91
WESTFIELD HIGH Fully Accredited NA 95 92 NA 94 NA 88
WESTGATE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 97 97 93 95 91
WESTLAWN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 96 NA 93 98 99 97 94
WEYANOKE ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 98 NA 92 93 89 90 86
WHITE OAKS ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 95 NA 95 100 99 99 92
WHITMAN MIDDLE Fully Accredited NA 74 91 NA 88 NA 85
WILLOW SPRINGS ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 95 NA 97 96 99 97 94
WOLFTRAP ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 97 NA 98 98 99 98 96
WOODBURN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 88 NA 90 96 100 96 91
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 94 NA 94 91 94 79 88
WOODLEY HILLS ELEMENTARY Fully Accredited 90 NA 100 97 96 97 85
WOODSON ADULT HIGH SCHOOL Accredited w/Warning** NA 77 100 NA 100 NA 32
WOODSON HIGH Fully Accredited NA 97 93 NA 95 NA 92

* All History and Science tests other than grade 3.
** Both sites accredited with warning are warned in science.
NA = Not Appropriate or Not Assessed in 2004-05.

Accreditation 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 reflect the success of a school in preparing students for retakes of Standards of Learning (SOL) tests.