Capital High School
Effective Schools Inventory
This information is provided as a requirement of West Virginia law 18-2E-4 and West Virginia Board of Education Policy 7300. This report contains important information about your child's school that will allow you to follow the school's progress over time. Even where the indicator does not apply to Capital High School, data is given for the county and state to keep you informed about the entire public school educational system.
The report does not address aspects of effective schools such as parental and community involvement or the learning environment. Please contact Mr. Giles at 348-6500 for further information.
The West Virginia Report Cards, a comprehensive publication containing data on all public schools in the fifty-five (55) counties, is available at the West Virginia Department of Education.
School Information
| Information | School | County | State |
| Attendance Rate (%) | 89.9% | 93.7% | 93.8% |
| Average Class Size | 17.8 | 21.7 | 19.6 |
| Classrooms with Split Grades (#) | 0 | 53 | 211 |
| Dropout Rate (%) | 7.5% | 3.8% | 2.5% |
| Exemptions to Pupil/Teacher Ratio (#) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graduates (#) | 299 | 2,024 | 19,846 |
| Student Enrollment (#) | 1,420 | 28,417 | 282,192 |
Program and Curriculum Information
|
Information |
School |
County |
State |
|
Enrollment by Subject Area (%) |
- |
- |
- |
|
English Language Arts |
98.0% |
96.2% |
97.5% |
|
Foreign Language |
35.0% |
33.4% |
29.4% |
|
Mathematics |
88.8% |
86.9% |
84.4% |
|
Science |
80.9% |
83.9% |
80.7% |
|
Social Studies |
96.8% |
95.1% |
89.1% |
Personnel Information
| Information | School | County | State |
| Pupil/Administrator Ratio | 355 | 165.2 | 161.9 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 15.8 | 14.7 | 14.1 |
| Professional Staff | - | - | - |
| Average Years of Experience | 21.5 | 18.8 | 18.4 |
| Level of Education (%) | - | - | - |
| Bachelor's Degree | 6.6% | 8.5% | 11.1% |
| Bachelor's Degree +15 | 26.4% | 37.0% | 31.3% |
| Master's Degree | 3.3% | 3.9% | 6.0% |
| Master's Degree +15 | 3.3% | 8.2% | 9.5% |
| Master's Degree +30 | 12.1% | 12.2% | 13.5% |
| Master's Degree +45 | 46.2% | 29.4% | 28.0% |
| Doctorate | 0% | 0.2% | .3% |
| Other | 2.2% | .7% | .2% |
College-Entrance Testing Information
| Information | School | County | State |
| ACT (American College Testing) | - | - | - |
| Test Takers (%) | 78.9% | 70.1% | 63.0% |
| Composite Score | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.3 |
| Advanced Placement Test Test Takers (%) | - | - | - |
| 10th Grade | 0% | .2% | .0% |
| 11th Grade | 2.9% | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 12th Grade | 9.9% | 9.5% | 8.5% |
| 12th Grade Test Takers with 3 or Higher (%) | 45% | 62% | 51.6% |
| PSAT Test Takers (%) | - | - | - |
| 10th Grade | 21.5% | 16.5% | 8.7% |
| 11th Grade | 21.7% | 19.9% | 21.4% |
| SAT Test Takers (%) | 23.1% | 19.9% | 20.0% |
| Math Score | 540 | 533 | 522 |
| Verbal Score | 554 | 543 | 510 |
SAT-9 2002-2003 Basic Skills Scores
| Percent of Students Tested | First Quartile | Second Quartile | Third Quartile | Fourth Quartile | |
| School | 95% | 23 | 23 | 28 | 26 |
| County | 97% | 18 | 25 | 29 | 28 |
| State | 98% | 17 | 25 | 30 | 28 |