Vernon Johns Jr. High Other School
3101 Homestead Dr
Petersburg VA, 23805, Petersburg City County
Phone: 804-862-7020
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 9
School District: Petersburg City Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 44 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 41 | 42 | ||||||
Total Students: | 600 | 618 | 599 | 694 | 683 | 671 | ||||||
Grade 8: | 280 | 46.7% | 323 | 52.3% | 277 | 46.2% | 336 | 48.4% | 327 | 47.9% | 309 | 46.1% |
Grade 9: | 320 | 53.3% | 295 | 47.7% | 322 | 53.8% | 358 | 51.6% | 356 | 52.1% | 362 | 53.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
Male: | 302 | 50.3% | 319 | 51.6% | 306 | 51.1% | 360 | 51.9% | 360 | 52.7% | 362 | 53.9% |
Female: | 298 | 49.7% | 299 | 48.4% | 293 | 48.9% | 334 | 48.1% | 314 | 46.0% | 300 | 44.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.4% | 21 | 3.5% | 23 | 3.3% | 15 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.4% |
Black: | 556 | 92.7% | 580 | 93.9% | 560 | 93.5% | 659 | 95.0% | 644 | 94.3% | 637 | 94.9% |
White: | 16 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.5% | 11 | 1.6% | 18 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 413 | 68.8% | 373 | 60.4% | 395 | 65.9% | 419 | 60.4% | 378 | 55.3% | 391 | 58.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 5.7% | 39 | 6.3% | 42 | 7.0% | 33 | 4.8% | 61 | 8.9% | 77 | 11.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.61 | 15.23 | 15.53 | 18.13 | 16.85 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2010 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 89% |
2011 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 90% |
2012 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 46.5% | 70.9% |
2012 | History | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 88% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 87% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75% | 82% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 56.2% | 61.9% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 92% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 92% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 92% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60.1% | 76.1% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 91% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 89% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 88% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 40.9% | 70.3% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94% | 93% | 95% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 92% | 94% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 70% | 71% | 75% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 72.6% | 76.2% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87% | 90% | 89% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 100% | 90% | 91% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 95% | 86% | 92% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87% | 82% | 82.6% |
2013 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 62.3% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 88% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 90% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 84% | 83% | 91% |
2013 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 72.3% | 70.8% | 83% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 78% | 88% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 86% | 86% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77% | 66% | 73% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87.1% | 74.9% | 75.7% |
2010 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 88% | 87% | 93% |
2011 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 66% | 64% | 81% |
2012 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 85% |
2013 | World History I | End of course | % met std | 85% | 80.5% | 84.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.