Oscar F Smith High in CHESAPEAKE, VA | Best High Schools

2013 Academic Indicators

College Readiness Index: 15.8
Math Proficiency: 3.1
Reading Proficiency: 3.2
Student/Teacher Ratio: 18:1

09–12 Grades
2,177 Students
124 Teachers

Oscar F Smith High
1994 TIGER DR
CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320

Phone: (757) 548-0696

District: Chesapeake City Public Schools

Overview

At Oscar F Smith High, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Oscar F Smith High is 21 percent. The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 71 percent. Oscar F Smith High is 1 of 7 high schools in the Chesapeake City Public Schools.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded	None
National Rank
Unranked

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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment	2,177
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total)	71%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total)	47%
Full-Time Teachers	124

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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading	90%
Proficient in Math	91%
College Readiness Index	15.8

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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served	09 – 12
Setting	Large Suburb
Charter School	No
Magnet School	No
Receives Title I Funding	No

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools	7
Total Students	13,146
Proficient in Reading (district average)	94%
Proficient in Math (district average)	94%
College Readiness (district average)	19.2