The SVJH facility is relatively small, encompassing 22,778 square feet of classrooms, gymnasium, shop classes, portable classrooms, office, library, physical education locker rooms, showers, and restrooms. The facility meets the needs of the current population. Annual crime report data shows few to no assaults, vandalism, illegal use of drugs on campus, weapons, etc. A student safety survey given each December shows student satisfaction with the school's physical and social environment, culture, and personal characteristics of students and staff. The total number of minimum days scheduled for the 1998-99 school year is six.
Many factors affect student achievement.
Achievement is difficult to assess and demonstrate by means of statistical measurement. The following measurements of student achievement are presented with these limitations in mind. The following chart shows the performance of SVJH students on the spring 1998 STAR test. A percentile rank of 62, for example, means that our students scored higher than approximately 62 percent of the students in the nation. Ninth grade results are not reported as the testing group was too small to yield group percentile rankings.