ROANOKE, Va. – The Department of Education released the results for Virginia's Standards of Learning tests on Tuesday, showing steady numbers across the board.
School accreditation statuses for 2017-2018 are based on achievement results from the 2016-2017 school year. Those statuses will be announced mid-September.
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Compared to the 2015-2016 school year, there was a one-point percentage drop in the science and math pass rates overall. Reading scores remained the same, at 80 percent passing. English writing improved by two points, with 79 percent passing. History and social science scores were unchanged.
The Department of Education looks at overall numbers, but also breaks results down into these categories: Asian, black, economically disadvantaged, English learners, Hispanic, students with disabilities, and white.
Black students achieved a one-point gain in overall reading. Black fifth graders made an impressive four-point gain, with 71 percent passing.
While overall black achievement in math dropped one point to 66 percent, the performance of black students on the both 6th grade and 8th grade math tests improved by one point, to 70 percent and 60 percent, respectively.
Seventy-one percent of Hispanic students passed the reading SOL, the same as last year. Hispanic students dropped one point in math overall, but gained one point in Algebra I.
Of the 1,805 open public schools with reportable test results, 37 percent improved in math, 44 percent in reading and 22 percent improved in both subjects.
Click here for a list of school-by-school SOL results, from 2012 to present.
Click here for a list of school accreditation results, starting from 2002.
Elementary and middle schools are fully accredited if students achieve all of the following pass rates:
English – 75 percent or higher
Mathematics – 70 percent or higher
Science – 70 percent or higher
History – 70 percent or higher
High schools are fully accredited if:
Students achieve pass rates of 75 percent or higher in English and 70 percent or higher in mathematics, science and history; and attain a point value of 85 or greater based on the Graduation and Completion Index (GCI).