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State education department releases stats on new math SOLs
UPDATE: 18 schools in the Fredericksburg region score 100 percent pass rate on the new math SOL tests. Following is a list of those schools.
PERFECT SCORES
- Caroline Middle School, Caroline County, Algebra I and Geometry.
- Culpeper Middle, Culpeper County, Algebra I and Geometry.
- Floyd T. Binns Middle, Culpeper County, Algebra 1 and Geometry.
- Walker-Grant Middle, Fredericksburg, Geometry.
- King George Middle, King George County, Algebra I, Geometry and Grade 8 math.
- Louisa County Middle, Louisa County, Geometry.
- Locust Grove Middle, Orange County, Geometry.
- Orange Elementary, Orange County, Grade 6 math.
- Battlefield Middle, Spotsylvania, Geometry.
- Freedom Middle, Spotsylvania, Geometry.
- Ni River Middle, Spotsylvania, Algebra I and Geometry.
- Post Oak Middle, Spotsylvania, Geometry.
- Dixon-Smith Middle, Stafford County, Geometry.
- H.H. Poole Middle, Stafford, Geometry.
- Rodney E. Thompson Middle, Stafford, Algebra I and Geometry.
- Shirley C. Heim Middle, Stafford, Algebra I.
- Stafford Middle, Stafford, Geometry.
- T. Benton Gayle Middle, Stafford, Geometry.
Though the tests were tougher, students at some schools in Virginia—including the 18 in the Fredericksburg region—achieved 100 percent pass rates as follows.
- Two school divisions—the cities of Galax and Lexington—achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the Algebra I test.
- Students in eight middle schools and one high school achieved 100 percent pass rates in Algebra II.
- Students in 148 middle schools and two high schools achieved 100 percent pass rates on the Geometry test.
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The Virginia Department of Education today released results of the new math Standards of Learning tests administered during the 2011-12 school year.
Results show that students taking the Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II SOL tests scored 10 to 14 points higher on year-end tests as compared to tests given after the first semester.
State Superintendent of Instruction Patricia I. Wright said in a prepared statement that, “While we have a long climb before we reach the achievement levels we hope to see on the new mathematics tests, the results released today represent a good start and provide a solid foundation for further progress in 2012-2013.”
Below are statewide results. We’re taking a look at results for the Fredericksburg region and will have more information later online and in Wednesday’s Free Lance-Star.
|
Test |
First Semester 2011-2012 |
All Tests 2011-2012 |
| Algebra I |
63% |
75% |
| Geometry |
60% |
74% |
| Algebra II |
59% |
69% |
| Grade 8 |
60% |
|
| Grade 7 |
58% |
|
| Grade 6 |
74% |
|
| Grade 5 |
67% |
|
| Grade 4 |
70% |
|
| Grade 3 |
64% |
Here is an overview of the results provided by the state Department of Education.
- Algebra I — Students in 80 of Virginia’s 132 school divisions and 452 schools achieved pass rates of 70 percent or higher; students in 37 divisions and 348 schools achieved pass rates of 80 percent or higher; and students in two divisions and 78 middle schools and 3 high schools achieved 100 percent pass rates.
- Geometry — Students in 68 divisions and 387 schools achieved pass rates of 70 percent or higher; students in 29 divisions and 304 schools achieved pass rates of 80 percent or higher; and students in 148 middle schools and two high schools achieved 100 percent pass rates.
- Algebra II — Students in 55 divisions and 172 schools achieved pass rates of 70 percent or higher; students in 20 divisions and 95 schools achieved pass rates of 80 percent or higher; and students in eight middle schools and one high school achieved 100 percent pass rates.
