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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

FCPS Releases 2011-12 SOL Pass Rates

Students in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) have passed the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) mathematics and reading assessments at rates that meet or exceed those of students across Virginia for all subgroups, except for Hispanic students in mathematics (see mathematics table), based on data released by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). According to Superintendent Jack D. Dale, FCPS continues to focus on rigorous individualized learning and narrowing achievement gaps. The school system’s emphasis is on challenging each child to reach his or her full potential (see attachment 1).
Under the new, rigorous mathematics SOL tests introduced during the 2011-12 school year, FCPS pass rates exceeded those of Virginia by 2 to 11 points for all subgroups except Hispanic students in math.

Mathematics
Subgroup	Virginia		FCPS
Subgroup	2010-11	2011-12	2010-11	2011-12
All Students	87	68	92	78
Black	77	52	83	61
Hispanic	83	61	85	60
Asian	95	87	97	89
Economically Disadvantaged	78	54	84	60
Limited English Proficient	82	59	86	62
Students with Disabilities	66	40	81	50
White	90	75	96	86

There was little change in subgroup performance in English reading on the 2011-12 tests. Pass rates in FCPS continue to exceed pass rates for Virginia for all subgroups by 1 to 18 points. English reading tests taken by students during the 2012-13 school year will be based on revised standards.

English Reading
Subgroup	Virginia		FCPS
Subgroup	2010-11	2011-12	2010-11	2011-12
All Students	88	89	93	94
Black	80	80	87	88
Hispanic	84	84	86	87
Asian	94	95	96	96
Economically Disadvantaged	80	81	85	86
Limited English Proficient	79	80	85	86
Students with Disabilities	67	66	85	84
White	92	93	97	97

Student performance on the 2011-12 science SOL tests showed little change. Pass rates on science tests in FCPS continue to meet or exceed pass rates for Virginia for all subgroups except Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students. Science tests taken by students during the 2012-13 school year will be based on revised standards approved by the Board of Education.

Science
Subgroup	Virginia		FCPS
Subgroup	2010-11	2011-12	2010-11	2011-12
All Students	90	91	91	91
Black	81	82	80	82
Hispanic	84	85	80	81
Asian	95	95	95	96
Economically Disadvantaged	82	83	78	79
Limited English Proficient	78	79	79	79
Students with Disabilities	70	70	74	74
White	94	95	96	96

Subgroup performance on new history and social science SOL tests, first introduced during the 2010-11 school year, continued to improve with most subgroups making 1 to 3 point gains in FCPS and 1 to 2 point gains in Virginia.

History-Social Science
	Virginia		FCPS
Subgroup	2010-11	2011-12	2010-11	2011-12
All Students	84	85	89	90
Black	73	74	78	81
Hispanic	77	79	76	78
Asian	93	94	94	95
Economically Disadvantaged	72	74	74	77
Limited English Proficient	73	75	76	78
Students with Disabilities	61	61	70	71
White	89	90	95	95

The VDOE has updated its online report cards for schools, school divisions, and the state with data on the performance of student subgroups on 2011-12 SOL tests in English, mathematics, science, and history-social science. The report cards are available in the Virginia School Report Card section of the VDOE website. The updated data include test-by-test pass rates and subject-area pass rates for Asian, Black, economically disadvantaged, Hispanic, limited-English proficient, and White students, as well as students with disabilities and other subgroups.

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Note: For more information, contact Kathy Oliver at 571-423-1405.