by Jackie Nunnery
LANCASTER—The release of the Standards of Learning (SOL) results for the 2023-24 school year by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) last week shows that, like many schools across the Commonwealth, there are bright spots but more work needs to be done. While School Quality Profiles have been updated to include the most recent testing, accreditation ratings will be posted sometime before the end of September.
In an announcement highlighting the results, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said student performance was “a ship that was off course but has been turned around,” citing statewide results that showed improvement for grades 3-8 in reading SOLs at 70% of the school divisions and in math SOLs at 75% of the school divisions.
As a division, Lancaster County Public Schools (LCPS) increased reading pass rates by 6 points, rising to 64%, compared to the statewide overall pass rate which remained at 73%. In math, LCPS pass rates rose by a point to 58%, compared to the state, which increased from 69% to 71%.
Lancaster Elementary School had an overall pass rate in reading of 59%, down a percentage point from last year. However, there were bright spots in those scores. Grades 4 and 6 saw improvement with pass rates, rising from 63% to 70% and….
