Standards of Learning assessments from the previous school year

 

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) released data on the performance of students on Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and history/social studies for the 2022-2023 school year. 

Hampton City Schools (HCS) students made gains in math (72%), science (67%), and history (65%) from the 2021-2022 to the 2022-2023 school year, and came down just one percentage point in reading (70%) and writing (62%). Additionally, HCS students outperformed the state in the area of mathematics by 3 percentage points and came within 3 percentage points of the state in reading and writing. The state pass rate for the 2022-2023 school year for math is 69%, reading is 73%, writing is 65%, history/social studies is 65%, and science is 67%. 

Furthermore, HCS outperformed neighboring school divisions in the region (ranging between 9 to 22 percentage points) for those divisions who serve students of similar demographics. 

 

Hampton City Schools Outperforms State in Student Reporting Groups:

Additionally, in the category of reading, Hampton City Schools outperformed the state pass rate for the student groups of African-American students (5 percentage points), Economically Disadvantaged students (5 percentage points), English Language Learners (12 percentage points), and Hispanic students (14 percentage points). 

In the category of writing, the division’s African-American students exceeded the state pass rate (7 percentage points), as well as Hispanic students (9 percentage points), English Language Learners (2 percentage points), and Economically Disadvantaged students (5 percentage points).

Hampton’s Economically Disadvantaged students surpassed the state in the category of math by 10 percentage points, as well as African-American students (12 percentage points), Asian students (2 percentage points), Hispanic students (18 percentage points), English Language Learners (16 percentage points), and Students with Disabilities (3 percentage points).

In the category of history/social studies, HCS English Language Learners exceeded the state assessment score by 13 percentage points. In addition, our student groups of African-American students outpaced the state by 10 percentage points, Hispanic (13 percentage points), White (2 percentage points), and Economically Disadvantaged (6 percentage points). 

Twelve HCS student groups showed higher performance than the state in the category of science to include but not limited to: African-American students (11 percentage points), Hispanic students (20 percentage points), White students (4 percentage points), Economically Disadvantaged students (8 percentage points), and English Language Learners (15 percentage points). 

 

Superintendent Dr. Raymond Haynes shares, “As a division we will continue to foster an environment where every student, regardless of their background or circumstances, can thrive and achieve their highest potential. As such, we will continue to close the gaps in academic areas during the 2023-2024 school year. We will move forward together with a focus on excellence with intentionality, a deliberate pursuit of high standards and exceptional outcomes through conscious effort and purposeful actions.”