Virginia SOL Pass Rate Down During Pandemic

We’re beginning to learn the impact that virtual learning has had on Virginia’s Standards of Learning test scores. Virginia Department of Education reports for the 2020-2021 school year, 69% of students passed in reading, 54% passed in mathematics and 59% in science. In 2018-2019, the last time SOL tests were taken Virginia had pass rates of 78% in reading, 82% in math and 81% in science. Officials say there were fewer students taking tests and if a student opted out it counted as a failed test.