Charlottesville City Schools staff presented spring 2024-25 Standards of Learning (SOL) results, noting modest improvements in overall pass rates in both reading and math even as the state implemented higher standards and announced new, more stringent passing scores.

The divisions overall combined reading pass rate across tested grades was 67 percent, a four-point increase since 2022 and up two points from the prior year; the overall math pass rate was 67 percent as well, a 12-point increase since 2022 and up four points year-over-year, presenters said. Staff cautioned that the new SOL frameworks include higher cut scores and greater rigor, and that the states revised accountability framework and final cut-score implementation will affect how next years results are interpreted.

Staff highlighted grade-level and subgroup gains: notable increases for Black students, English learners and students with disabilities in several grades; example gains included an eight-point increase for Black students division-wide since 2022 and double-digit gains in math for several subgroups. At the high school level the algebra I pass rate showed gains, with the division and many student groups now above the state average.

Administrators described steps underway to respond to new standards, including a K–8 rollout of required literacy training aligned with the Virginia Literacy Act, introduction of a new screener (Veil) in grades 4–8, targeted tiered interventions and review of high-quality, standards-aligned instructional materials for an upcoming textbook adoption. Staff said math adoption work is underway to align curriculum and materials to the new math standards.

The division updated its public data dashboard with the 2024-25 results but deferred full discussion of the states new accountability rubric until the state releases final scoring guidance. Staff said the dashboard will be revised again when the state clarifies how new measures such as the 3E readiness (employment/enrollment/enlistment) and other metrics will be factored into accountability.