SOL Standardized Tests: How Loudoun County Schools Performed

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — SOL scores varied slightly in 2023 for Loudoun County students. According to the Virginia Department of Education, reading and writing pass rates were unchanged. History and science pass rates dropped slightly while math scores rose in Loudoun County.

The Virginia Department of Education released Standards of Learning standardized test results for 2023 Thursday. Statewide results show overall rates remaining the same for reading and writing, increases for math and science and one percentage point decrease for history.

However, the Virginia Department of Education raised concerns about significant numbers of students in the "low proficient" level that may have failed before passing cut scores were lowered between 2018-2019 and 2020-2021. Achievement gaps also remain among certain student groups.

The pass rate for reading and writing was 80 and 81 percent for Loudoun students in 2023, a rate unchanged from 2022. History pass rates dropped slightly, from 81 percent to 80 percent. Science scores also dropped by a percentage point.

Math scores showed improvement in 2023, as pass rates rose from 74 percent to 76 percent.

Loudoun County's pass rates exceeded state averages in all subject areas. As a result, Loudoun County Public Schools remain fully accredited.

One school, Park View High School, was accredited with conditions based on dropout rates, absent rates, and a college and career readiness index.

Aaron Spence is the superintendent for Loudoun County Public Schools.

"While we still have work to do on behalf of our students and families, we have a lot to be proud of in LCPS," Spence said in a news release. "I want to thank our educators for their steadfast commitment to meeting the needs of each child, every day so that they may achieve their dreams and make meaningful contributions to our community and beyond. We are so lucky in LCPS to have such a dedicated, exemplary workforce, and so much of what we're able to accomplish is because of them."

Detailed information about SOL scores, including passing rates by individual schools, is available online.