Virginia School Rankings
Virginia Public K-12 School Rankings are based
on data from the
Standard of Learning (SOL) Test provided by the
Virginia Department of Education.
There are two sets of rankings:
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The Standard Rankings
are based on the following:
- Elementary Schools:
The percentages of third and fifth
graders who passed the English
and Mathematics parts of the SOL test.
- Middle Schools:
The percentages of eighth
graders who passed the English
and Mathematics parts of the SOL test.
- High Schools:
The percentages of students
who passed the English and Algebra II parts of the SOL test.
You have the option of (i) Ranking all schools in the State
of Virginia (choose "All Counties" in the toolbar to the left),
(ii) Comparing individual counties (choose "Division Vs. Division"), and
(iii) Comparing all schools in a given division (choose, for example,
"Fairfax").
To view FREE public school rankings from a prior year, simply
click on the "Rank" button on the toolbar to the left. The
most recent rankings are available for subscribers only.
Subscription fee is $8.33/month (1-year term).
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The Customized Rankings (Subscribers Only)
are based on the following:
- Elementary Schools:
Can choose any or all of the followings:
Writing, English, Mathematics, History,
Science, and Computer Technology.
Can choose either 3rd grade or 5th grade or both.
- Middle Schools:
Can choose any or all of the followings:
Writing, English, Mathematics, History,
Science, and Computer Technology.
Results are for the 8th grade only.
- High Schools:
Can choose any or all of the followings:
Writing, English, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, US History,
World History to 1000 AD, World History from 1000 AD, World Geography,
Earth Science, Biology and Chemistry.
With the Customized Ranking, you can choose any or all of the counties.
Subscription fee is $8.33/month (1-year term).
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Data Availability:Virginia School ratings are available for:
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008