Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments - Passing Scores Established by the Board of Education NOTICE Do not immediately apply these passing scores to the spring 1998 scores received earlier this year. In spring 1998 two forms of each of the SOL tests were administered to students. The Board of Education set the passing scores on the predominant test form (standard-setting form). Since the second test form may be slightly easier or harder than the standard-setting form, it is possible that the passing score on the second form of each of the tests will vary slightly from that of the standard-setting form. Score reports with the passing scores applied will be issued in mid-December.    Click here for further information.

SOL Test	Pass (proficient)	Pass (advanced)
Grade 3     English     Mathematics       History & Social Science     Science	32 out of 45 items (71%)  36 out of  50 items (72%)  24 out of  40 items (60%)  27 out of  40 items (68%)	42 out of  45 items (93%) 45 out of  50 items (90%) 36 out of  40 items (90%) 36 out of  40 items (90%)
Grade 5      English: Reading,         Literature, & Research       English: Writing        Mathematics        History & Social Science       Science        Computer/Technology	28 out of  42 items (67%) 32 out of  44 items (73%) 34 out of  50 items (68%) *25 out of  40 items (63%) 26 out of  40 items (65%) 17 out of  30 items (57%)	39 out of  42 items (93%) 41 out of  44 items (93%) 46 out of  50 items (92%) 37 out of  40 items (93%) 37 out of  40 items (93%) 27 out of  30 items (90%)
Grade 8       English: Reading,           Literature, & Research       English: Writing        Mathematics        History & Social Science       Science        Computer/Technology	27 out of  42 items (64%) 30 out of  44 items (68%) 37 out of  60 items (62%) *28 out of  50 items (56%) 29 out of  50 items (58%) 26 out of  40 items (65%)	37 out of  42 items (88%) 41 out of  44 items (93%) 55 out of  60 items (92%) 45 out of  50 items (90%) 45 out of  50 items (90%) 36 out of  40 items (90%)
High School       English: Reading,          Literature, & Research       English: Writing        Algebra I        Algebra II        Geometry        Earth Science        Biology        Chemistry        World History (I) to 1000            A.D. + World          Geography        World History (II) from 1000           A.D. to the Present +          World Geography       U. S. History      World Geography	24 out of  42 items (57%) 37 out of  54 items (69%) 27 out of  50 items (54%) 31 out of  50 items (62%) 27 out of  45 items (60%) 30 out of  50 items (60%) 26 out of  50 items (52%) 27 out of  50 items (54%) 33 out of  61  items (54%)     *32 out of  63 items (51%)     *34 out of  61 items (56%) 28 out of  60 items (47%)	37 out of  42 items (88%) 49 out of  54 items (91%) 45 out of  50 items (90%) 45 out of  50 items (90%) 41 out of  45 items (91%) 45 out of  50 items (90%) 45 out of  50 items (90%) 45 out of  50 items (90%) 55 out of  61 items (90%)     57 out of  63 items (90%)     55 out of  61 items (90%) 49 out of  60 items (82%)

        *Note: These are the passing scores revised by the State Board of Education on November 27, 2001. For more information please Click here.                                                                                                                                                                     
        VA Department of Education                                                                                                                                                                       Revised October 10, 2002