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Accountability & Virginia Public Schools
a guide to understanding Virginia's system for holding schools accountable for raising student achievement.

Accountability Terminology

Virginia public schools receive two annual accountability ratings based on the performance of students on Standards of Learning tests and other statewide assessments.

A school’s state accreditation rating reflects overall achievement in English, history/social science, mathematics and science. Schools in which students meet or exceed achievement objectives established by the Virginia Board of Education in these four content areas are rated as “fully accredited.”

Schools - and school divisions and states - also are rated according to the progress they are making toward the goals of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind. Schools, school divisions and states that meet or exceed annual objectives are rated as having made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).

School Accreditation Ratings

State and school-level summary reports on state accreditation ratings for the current and previous school years

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Reports

State, school and division-level summary reports on federal AYP ratings for the current and previous school years

AYP Ratings & School Improvement Status of Title I

Spreadsheets summarizing the AYP ratings and improvement status for public schools that receive funding under Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (also known as No Child Left Behind).

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