Hampton City Schools makes gains in all Standards of Learning assessments from previous school year 

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) released data on the performance of students on Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and history/social studies for the 2023-2024 school year. 

Hampton City Schools (HCS) students made gains in all five SOL assessment areas from the 2022-2023 to the 2023-2024 school year – math (72% to 74%), science (67% to 74%), history (65% to 67%), reading (70% to 71%), and writing (62% to 75%). Additionally, HCS students outperformed the state in the area of mathematics by 3 percentage points and came within 2 percentage points of the state in reading and one percentage point in writing. HCS students exceeded the state in the area of science by 6 percentage points and history by 2 percentage points. The state pass rate for the 2023-2024 school year for math is 71%, reading is 73%, writing is 76%, science is 68%, and history/social studies is 65%. 

Furthermore, HCS outperformed neighboring school divisions in the region (ranging between 10 to 20 percentage points) for those divisions who serve students of similar demographics.

 

Hampton City Schools Surpassed State in Student Reporting Groups:

Additionally, in the category of reading, Hampton City Schools outpaced the state pass rate for the student groups of African-American students (6 percentage points), Economically Disadvantaged students (6 percentage points), English Language Learners (9 percentage points), and Hispanic students (13 percentage points). 

In the category of writing, the division’s African-American students exceeded the state pass rate (9 percentage points), as well as Hispanic students (16 percentage points), English Language Learners (3 percentage points), and Economically Disadvantaged students (4 percentage points).

Hampton’s Economically Disadvantaged students surpassed the state in the category of math by 11 percentage points, as well as African-American students (12 percentage points), Hispanic students (18 percentage points), English Language Learners (16 percentage points), and Students with Disabilities (5 percentage points).

HCS student groups showed higher performance than the state in the category of science to include but not limited to: African-American students (17 percentage points), Hispanic students (18 percentage points), Students with Disabilities (7 percentage points), Economically Disadvantaged students (15 percentage points), and English Language Learners (10 percentage points). 

In the category of history/social studies, HCS English Language Learners excelled above the state assessment score by 16 percentage points. In addition, our student groups of African-American students outpaced the state by 13 percentage points, Hispanic (13 percentage points), Students with Disabilities (3 percentage points), and Economically Disadvantaged (8 percentage points). 

Superintendent Dr. Raymond Haynes shares, “We are proud that the state performance assessments show that our students continue to make gains in all areas. As a division, we remain committed to fostering an environment where every student can thrive and reach their highest potential. In line with our focus on teaching and learning, we will continue to close the gaps in academic achievement throughout the 2024-2025 school year. Guided by our mantra—One Community, One Transformation: Excellence with Intentionality—we will focus on moving forward together, purposefully striving for high standards and exceptional outcomes through deliberate effort and thoughtful actions.”