Hampton City Schools Sees Growth in Every SOL Area but One—Where We Held Steady 

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 2024-2025 school year. 

Hampton City Schools (HCS) students made gains in four SOL assessment areas and remained steady in one area from the 2023-2024 to the 2024-2025 school year – math (74% to 76%), science (74% to 78%), history (67% to 70%), reading (71% to 73%), and writing (75% and 75%). 

Additionally, HCS students outperformed the state in the area of mathematics by 4 percentage points and came within 1 percentage point of the state in reading and writing. HCS students exceeded the state in the area of science by 7 percentage points and history by 4 percentage points. The state pass rates for the 2024-2025 school year for the core content areas are as follows: math 72%, reading 74%, writing 76%, science 71%, and history/social studies 66%. 

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 (7 percentage points), English Language Learners (12 percentage points), and Hispanic students (17 percentage points). 

In the category of writing, the division’s African-American students exceeded the state pass rate (8 percentage points), as well as Hispanic students (11 percentage points), English Language Learners (7 percentage points), and Economically Disadvantaged students (5 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 (13 percentage points), Hispanic students (21 percentage points), English Language Learners (16 percentage points), and Students with Disabilities (3 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 (16 percentage points), Hispanic students (21 percentage points), Students with Disabilities (8 percentage points), Economically Disadvantaged students (16 percentage points), and English Language Learners (19 percentage points). 

In the category of history/social studies, HCS English Language Learners excelled above the state assessment score by 22 percentage points. In addition, our student groups of African-American students outpaced the state by 14 percentage points, Hispanic (11 percentage points), Students with Disabilities (6 percentage points), and Economically Disadvantaged (9 percentage points). 

Superintendent Dr. Raymond Haynes shares, “Our commitment and promise to the young people of Hampton, their families, and our community remains the same—every student will graduate as the Portrait of a Hampton Graduate. As a division, we are committed to providing the opportunities, support, and high-quality instruction that allow every child to succeed. This work requires us to be intentional in every decision we make and every action we take. Guided by our mantra—One Community, One Transformation: Excellence with Intentionality—we will continue to move forward together, ensuring that our students are prepared for college, careers, and life. The future of Hampton is bright because of the talent, resilience, and potential within our classrooms today.”