WILLIAMSBURG — The Virginia Department of Education recently released data from the 2024-25 Standards of Learning assessments, and Williamsburg-James City County Schools announced it met or made gains across all five subject areas and exceeded average state performance across the board.
SOL tests measure students’ success in meeting the Board of Education’s expectations for learning and achievement in reading, writing, mathematics, science and history.
“Last year’s SOL results are just one way our students demonstrate how they learn and grow across the school year,” said Daniel F. Keever, WJCC Schools Superintendent. “I appreciate the hard work and commitment of each of our teachers, staff members, school leaders, and support employees, who are setting our students up for success in all arenas they pursue.”
In addition to academic growth, Virginia’s School Quality Profile reported a continued improvement in WJCC Schools’ chronic absence rate — down to 9.9% last year from 10.6% the previous year, according to the division. Chronic absenteeism is the measure of students who are absent for 10% or more of the school year.
| Virginia 22-23 | Virginia 23-24 | Virginia 24-25 | WJCC 22-23 |
WJCC 23-24 |
WJCC 24-25 |
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| Reading | 73% | 73% | 74% | 77% | 78% | 78% |
| Writing | 65% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 80% | 80% |
| Math | 69% | 71% | 72% | 75% | 76% | 77% |
| Science | 67% | 68% | 71% | 72% | 75% | 77% |
| History | 65% | 65% | 66% | 79% | 71% | 74% |
Data source: School Quality Profile
According to the division, examples of growth reported across student groups include:
- Math pass rates among English Learner students increased by 5 points
- History and science pass rates among Black students increased by 2 points each
- Science pass rates among Hispanic students increased by 8 points
- Algebra I pass rates among all students increased by 4 points
“Our key priority remains the pursuit of academic success for every student,” Keever said. “I am proud of the progress we’ve made and look forward to our shared work ahead as we strive to become the premiere school division in Virginia.”
