My kid who gets passed advanced on SOLs

[Anonymous]

Failed the 5th grade science one. Score was 398? School is asking if we want a retake. Pros/cons?

[Anonymous]

They did not pass by 1 question. It really means nothing and it isn’t going to hold your child back from ANYTHING! If it’s going to stress your kid out to retake it then forget it. If your kid is fine with trying again, then go for it. Seems like it could have been a test error, teacher not reviewing enough, off day for your child etc… Since they typically do well. No need to worry.

[Anonymous]

Heard that the 5th grade science treat was hard. It combined 4th and 5th grade content. I don’t think that was always done in the past so it sounds like a new test.

[Anonymous]

^test

[Anonymous]

Does school let parent know child need to retake each sol or after all 3 are done?

[Anonymous]

no reason to retake- it means nothing for the kid.

[Anonymous]

It only matters for the school if your kid retakes it. It somewhat affects your property values since SOL is how great schools rates schools. It doesn't matter to your kid if they retake or not. FWIW. I didn't even realize my 5th grader was taking a science SOL. But I just checked and I guess mine takes it this Thursday.

[Anonymous]

It has always covered both fourth and fifth. Do not worry about it.

[Anonymous]

My kid got 515

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It has always covered both fourth and fifth. Do not worry about it.

DP. Well, something went wrong somewhere. It's a notoriously hard test because it covers two years - but kids certainly manage to score pass advance on it. What happened for OP's DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid got 515

How is this a helpful response to the OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid got 515

And??

[Anonymous]

I take the SOLs as a sign that my child has basic competency in the subject. I would not bother with re-takes, but would absolutely spend time reviewing the material over the summer and making sure there are no gaps.

Just as an FYI, the next science SOL is in 8th grade, and covers 6-8th grade material.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heard that the 5th grade science treat was hard. It combined 4th and 5th grade content. I don’t think that was always done in the past so it sounds like a new test.

It’s been combined for years, but this is the SOL that students are more likely to fail in Elementary. The fail rate is like 10% more than the others.
-ES Teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Heard that the 5th grade science treat was hard. It combined 4th and 5th grade content. I don’t think that was always done in the past so it sounds like a new test.

It’s been combined for years, but this is the SOL that students are more likely to fail in Elementary. The fail rate is like 10% more than the others.
-ES Teacher

Just want to say that this has not been my experience with the 4th grade VA History test (when it was administered as a traditional SOL) or the 5th grade science test. Scores have always been strong.