Math SOL - Algebra 1 HNS

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Anonymous wrote:A 530 is missing 2-4 questions out of 50. The difference between a 580 and a 530 is 1 or 2 questions.

The PP who said it's 89% is not accurate, that's just 530/600 but that's not how scoring works.

To get a 400, the cut score has historically been 24/50. To get a 500, it's been 45/50.

May I know from where can we view the complete data for the scores ?. I'm new to this , Just curious to know

You can’t, and it’s not an exact science, as it varies year to year and depends on the difficulty of the questions missed—some are weighted more than others, so missing an “easy” will drop your score more than a “hard”.

The whole thing is a total black box. You’ll never get to see the questions. You can ask the testing coordinator at your school for a “sdbq report” for your child. It will show which standards/difficulty level your child missed.

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Thank you for the reply . I will check with my kids counselor to see the SDBQ report . if its a black box how should we improve our scores and make the kids prepare at my kids school all they have old SOL test papers from 2016 which is ten years older . I'm sure the standards may have evolved over time and its time to make the kids prepare to the current standard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for the reply . I will check with my kids counselor to see the SDBQ report . if its a black box how should we improve our scores and make the kids prepare at my kids school all they have old SOL test papers from 2016 which is ten years older . I'm sure the standards may have evolved over time and its time to make the kids prepare to the current standard.

You can look up the standards on the VDOE website and compare them to the standards your child missed.

But you’ll never find test questions more recent than what your child’s teacher has. That’s all that’s out there. We are shooting in the dark trying to prepare them for this test each year.

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Anonymous wrote:DS also passed advanced but around 530. He always scored above 580 in math SOL. I know at least 30% of his 6th grade peers in Algebra 1H scored 600. The teacher shard that a vast majority of passed advanced so DS' score is probably on the lower end. I am not worried but I will have him extra prepared for the final just in case.

Honestly confused. 530 on Algebra 1H is now considered low?

Yes because tons of FCPS kids, especially those in Region 2 schools, all score 600. Whether they take it in 6th grade (we're at Haycock pyramid), 7th grade or 8th grade. But primarily, I think most kids are taking it in 6th or 7th grade now, with some outliers taking Alg (honors or regular) in 8th grade.

“Most kids are taking it in 6th or 7th grade now?” No way. Maybe most of the advanced kids, but not most out of everyone in all of FCPS. And, there will still be some advanced kids whose parents will decide they don’t need that kind of pressure in 7th and will wait till 8th.