SOL Perfect Score

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Anonymous wrote:How common are perfect SOL scores of 600?

i think it depends on the school/AAP versus gened. my daughter took 4 SOLs this year. she got perfect on 2 of them. and she got perfect on her ones in previous years. in AAP classes most kids get pass advanced. some kids also get easier questions than others. i work in fcps and can see the SOL breakdowns of questions right/wrong and the level of difficulty. some kids get easier tests than others. i wouldn’t read too much into a perfect score. not once had a teacher even acknowledged my kids 600s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How common are perfect SOL scores of 600?

Strong chance at MIT. Just make sure you keep a copy of the score and include it in the MIT app.

[Anonymous]

My kid is transferring to our local public high school in August. They did Catholic K-8. I have a few questions regarding the SOLs:

1. What is the benefit of getting a top SOL score?
2. What happens if they don’t pass the exam?
3. How difficult are these exams?
4. How stressed out are students, teachers and parents regarding the SOLs?

[Anonymous]

In my kids circle, it is very common. Nothing bragworthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is transferring to our local public high school in August. They did Catholic K-8. I have a few questions regarding the SOLs:

1. What is the benefit of getting a top SOL score?
2. What happens if they don’t pass the exam?
3. How difficult are these exams?
4. How stressed out are students, teachers and parents regarding the SOLs?

1. What is the benefit of getting a top SOL score? Nothing
2. What happens if they don’t pass the exam? They do not get a verified credit towards graduation. If they only fail by a little bit, they will be remediated and get a second attempt to pass. If they fail again, they'll get intensive supports to take it the next year, and/or they'll take the SOL for the next course in sequence and hope to pass that
3. How difficult are these exams? They are the bare minimum to show competency. Not a big deal for a diligent student who can retain information beyond the current unit. Difficult if your teacher is out for half the year and you have a mish mash of subs, or if the content isn't taught at a pace to get through the curriculum before the test.
4. How stressed out are students, teachers and parents regarding the SOLs? Depends on the school. Title 1/low income schools stress a lot because accreditation is at risk if kids (and beyond that, specific subgroups) don't pass at proper rates. At wealthier schools, they are basically just a nuisance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my kids circle, it is very common. Nothing bragworthy.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:One of our kids got a 600 on the fourth grade Virginia history SOL. Said it was super easy. Kid slayed in anything social studies, though. Is now working toward a history related PhD. And that perfect SOL score meant...absolutely nothing. It did not change a thing.

Ha - my 4th grader just got a 600 on his VA History SOL. He's obsessed with history and says he wants to be a history professor when he grows up. He also thinks this is going to make him rich, which we've been trying to dispel...

4th graders do history SOL?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of our kids got a 600 on the fourth grade Virginia history SOL. Said it was super easy. Kid slayed in anything social studies, though. Is now working toward a history related PhD. And that perfect SOL score meant...absolutely nothing. It did not change a thing.

Ha - my 4th grader just got a 600 on his VA History SOL. He's obsessed with history and says he wants to be a history professor when he grows up. He also thinks this is going to make him rich, which we've been trying to dispel...

4th graders do history SOL?

Not at most schools. The state offers a PBL they can do in place of an SOL and almost all schools have gone that route.

[Anonymous]

It means your kid can focus and is good at test taking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How common are perfect SOL scores of 600?

i think it depends on the school/AAP versus gened. my daughter took 4 SOLs this year. she got perfect on 2 of them. and she got perfect on her ones in previous years. in AAP classes most kids get pass advanced. some kids also get easier questions than others. i work in fcps and can see the SOL breakdowns of questions right/wrong and the level of difficulty. some kids get easier tests than others. i wouldn’t read too much into a perfect score. not once had a teacher even acknowledged my kids 600s

Mine also got two out of four 600s and has one previous 600. Does it matter if the teacher says anything?

Teachers are focused on other things - I am focused on remediation of my students that didn't pass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How common are perfect SOL scores of 600?

i think it depends on the school/AAP versus gened. my daughter took 4 SOLs this year. she got perfect on 2 of them. and she got perfect on her ones in previous years. in AAP classes most kids get pass advanced. some kids also get easier questions than others. i work in fcps and can see the SOL breakdowns of questions right/wrong and the level of difficulty. some kids get easier tests than others. i wouldn’t read too much into a perfect score. not once had a teacher even acknowledged my kids 600s

Mine also got two out of four 600s and has one previous 600. Does it matter if the teacher says anything?

Teachers are focused on other things - I am focused on remediation of my students that didn't pass.

no it doesn’t matter if teachers say anything. i meant that in i wouldn’t make a big deal out of 600s because teachers and schools don’t even acknowledge it. my kids are in AAP. no one is failing/needing remediation so my kid’s teachers aren’t focused on that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How common are perfect SOL scores of 600?

i think it depends on the school/AAP versus gened. my daughter took 4 SOLs this year. she got perfect on 2 of them. and she got perfect on her ones in previous years. in AAP classes most kids get pass advanced. some kids also get easier questions than others. i work in fcps and can see the SOL breakdowns of questions right/wrong and the level of difficulty. some kids get easier tests than others. i wouldn’t read too much into a perfect score. not once had a teacher even acknowledged my kids 600s

Mine also got two out of four 600s and has one previous 600. Does it matter if the teacher says anything?

Teachers are focused on other things - I am focused on remediation of my students that didn't pass.

no it doesn’t matter if teachers say anything. i meant that in i wouldn’t make a big deal out of 600s because teachers and schools don’t even acknowledge it. my kids are in AAP. no one is failing/needing remediation so my kid’s teachers aren’t focused on that.

There are kids in aap who need remediation

[Anonymous]

Since 6th grade, my son has consistently scored around 600 on the math SOL. He is in high school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of our kids got a 600 on the fourth grade Virginia history SOL. Said it was super easy. Kid slayed in anything social studies, though. Is now working toward a history related PhD. And that perfect SOL score meant...absolutely nothing. It did not change a thing.

Ha - my 4th grader just got a 600 on his VA History SOL. He's obsessed with history and says he wants to be a history professor when he grows up. He also thinks this is going to make him rich, which we've been trying to dispel...

4th graders do history SOL?

Virginia Studies (Social Studies), yes.