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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In LCPS, test is given to advanced 5th graders who take the 8th grade SOL.  If they score 82% they will be eligible to take Algebra in 6th grade.  This year, that test allows them to take prealgebra in 6th grade.

The cutoff is very high, and no one who takes algebra in 6th needs to take the class again.[/quote]
By advanced 5th graders do you mean 5th graders who are taking 6th grade math? An 8th grade SOL seems very inappropriate for that population.[/quote]

LCPS doesn't have 5th graders taking 6th grade math as a regular thing.  They pick the top 5th graders to take this testing.  It is 8th grade SOL because algebra is a 9th grade class.

This process has changed, with now they give out the 7th grade SOL for testing to get into prealgebra, and anyone can take the testing regardless of teacher recommendation.  The SOL 7 and SOL 8 are pretty similar.  Students who do well can take algebra.  They might give students IAAT, though in some schools I heard anyone who got over 90% on the mock SOL was automatically eligible for algebra.  Cutoff for prealgebra is 82%, which is 27/33 correct.    [/quote]

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