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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do most FCPS kids take algebra 1 in 8th or 9th? If 8th, do they first have to take honors math in 7th?[/quote]
You can approximate this information from the numbers of FCPS students who took the SOL in Algebra I (assuming most parents don't opt their children out).  In 2021/22, most students would have completed Algebra I by the end of 8th grade, but it's barely above 50%.
The actual numbers are:

6th grade: 0.15%
7th grade: 10.28%
8th grade: 41.37%
9th grade: 38.29%
10th grade: 6.15%
11th grade: 3.15%
12th grade: 0.60%

That means 51.8% completed it before 9th grade, and 90.10% by 9th grade. In 2021/22.
In my personal opinion, this is a healthy distribution that reflects the span of ability and motivation you would expect to find across these age groups.

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Is there a breakdown by school?  I know in some schools half take algebra by 7th grade.[/quote]
I got the numbers from the VDOE website: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/data-policy-funding/data-reports/statistics-reports/sol-test-pass-rates-other-results
They do break down by school, but you have to run the query yourself. Make sure you select all classes, or you just get a total number.

That said, you won't get the same information due to the MS/HS transition, I think. You can see how many took it in 7th or 8th at Carson Middle, for instance, but you won't see how many didn't take it by then because those numbers will show up at the HS level. You'd have to correlate it with other information such as attendance numbers for that year.
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