Measuring Learning Loss

The share of 3rd graders who could meet minimum reading and math standards by June was below pre-pandemic pass rates in most Virginia school divisions. The chart below shows the percentage change in the 2021-22 pass rate for each school district compared to 2018-19. Note: One district reported a higher math pass rate, and 21 districts reported higher reading pass rates.

Methodology: The chart above shows the change in pass rate in the 2021-22 school year compared to 2018-2019, the last full year available before the pandemic shuttered Virginia schools and canceled year-end assessment tests in March 2020. The formula is: (2021-22 pass rate MINUS 2018-19 pass rate) DIVIDED BY 2018-19 pass rate

Sources: The Standards of Learning (SOL) for public schools in Virginia set minimum expectations for what students should know at the end of each grade or course in English, mathematics, science, history/social science and other subjects. Virginia Department of Education SOL Test Pass Rates