About the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL)

State Testing Information for Virginia

Portions of the following material were taken from the Virginia Department of Education website. Please see our links and source sections at the bottom of the page for more details and references.

General Description of the Tests

Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL)

• Grades: K-12
• Subjects: English, Mathematics, Science, History/Social Science

Virginia Alternative and Alternate Assessments

• Virginia Grade Level Alternative (VGLA)

- Grades: 3-8
- Students with disabilities that prevent them from accessing the SOL test(s) in a content area, even with accommodations, may participate in the VGLA.


• Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP)

- Grades: 3-8, 11
- Students with the most significant cognitive disabilities

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

• Grades: 4, 8
• Subjects: United States History, Civics, Geography, Mathematics, Writing
• NAEP has been an operational national assessment since 1969 and Virginia has been part of NAEP testing since 1990.

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