English: Reading
77.0%
State avg 74.2%
District avg 75.9%
County avg 75.9%
+11.0pp since 2022-23
District avg 75.9%
County avg 75.9%
+11.0pp since 2022-23
Test scores
See how it ranks: all Virginia schools by score · Nelson County schools by score
SOL, SY 2024-25
All grades, all students. % Passing.Mathematics
81.0%
State avg 72.7%
District avg 80.7%
County avg 80.7%
+14.0pp since 2022-23
District avg 80.7%
County avg 80.7%
+14.0pp since 2022-23
Science
67.0%
State avg 71.4%
District avg 73.6%
County avg 73.6%
-5.0pp since 2022-23
District avg 73.6%
County avg 73.6%
-5.0pp since 2022-23
History & Social Sciences
79.0%
State avg 66.8%
District avg 72.2%
County avg 72.2%
+4.0pp since 2022-23
District avg 72.2%
County avg 72.2%
+4.0pp since 2022-23
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level, about 81 of 100 do math at grade level, about 67 of 100 are at grade level in science, and about 79 of 100 are at grade level in social studies. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74, 73, 71, and 67. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points, science scores are down about 5 points, and social studies scores are up about 4 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
3-year history
All grades, all students. Nelson Virginia avgEnglish: Reading
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 77.0% | 75.9% | 75.9% | 74.2% |
| SY 2023-24 | 74.0% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 73.2% |
| SY 2022-23 | 66.0% | 71.5% | 71.5% | 72.8% |
Mathematics
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 81.0% | 80.7% | 80.7% | 72.7% |
| SY 2023-24 | 74.0% | 77.1% | 77.1% | 71.2% |
| SY 2022-23 | 67.0% | 74.5% | 74.5% | 69.3% |
Science
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 67.0% | 73.6% | 73.6% | 71.4% |
| SY 2023-24 | 71.0% | 70.3% | 70.3% | 68.7% |
| SY 2022-23 | 72.0% | 74.4% | 74.4% | 66.8% |
History & Social Sciences
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 79.0% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 66.8% |
| SY 2023-24 | 75.0% | 71.2% | 71.2% | 65.5% |
| SY 2022-23 | 75.0% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 65.6% |
How to read these scores
What is SOL?
Virginia public-school students take Standards of Learning (SOL) tests each spring in Reading, Math, Science, and History/Social Sciences (grades 3-8 + high-school End-of-Course exams). SOL uses 4 performance levels — students at Pass Proficient or Pass Advanced are counted as passing.
What does "% Passing" mean?
It is the percentage of students at the school who scored at "Pass Proficient" or "Pass Advanced" on the SOL — the top 2 of 4 performance levels (Fail Below Basic, Fail Basic, Pass Proficient, Pass Advanced). Passing means the student demonstrated grade-level mastery. A higher number is better.
What does 77.0% mean for English: Reading at Nelson Middle?
It means about 77.0 percent of students tested at Nelson Middle performed at grade level or above on the SOL English: Reading test in 2024-25. The statewide average for Virginia that year was 74.2%. The other students fell into the lower performance levels.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in Virginia, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments. School-level Pass Rate by subject from the VDOE School Subject-Area report. Headline metric is the cumulative "Pass" rate (Pass Proficient + Pass Advanced, top 2 of 4 SOL performance levels).
How often is it updated?
SOL is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.