Virginia students performed slightly worse on standardized tests last school year compared with the year before, state data released Wednesday show. Eighty-four percent of Virginia students passed history assessments, a two-point drop from the 2016-17 year. In Fairfax County, 81 percent of students passed state reading tests, compared with 79 percent across the state. Students in Loudoun County schools were among the highest performing in the region — more than 90 percent of students passed history tests, and 88 percent passed science assessments, state data show. Sixty-seven percent of black and Hispanic students passed state reading tests.

Source: Washington Post August 22, 2018 22:09 UTC