All of Virginia Beach City Public Schools' (VBCPS) 82 testing sites are projected to earn state accreditation again for 2023-2024, following today's release of Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Standards of Learning (SOL) test scores and school quality indicators data.
Testing Information and Dates
Division and Virginia State Mandated Tests
For specific dates, contact your child's school.
Updated 8/2023
DATES | TESTS | STUDENTS TESTING |
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September 19 - 27, 2023 | VDOE Fall Growth Assessment Middle School |
Students in grades 6-8 for reading and mathematics. |
September 21 - 29, 2023 | VDOE Fall Growth Assessment Elementary School |
Students in grades 3-5 for reading and mathematics. |
October 4, 2023 | Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT/NMSQT) | Available to all students in grade 11. |
October 23 – 27, 2023 | Fall SOL Writing High School |
Students completing English 11 4x4 classes in Term 1 and SOL verified credit retakers. |
November 27 – December 1, 2023 | Fall SOL Writing (Online) High School Second Opportunity |
Students who were term graduates for the fall SOL test administration who need the writing SOL test for verified credit; online testing only. |
December 4 - 20, 2023 | WorkKeys - Business Writing | Students who passed or will pass the grade 11 English course and have taken and failed, at least once, the EOC* writing or reading SOL test. |
January 11-12 and 16-17, 2024 | Fall SOL Non-Writing High and Middle School |
Students completing high school 4x4 classes in Term 1 and MS and HS SOL verified credit retakers. |
January 16 - March 22, 2024 | English Language Proficiency Test (ACCESS FOR ELLs) Academic Language of the Content Areas (Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking) |
English learner students in K-12. |
January 18- February 16, 2024 | WorkKeys - Reading for Information | Students who passed or will pass the grade 11 English course and have taken and failed, at least once, the EOC* writing or reading SOL test. |
February 1-9, 2024 | VDOE Winter Growth Assessment | Students in grades 3-8 for reading and mathematics. |
March 6, 2024 | Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT 10) | Available to all students in grade 10. |
March 18 - 22, 2024 | Spring SOL Writing High School |
Students completing English 11 classes and SOL verified credit retakers. |
April 23, 2024 | Integrated Reading and Writing Task Elementary, Middle and High School |
Students enrolled in grades 5, 8 and 11 English classes will participate in this reading and writing test. The new item type asks students to answer 6 questions and write about what they have read in a nonfiction passage that may include history/social science- or science based content. |
April 22 - 26, 2024 | Spring SOL Writing (Online) High School Second Opportunity |
Students who were term graduates for the spring SOL test administration and who need the writing SOL test for verified credit, online testing only. |
April 24 – May 3, 2024 | April Term Grad Testing High School |
Early testing for high school students in EOC* classes and retakers who are scheduled to graduate by August 2024. |
May 1 – June 13, 2024 | WorkKeys | Students who passed or will pass the grade 11 English course and have taken and failed, at least once, the EOC* writing and/or reading SOL test. |
April 25 – May 17, 2024 | International Baccalaureate (IB) Testing |
Students completing IB classes during 2023-2024. |
May 6 - 17, 2024 | Advanced Placement (AP) Testing | Students completing AP classes during 2023-2024. |
May 21 - June 5, 2024 | Spring SOL Non-Writing Elementary and Middle School |
Students completing grades 3 - 8 classes with associated SOL tests. |
May 28 - 31, 2024 | Spring SOL Non-Writing High School |
High school students completing classes with an associated SOL test and SOL verified credit retakers. |
*End-of-Course - Students completing an EOC class and need the test for verified credit or as required under ESSA or students who have previously failed an EOC test and need to retake the EOC test for a verified credit.