Roanoke School Board Vice Chair Michael Cherry said he notices in his own children the division's efforts to improve test scores.

"I have a third grader at home who is excited about taking tests," Cherry said. "I can definitely see that what we're doing is working, just because of the changes I see in my girls. They're excited to go to school."

Reading and math pass rates improved in Roanoke during the 2024-2025 school year, according to Standards of Learning data presented during the school board's meeting Tuesday night.

Pass rates shaped up in Algebra II, which increased 10 percentage points to 93%. Seventh grade reading scores increased 7 points to 55%, the data shows.

Scores generally improved by a few percentage points across subjects and grade levels, except grade 5 mathematics,

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