Norfolk Public Schools School Board Goal 3 STAR Data June 2025 Update - Measure 3.2 STAR Reading Data for Black Student Subgroup

Sep 15, 2026

Update of Norfolk Public Schools School Board Goal 3 focusing on Measure 3.2-STAR Reading for the Black student subgroup. The document tracks SOL Reading pass-rate growth toward at least 75% by SY2026-2027, and urgent intervention targets for STAR Reading, showing continuous reductions since fall 2023 and an interim performance snapshot across spring, fall, and winter windows. It summarizes what is going well, what remains challenging, and the status of prior action steps, including plan updates, division-wide literacy training, intervention walkthroughs, and use of the Virginia ELA Walkthrough Protocol.

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Measure 3.2-STAR Reading Data – Black Student Subgroup Urgent Intervention Targets

SOL Reading Test Progress Toward Goal 3

Interim STAR Reading Urgent Intervention Data

What does the data show?

What is going well?

What is not going well?

Status of Previous Action Steps

Next steps

Norfolk Public Schools School Board Goal 3 STAR Data June 2025 Update The percentage of students in the Black subgroup reading on or above grade level as measured by the SOL Reading Test will increase from 43% during SY2020-2021 (accreditation year 2021-2022) to at least 75% during SY2026-2027 (accreditation year 2027-2028) . | School Year: | 2020- 2021 | 2021- 2022 | 2022- 2023 | 2023-2024 Target | 2024- 2025 Target | 2025- 2026 Target | 2026- 2027 Target | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SOL Test
Pass Rate: | 43% | 52% | 53% | 58% | 64% | 70% | 75% | | Actual Data → | | | | 53% | | | | Green font indicates the goal was met Red font indicates the goal was not met * Indicates there was improvement Measure 3.2-STAR Reading Data – Black Student Subgroup Urgent Intervention Targets | School Year | SY20-21 | SY21-22 | SY22-23 | SY23-24 Target | SY24-25 Target | SY25-26 Target | SY26-27 Target | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | %
Urgent
Intervention | COVID | 38.3% | 39.1% | 34% | 29% | 24% | 18% | | Actual Data → | | | | 36.6%* | 20.3% | | | Green Font with Actual Data Met or Exceeded the Target Red Font with Actual Data Did Not Meet the Target *Signifies the goal was not met, but improvement was made. Interim 3.2 STAR Reading Urgent Intervention Data-Black Student Subgroup | STAR Reading Black Subgroup | SY22-23 Spring Results | SY23-24 Fall Target | SY23-24 Winter Target | SY23-24 Spring Target | SY24-25 Fall Data | SY24-25 Winter Target | SY24-25 Spring Target | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | % Urgent
Intervention | 39.1% | 40% | 37% | 34% | | 29% | 29% | | Actual Data → | | 42.1% | 39. 2% * | 36.6% * | 23.3% | 21.2% | 20.3% | Green Font with Actual Data Met or Exceeded the Target Red Font with Actual Data Did Not Meet the Target *Signifies the goal was not met, but improvement was made. | STAR Reading Urgent Intervention Data for the Black Subgroup | | | --- | --- | | 45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0% | ~~ 42~~.~~ 1% ~~
40.2% 39. 1% 39. 2%
36.6%

40.0%
37.0%
34.0% 29.0% 29.0%

23.3% 24.0%

Spring 2022 Spring 2023 Fall 2023 Winter 2023 Spring 2024 Fall 2024 Winter 2024 Spring 2025 Spring 2026 Spring 2027 | | Urgent Intervention Rate Urgent Intervention Rate Targets | | | What does the data show? | | --- | | Students in the Black subgroup have continuously decreased the percentage of students in the urgent intervention category for STAR Reading since the fall of 2023. | | What is going well? | | --- | | This measure exceeded the target by 8.7 points!
There was a decrease of 16.3 points of students in the Black subgroup in the urgent intervention category in STAR reading from Spring 2024 to Spring 2025.
There has been a decrease of nearly 20 points from the Spring of 2022 to the Spring of 2025 of students in the Black subgroup scoring in the urgent intervention category for STAR reading. | | What is not going well? | | --- | | Although there has been significant progress in moving students within the Black subgroup out of the urgent intervention category for STAR reading, there are still 20% of the students in the urgent
intervention category. | | Status of Previous Action Steps | | --- | | | |
Update and monitor reading plans with progress data and targeted interventions for high-risk | | students.

Between March and May 2025, all existing grade 3 reading plans were updated with progress data. Targeted interventions were modified accordingly, resulting in an upward trend in reading data for students in the Black subgroup on the STAR assessment. | | Provide March division-wide training on strategies to address literacy deficits.

Following literacy walkthroughs conducted across 13 elementary schools, division-wide professional development on March 21, 2025, was designed to

FAQs

What overall progress toward Goal 3 is expected for the Black student subgroup?

The SOL Reading Test pass rate for the Black subgroup increases from 43% in SY2020-2021 to at least 75% in SY2026-2027. The document lists interim yearly targets through SY2026-2027.

How does the urgent intervention rate for STAR Reading change over time?

The document states that the percentage of students in the Black subgroup in the urgent intervention category has continuously decreased since the fall of 2023. It also notes specific improvements such as the reduction from Spring 2024 to Spring 2025.

What challenges remain despite the improvements?

Although students are moving out of the urgent intervention category, about 20% of Black students remain in the urgent intervention category for STAR Reading. The update also indicates gaps related to explicit instruction, student practice, and text-dependent questions.

Sep 15, 2026

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