RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras shared the district's academic achievements and vision for the future during the 2025 State of the Schools event on Thursday, Oct. 30.

This year’s address marked the school division’s first since the pandemic. Kamras shared data that shows academic growth across core subjects on the Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments.

“Over the last two years, reading is up six points, math is up five points, science is up 12 points and history is up seven points.” he said.

Kamras also highlighted significant reading improvements for RPS’s most economically disadvantaged students. Data shows that over the last two years, their reading scores climbed 10 points compared to their peers across the state, who improved by two poin

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