Students shall be allowed to continue their enrollment at the grade level in a school division commensurate with their grade level, including kindergarten, in the local education agency in the sending state at the time of transition, regardless of minimum age. A student who has satisfactorily completed the prerequisite grade level in the local education agency in the sending state shall be eligible for enrollment in the next highest grade level in a school division, regardless of minimum age. A student transferring after the start of the school year into a school division shall enter the school on his validated grade level from the local education agency in the sending state.
Va. Code § 22.1-374