The results are in for Palm Beach County students. How did your school do on this year’s statewide tests?
The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) exams replaced the grade-level Florida Standards Assessments in 2023.
Over the past year, Palm Beach County students took the exams three different times: Once between Aug. 14 and Sept. 29, a second time between Dec. 4 and Jan. 26 and a final time between May 1 and May 31.
The computer-based exams had 35 to 40 questions that included lessons from throughout the year, even those teachers had not yet covered. The questions got easier or harder based on how the students responded.
Students who scored a three on the exam were considered to be at grade level, while a score of five was the highest.
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Here’s how Palm Beach County students performed:
About 54% of third graders in Palm Beach County scored at or above grade level on English/language arts exams. That’s almost at the statewide average of 55%.
In math, 56% of third graders scored at or above grade level. The statewide average was 60%.
About 50% of seventh graders in Palm Beach County scored at or above grade level on English/language arts exams last year. The statewide average was 50%.
In math, 36% of seventh graders scored at or above grade level. The statewide average was 47%.
About 54% of 10th graders in Palm Beach County scored at or above grade level on English/language arts exams. The statewide average was 53%.
Tenth graders didn’t take FAST exams in math.
Katherine Kokal is a journalist covering education at The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at kkokal@pbpost.com. Help support our work, subscribe today!
How did my school do? Here are results from Palm Beach County on 2024 statewide exams – Palm Beach Post
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