On Thursday, June 29, 2023, the Florida Department of Education released results for student assessments administered statewide during the 2022/23 school year, including the new Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST), which are progress monitoring assessments administered three times a year for mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA). Results for the state’s End of Course exams for Biology, Civics, U.S. History, Algebra and Geometry were also released, as well as the Statewide Science Assessments for grades 5 and 8.

Overall results show Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) has made significant progress and outperformed the state in the majority of tested areas for FAST.

FAST is administered in three phases. Based on the third and final assessment of FAST in the spring of 2023, BCPS students:

• Scored higher than the state average in 11 out of 14 tested areas and grade levels – and tied with the state average in one area (see chart below).
• Made significant gains in Math and ELA in every grade level, compared to the first two administrations of FAST.

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Additional highlights

• Grade 5 Science – BCPS students improved 2 percentage points in 2023 to 46% of students scoring on grade level or above, compared to the previous year.
• Grade 8 Science and Biology – BCPS maintained the percent of students scoring on grade level or above (47%), compared to the prior year. Scores also tied the state average. 
• End of Course Exams in Biology – BCPS students improved 4 percentage points in 2023 to 62% of students scoring on grade level or above, compared to the previous year.

Results for Algebra and Geometry cannot be compared to previous school years because the assessments are new for 2022/23. Overall scores show:

• 51% of BCPS students scored on grade level or above in Algebra 1.
• 47% of BCPS students scored on grade level or above Geometry.

“We are encouraged by these results and how our students are performing,” said BCPS Interim Superintendent Dr. Earlean Smiley. “Our staff is continuing to analyze the results to determine next steps for our schools. I thank all our dedicated teachers, administrators and staff for their focus on student achievement throughout the school year.”

To view the statewide and district-level results, visit: https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/assessments/k-12-student-assessment/results/2023.stml

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