Florida Students Mark Higher Performance on State Assessments
June 10, 2016
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Florida Students Mark Higher Performance on State Assessments
Tallahassee, Fla., June 10 2016 – Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart today announced that Florida students are improving their performance on state assessments in Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Civics and U.S. History.
“Today’s results show that our focus on improved student learning is working, and I commend our state’s students, educators, parents and school administrators for their hard work throughout the 2015-16 school year,” said Commissioner Stewart. “Even with a higher bar, Florida students continued the overall trend of increased performance year over year. We are committed to ongoing collaboration with district superintendents and school leaders to maintain this momentum so that all students are prepared to succeed in the next steps of their academic journey.”
Statewide, results show that the percentage of students achieving on mathematics combined (Florida Standards Assessment and End-of-Course assessments) increased overall by one percentage point, with 58 percent of students in grades 3-5 and 56 percent of students in grades 6-8 scoring Level 3 or higher. Scores were up 5 percentage points for students younger than high school age taking Algebra with 88 percent scoring Level 3 or higher in 2016. In addition, the percentage of students scoring Level 3 or higher on the Algebra 2 end-of-course assessment increased by four percentage points while English Language Arts remained steady. Student results were up 1 percentage point in Grade 8 Science combined (Statewide Science Assessment and Biology 1).
Students from Florida’s Big Bend Mark Higher Performance on State Assessments
Central Florida Students Mark Higher Performance on State Assessments
North Central Florida Students Mark Higher Performance on State Assessments
Northeast Florida Students Mark Higher Performance on State Assessments
Students in Florida’s Palm Beach Region Mark Higher Performance on State Assessments
Florida’s Panhandle Students Mark Higher Performance on State Assessments
Students in South Florida Mark Higher Performance on State Assessments
Southwest Florida Students Mark Higher Performance on State Assessments
Students from Florida’s Tampa Bay Region Mark Higher Performance on State Assessments
The 2016 assessment results are available at State Assessment Results.
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