New Florida test scores show Brevard Public Schools students slightly above state average

Results from Florida's new standardized testing system show Brevard Public Schools' student scores slightly higher than the state average, according to Florida Department of Education data.

The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking, or FAST, exams replaced the grade-level Florida Standards Assessments for the 2022-2023 school year. Tests were administered in three rounds, with the first round of testing between Aug. 15 and Sept. 30, the second between Dec. 5 and Jan. 27 and the third between May 1 and June 2.

The goal, according to the Florida Department of Education, was to collect baseline and mid-year results with the first two rounds of testing to allow teachers to “identify areas that may need additional instruction and support.” The third round of testing gave a summative score at the end of the year to measure student achievement.

Each computer-based test contained 35-40 questions covering the entire year’s lessons and included material that had not yet been covered at the time of the exam. Depending on how students answered, questions became progressively easier or harder.

A Level 3 score indicates a grade-level performance, with Level 5 being the highest score possible.

Here's what Brevard scores, released June 30, look like:

Grade 3 reading and math scores in Brevard County

About 56% of third-graders in Brevard Public Schools scored at or above grade level on the English/language arts exams for the 2022-2023 school year, while the statewide average was 50%.

For mathematics, about 60% of Brevard third-graders scored at or above grade level. The statewide average was 59%.

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Grade 7 reading and math scores in Brevard County

About 53% of Brevard seventh-graders scored at or above grade level on the English/language arts exams. Statewide, the average was 47%.

Though seventh-graders took the mathematics exam, the percentage of how many Brevard students had scored at or above grade level had not yet been calculated as of Wednesday. The statewide average was 48%.

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Grade 10 reading scores in Brevard County

For the English/language arts exams, about 54% of 10th graders in Brevard scored at or above grade level. The statewide average was 50%.

Grade 10 students did not take the mathematics exam.

Finch Walker is the education reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or [email protected]. Twitter: @_finchwalker.

This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Here's how Brevard Public Schools students scored on new FAST exams