Florida: 2024 State Assessment Results
Small Proficiency Increases in Math and ELA Since 2023
Welcome to the 2024 State Assessment Data Substack. We’ll be releasing these posts as states release their data (and we clean it). We’re going streamlined this year. Every post will have three sets of graphs: 1) math and ELA test scores for grades 3-8 over time, 2) math and ELA scores by race/ethnicity, and 3) outcomes by economic status, when possible.
Our intention here is to give you the big picture: where are the state scores going, and how does that differ by group. Nothing fancy!
These graphs are made with Zelma.ai, and if you want to explore up through the 2023 data yourself, you can do that here. Have questions? Email us at statetestscoreresults@gmail.com.
Today: Florida.
State Assessment Background
Florida administered the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) to students in grades 3–8 for the first time in 2023, so 2024 is the first year with comparable results. The FAST assessment is aligned to the state’s B.E.S.T. standards adopted in 2020.
Overall Trends
Overall proficiency in Florida increased slightly in both ELA and math between 2023 and 2024 for students in grades 3–8. Proficiency rates improved about 3 percentage points in ELA (up from 50% to 53% proficient) and 3 percentage points in math (up from 53% to 56% proficient).
Overall ELA & Math Results, Grades 3–8
Trends by Race and Ethnicity
ELA Results by Race/Ethnicity, Grades 3–8
Math Results by Race/Ethnicity, Grades 3–8
Trends by Economic Status
ELA Results by Economic Status, Grades 3–8
Math Results by Economic Status, Grades 3–8
