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STUDENT PERFORMANCE DATA

The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) is the State’s progress monitoring (PM) system for eval-
uating performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics. First implemented in FY23, FAST is
administered three times per year and measures student achievement based on Florida’s Benchmarks for
Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) standards. Additionally, the Algebra and Geometry End-of-Course (EOC)
assessments have been aligned with these standards. Key highlights from the assessments are presented in the
figures below.

English Language Arts (ELA)
In ELA, more students began the school year on grade level in FY25 than in FY24. Student growth in on-grade-
level performance from fall to spring in FY25 ranged from 13 to 38 percentage points, with the largest gain in
kindergarten. Notable highlights for FY25 include a 10-point increase in grade 7 and over 4 percentage points
growth in grades 4, 6, 9, and 10 compared to FY24.
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Figure 1
FY24 vs. FY25 Grades K-5 FAST Reading Scores from the Fall and Spring Progress Monitoring

57 56 57 56
54 54
51 52 50 47 52
49
Percent Level 3 and Above 23 26 24 24 26 32 31 33
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25

13 17 20
10

0
Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Fall FY24 Fall FY25 Spring FY24 Spring FY25

Figure 2
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FY24 vs. FY25 Grades 6-10 FAST Reading Scores from the Fall & Spring Progress Monitoring

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60 59
56 56 57
53 53 54
50 44
Percent Level 3 and Above 25 36 38 39 40 39 41
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46
44

0
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10
Fall FY24 Fall FY25 Spring FY24 Spring FY25

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