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Florida: Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Student Academic Performance Continues to Rise During the 3rd Year of Progress Monitoring

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., ~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In a recent announcement, Governor Ron DeSantis shared that Florida students have shown significant improvements on the state's first-in-the-nation Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) progress monitoring assessments, as well as End-of-Course (EOC) and Science assessments.

Governor DeSantis emphasized the importance of factual education that is student-focused and empowers parents. He praised Florida's progress monitoring system, which allows for real-time interventions by teachers and parents to support students' long-term success.

Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. also expressed pride in the hard work of students and teachers during the past school year. He stated that these results confirm the effectiveness of Florida's statewide progress monitoring system, which provides immediate and actionable data to drive student achievement.

Incoming Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas added that Florida's willingness to challenge the status quo has made it a national leader in education. He cited progress monitoring assessments as an example of how the state has improved its education system, with scores serving as proof of its success.

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Florida's first-in-the-nation statewide progress monitoring system has been in place for three years and has been administered successfully. This system provides real-time data at the beginning, middle, and end of each school year to help teachers, students, and parents track progress and make necessary adjustments.

Some highlights from this year's assessments include significant improvements in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for grades 3-10. In ELA, there was a 21 percentage point increase from the beginning (PM1) to the end (PM3) of the school year, with 57% of students scoring on grade level or higher in PM3 compared to 36% in PM1. In Mathematics, there was a 44 percentage point increase from PM1 to PM3, with 59% scoring on grade level or higher in PM3 compared to 15% in PM1.

There were also notable year-over-year improvements, with 57% of students scoring on or above grade level in ELA and 58% in Mathematics (including EOCs) in 2025. This is an increase of 4 percentage points from 2024 and 8 percentage points from 2023 for ELA, and an increase of 3 percentage points from 2024 and 7 percentage points from 2023 for Mathematics.

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The End-of-Course Assessments and Science assessments also showed positive results. In Algebra 1, there was a 57% score at or above grade level, an increase of 4 percentage points from last year. In Geometry, there was a 54% score at or above grade level, an increase of 2 percentage points. In Science, there was a significant improvement for both the fifth grade (55%) and eighth grade (53%) students.

Student subgroups also saw success on these assessments. Students with disabilities showed a four percentage point increase in ELA performance compared to last year, while economically disadvantaged students had a three percentage point increase. African American students had a five percentage point increase in ELA performance at Level 3 or above compared to last year, and Hispanic students had a four percentage point increase in Mathematics performance.

Overall, Florida's progress monitoring system has proven to be effective in driving student achievement and providing equal opportunities for all students. For more information about this year's assessments, visit the Florida Department of Education's website.

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