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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Did Liberty County students succeed or flounder in their 2022-23 school year ELA FAST tests?

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FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

FL Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. 2023 | Commissioner of Education

Of the 688 Liberty County students who took part in the 2022-23 school year FAST, 46.4% met the testing standard while 8.4% exceeded expectations, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Liberty County's proficiency level in the 2022-23 school year was 54.8%, 4.9% higher than the state's average of 49.9%.

During the 2022-23 school year, St. Johns County students fared the best on the ELA portion of the FSA, with 70.5% of them succeeding. Meanwhile Jefferson County students did worst on ELA, with 28.1% of the students passing the test.

There were 1,295 students enrolled in Liberty County schools in the 2022-23 school year.

According to WalletHub's analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2,8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Florida's choice to stick with in-person classes during the pandemic may have shielded students from significant learning setbacks. A recent Harvard study highlighted that districts heavily reliant on remote learning saw the most significant declines in student achievement amid the COVID-19 crisis.

“Interestingly, gaps in math achievement by race and school poverty did not widen in school districts in states such as Texas and Florida and elsewhere that remained largely in-person,” said Thomas Kane, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Liberty County's students proficiency in ELA in 2022-23 School Year
2022-230%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%CountyState

Liberty County's Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA
School YearStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceeded standards (%)Total Enrolment
2022-2346.4%8.4%1,295

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