Of the 535 Sumter County students who took part in the 2022-23 school year FAST, 54.8% met the testing standard while 12.9% exceeded expectations, according to the Florida Department of Education.
Sumter County’s proficiency level in the 2022-23 school year was 67.7%, 18.8% higher than the state’s average of 48.9%.
During the 2022-23 school year, Lafayette County students fared the best on the Geometry portion of the FSA, with 73.9% of them succeeding. Meanwhile Gadsden County students did worst on Geometry, with 15.3% of the students passing the test.
There were 9,396 students enrolled in Sumter 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.
After the pandemic, Florida registered a decline in students’ performance, especially in mathematics-related areas.
While Florida public school students saw gains in math on the 2022-2023 FAST, their performance in ELA was slightly lower than in the previous school year. Math scores remained around 55% success rate, while ELA scores hovered around 50%.
In 2022, Florida replaced the paper-based FSA with the computer-based Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST). Administered three times a year between kindergarten and 10th grade, the FAST is supposed to provide a faster and more individualized feedback on students’ performance than its predecessor.
| School Year | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceeded standards (%) | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 54.8% | 12.9% | 9,396 |
