Budget cuts have hit the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, too. The state Department of Education said Tuesday that it is cutting all FCAT summer retakes and part of the science FCAT. Sample test materials also will be cut, and schools won't get printed score reports. ...more

April 2, 2009

Budget cuts have hit the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, too. ...more

April 1, 2009

State budget cuts put an end to summer FCAT retakes, reducing the opportunities for struggling high school students to pass the state assessment test. ...more

November 28, 2008

Science scores climbed at most schools this year, which could be good news when it comes to school grades. ...more

June 14, 2008

The school year has ended, but most students are waiting to find out how they scored on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. ...more

June 14, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County's Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores constantly trailed the state scores released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Education. Except for a few high points at individual schools at the elementary and middle school levels, the percentages of students performing on or above grade level on the math, reading and science FCAT were lower than the state-wide percentages. Statewide, 38 percent of the 10th-graders scored on or above grade level on FCAT reading, compared to only 30 percent in Highlands County and only 25 percent at Avon Park High School. On the 10th-grade math FCAT statewide 69 percent scored on or above grade level compared to only 62 percent in Highlands County and 49 percent at Avon Park High School. ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA PALMS - The school year has ended, but most students are waiting to find out how they scored on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. While scores are usually released before students end the school year, the Florida Department of Education didn't release the bulk of reading, writing and mathematics scores until this week. Schools alerted families to the release of scores by calling their homes with a recorded message. Families that want to see scores have two options: They can access scores through the state's FCAT Parent Network site, www.fcatparentnetwork.com, beginning 6 a.m. Thursday, June 12, using the secure login and password provided by their school. Printed scores will be available for pickup at schools. Families will not be able to get test information over the phone. ...more

June 10, 2008

SEBRING — More Highlands County third-graders scored at or above grade level in math and reading compared to the state average, according to Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test results released Wednesday. However, about 146 third-graders, or 15 percent of the students, will have to pass another test after a summer reading camp to be promoted to fourth grade. They scored in Level 1 or the lowest level of the assessment scale. Eighty-percent of the county's third-graders scored in Level 3 or above in math. Statewide, and last year in Highlands County, 76 percent had achieved that level. In FCAT reading, that number was 74 percent compared to last year's 70 percent and this year's state percentage of 72 percent. ...more

May 21, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County fourth-graders, on average, scored better than last year's fourth-graders, and better than the state average, on the essay portion of the Writing Plus Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). ...more

May 9, 2008

Florida started its annual rollout of public school test scores and school grades today by releasing the writing scores on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. The test is taken in grades four, eight and 10. Here's one take on the scores statewide from the people who administer it, the Florida Department of Education: "… a greater percentage of Florida students are writing at or above grade level." ...more

May 8, 2008