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Did Alachua County Public Schools District students succeed or flounder in their 2023-24 school year algebra FAST tests?

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Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

Manny Diaz,Jr., Commissioner of education at Florida Department of Education | https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/commissioner.stml

Of the 6,567 Alachua County Public Schools District students who took part in the algebra section of the 2023-24 FAST, 41.1% met the testing standard while 14.1% exceeded expectations, according to the Florida Department of Education.

The number of Alachua County Public Schools District students who succeeded on the test grew by 71.7% from the previous school year.

Alachua County Public Schools District's proficiency level in algebra stood at 55.2% in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% lower than the state's average of 55.4%.

During the 2023-24 school year, St. Johns County School District students fared the best on the algebra portion of the FAST, with 78% of them succeeding. Meanwhile Gadsden County School District students did worst on algebra, with 27.2% of the students passing the test.

There were 21,096 students enrolled in Alachua County Public Schools District schools in the 2023-24 school year.

Florida ranks near the bottom nationwide in academic recovery since the pandemic, according to the 2025 Education Recovery Scorecard. The state placed 36th in math and 45th in reading recovery between 2019 and 2024, with the lowest reading gains in the nation from 2022 to 2024. Students remain more than half a grade behind in math and nearly a full grade behind in reading, with no district returning to its 2019 reading levels.

Alachua County Public Schools District's Student Proficiency in Algebra in 2023-24 School Year

0%20%40%60%80%100%2023-242022-23Not proficientProficient
Alachua County Public Schools District's Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Algebra
School YearStudents who met standards (%)Students who exceeded standards (%)Total Enrollment
2023-2441.1%14.1%21,096
2022-2340.7%20.3%50,053

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