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
The number of Alachua County Public Schools District students who succeeded on the test fell by 11.2% from the previous school year.
Alachua County Public Schools District's proficiency level in geometry stood at 51.8% in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% lower than the state's average of 52.4%.
During the 2023-24 school year, Walton County School District students fared the best on the geometry portion of the FAST, with 74.6% of them succeeding. Meanwhile Gadsden County School District students did worst on geometry, with 24.7% 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.
| School Year | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceeded standards (%) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 15.6% | 21,096 |
| 2022-23 | 46.7% | 15.9% | 50,053 |
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