North Miami-Dade News

Of the 43,756 Osceola County students who took part in the 2022-23 school year FAST, 35.2% met the testing standard while 7.8% exceeded expectations, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Osceola County's proficiency level in the 2022-23 school year was 43%, 6.9% lower 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 72,326 students enrolled in Osceola 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.

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.

School Year	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceeded standards (%)	Total Enrolment
2022-23	35.2%	7.8%	72,326