06/30/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/30/2022 13:45
June 30, 2022
FDOE Press Office
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~ Nearly 70% of students achieved Civics proficiency, with African Americans, Hispanics and students from economically disadvantaged families leading performance gains ~
Tallahassee, Fla., June 30, 2022 - Today, Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. announced that students improved performance in all Social Studies metrics according to Florida's 2022 statewide assessment results. Achievement gaps between African American students and White students also narrowed on all Social Studies and Science assessments with African American students displaying the largest performance increases of all students in both subject areas.
Overall, students achieved the largest improvement statewide on the Civics End of Course (EOC) Assessment with 69 percent of students passing - an increase of 5 percentage points compared to 2021. Under Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida has launched the Civic Literacy Excellence Initiative, a bold plan to become the #1 state in the nation for civics education and ensure students leave school prepared to become knowledgeable and active citizens. Today's results demonstrate that Florida is on the right trajectory to continue accelerating student achievement and improving outcomes.
"Every single Florida teacher, student, and parent should be proud of the progress we've made over the last year," saidCommissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. "As a department, we're looking forward to building on this great work through the many learning initiatives and improvements on the horizon."
Compared to 2021, students improved in Social Studies and remained relatively consistent in Science on the statewide assessments.
Similar to the 2022 Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments, today's results continue to validate Florida's actions to overcome pandemic-related disruptions and promote in-person instruction. Florida will continue to elevate student achievement by transitioning to progress monitoring, giving parents and teachers more timely access to data to inform decision making and identify students in need of additional support.
To view the statewide and district-level results, visit: https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/assessments/k-12-student-assessment/results/2022.stml.
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