The Florida Department of Education released the 3rd grade FCAT results for 2011 Reading and Mathematics. The third grade Reading results determine promotion to the 4th grade. Students who score level 2 and above qualify for promotion. Students who score Level 1 must be retained. These students are invited to participate in a Summer Reading Camp. At the conclusion of this summer program the students are tested again on an alternate standardized test (this year will be the SAT 10 in Flagler County). Students who meet a qualifying score can then be promoted. Other students may be promoted if they qualify for a good cause exemption. The FCAT Mathematics scores have no bearing on promotion or retention.

The District Results for Flagler County show the district above the state in Reading for students
scoring Level 3 and above at the same level as the state for Mathematics for students scoring
Level 3 and above. This was the first year that the new Next Generation Sunshine State
Standards were assessed. The results were measured using the former scale of the FCAT. For more information on these changes see:

http://fcat.fldoe.org/mediapacket/2011/pdf/FCAT20_MediaPacket_Grade3.pdf

The comparison to prior year is provided because these scores have a similar meaning but not
exactly the same meaning with the move to the new standards. Belle Terre Elementary School
and Rymfire Elementary had the highest percent of proficient students in Reading with 86%
scoring level 3 and above at both schools. In Mathematics Old Kings Elementary with 87% and Belle Terre Elementary with 86% lead the district in this category. Rymfire Elementary showed the most improvement from prior year of all district schools in both Reading and Math. Rymfire improved 12 percentage points in Reading (74 to 86) and 10 percentage points in Mathematics (73 to 83). Imagine School at Town Center also improved with a five percentage increase in Reading (72 to 77) and a 8 point increase in Mathematics (76 to 84).

Please refer to the attachment for each schools’ scores.   For further information or questions, please contact Jim Devine, Assessment Coordinator at (386) 437-7526 Ext. 3109