Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST)

Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) EOC and Writing Assessments, Science and Social Studies Assessments and the Florida Civic Literacy Exam

Florida Alternate Assessment

Using your Skyward Family Access login, click on “District Links”, then “Statewide Assessments”  You will be logged in automatically.

Student historical test scores and information is within the FDOE Family Portal

Contact your child’s school for assistance in logging in.

2024-25 Statewide Assessment Schedule

Each Highlands County school establishes their testing dates within the statewide testing window. 

By statute, Home Education students are not required to take statewide assessments. However, many parents choose to have their child participate in Florida Statewide Assessments through the school district.

Those students participating in scholarship programs or the Personalized Education Program (PEP) must show proficiency by participating in a nationally norm-referenced test or may arrange to take the Florida Statewide Assessments through the school district. Refer to this page from FLDOE.

Highlands County does offer the opportunity to participate in the Florida statewide, standardized assessments to these students (Note: Home Education students, private school/PEP students are only able to participate in end-of year assessments in grades 3–10 and end-of-course [EOC] assessments; they are not able to participate in PM1 and PM2 of the FAST progress monitoring assessments or in any kindergarten through grade 2 assessments).

Special Programs students testing with the School Board of Highlands County will test through Highlands Virtual School. If interested, complete the form below. Note the deadline for signing up for testing with the school district is March 3, 2025.

Statewide Assessments Guide from FDOE

Computer based assessments are adaptive.  This FAQ explains how adaptive assessments work.

Statewide Assessment Computer Adaptive Testing Video