Testing

Polk County Public Schools administers assessments to students in grades pre-kindergarten to 12th grade to measure their achievement on Florida’s education standards, which were developed and implemented to ensure that all students graduate from high school ready for success in college, career, and life. Assessment supports instruction and student learning, and test results help district leaders and stakeholders determine whether the goals of the curriculum and instruction are being met.

The following statewide assessments will be administered this year.

Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Assessments

Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Assessments

  • Grades VPK – 2 FAST STAR Assessments: Early Literacy, Reading, and Mathematics
  • Grades 3 – 10 Reading, Retake
  • Grades 3 – 8 Math

Other B.E.S.T. Assessments

  • Grades 4 – 10 Writing
  • Algebra 1 EOC
  • Geometry EOC

Science and Social Studies

  • Grades 5 & 8 Statewide Science Assessment
  • Biology EOC
  • Civics EOC (middle school)
  • U.S. History EOC (high school)
  • FCLE (Florida Civic Literacy Exam)

Other Assessments

  • ACCESS for ELLs
  • Florida Alternate Assessments
  • National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)


Families may obtain more information about the statewide assessment program by visiting the FLDOE K-12 Assessment Page  or the Florida Statewide Assessments Portal

 

Sample Tests

Sample items for VPK–2, FAST Grades 3–10, B.E.S.T., Science, and Social Studies are available by visiting https://flfast.org/families.html

Students and families may participate in sample tests and/or review test items from previous assessments.

FLDOE-CREATED PARENT RESOURCES