WAKULLA OUTPERFORMS STATE IN TESTS

Local schools rank 6th in reading in the state; 12th in math


District Director of Instructional Data Rick Myhre

Special to The Sun

The Florida Department of Education recently released results for the first year of new statewide testing, and Wakulla’s students and teachers demonstrated incredible resilience by outperforming their peers across the state.
Wakulla’s percentage of students earning a passing score in Reading improved 2% on the new assessment compared to a decrease of 2% for all students statewide.
This improved Wakulla’s statewide ranking in Reading from 13th to 6th amongst all 67 school districts in Florida.
In math, Wakulla improved 3% compared to an only 1% increase for the state, which represents an increase in rankings from 14th to 12th.
Other notable statewide rankings include: 14th in 5th Grade Science, 6th in Biology, 13th in Civics, and 4th in US History.
“The innovative use of new data by our teachers, and school leaders, has clearly led to successes for our students,” says Director of Instructional Data Rick Myhre. “These cumulative results also demonstrate our entire community’s support of education, and positive parental involvement to ensure their students are successful. The entire county should share a sense of pride in these accomplishments.”
School grades will not be issued until the Winter as the state DOE must determine different grading calculations and scale for the new assessments.