OCPS students achieve improvements in state testing

Orange County Public Schools has seen an increase or remained the same in all reported subject areas and grade levels in state testing from last year.

The district had an increase of three percentage points in mathematics and four percentage points in English Language Arts, according to the results from the 2025-2026 spring assessment administration. 

The percentage of OCPS students scoring Level 3 or higher was above the state's percentage in Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Progress Monitoring 3 in grades three, four and five; FAST Mathematics Progress Monitoring 3 in grades three, four, five and eight; Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) End-of-Course in geometry; statewide science assessments in grades five and eight; and Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End-of-Course in Biology 1 and U.S. History. 

The percentage of OCPS students scoring Level 3 or higher was the same as the state's percentage in FAST English Language Arts Progress Monitoring 3 in grades six and seven; FAST Mathematics Progress Monitoring 3 in grade six; and B.E.S.T. End-of-Course in Algebra 1.

"Today's results reflect the strong and steady progress happening across Orange County Public Schools, driven by the dedication of our teachers, students, administrators, families and support staff," Superintendent Dr. Maria Vazquez said. “We are proud to see the gains along with improvement or stability in nearly every subject area and grade level. These results demonstrate the impact of high-quality instruction and our continued focus on student achievement. While we celebrate these successes, we remain committed to building on this momentum to ensure every student graduates ready for the future.”