FAST 2025 Results Analysis: Student Performance at Holmes Elementary School
Holmes Elementary School’s FAST (Florida Assessment of Student Thinking) 2025 results provide a clear view of student achievement across Grades 3–5 in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The data highlights strong performance in Grade 4 Mathematics, moderate outcomes in Grade 3 Math, and persistent challenges in English Language Arts across all grades, particularly in Grade 3 and Grade 4.
This article reviews participation levels, overall proficiency distribution, and grade-level performance trends, followed by a focused comparison of student outcomes by grade and subject.
Assessment Participation and Overall Attainment
The FAST assessment reached most of the eligible student population:
- Mathematics: 180 students tested, with 97 students performing at or above grade level.
- English Language Arts (ELA): 181 students tested, with 50 students performing at or above grade level.
At the schoolwide level:
- 41% of students met state standards overall.
- 28% of students were classified as Level 1, indicating a substantial need for academic support.
- The largest proportion of students fell into Level 2 (31%), signaling that many are approaching but not yet meeting proficiency.
These results suggest that while nearly two-fifths of students meet expectations, a majority remain below grade-level benchmarks.
Proficiency Distribution Overview
Across Grades 3, 4, and 5, student performance is distributed across FAST proficiency levels as follows:
- Level 5: 6%
- Level 4: 16%
- Level 3: 19%
- Level 2: 31%
- Level 1: 28%
This distribution reflects a concentration of students in Levels 1 and 2, with relatively few students achieving advanced proficiency.
Best-Performing Area
The strongest academic performance at Holmes Elementary School was observed in:
Grade 4 Mathematics
- 40 out of 59 students met or exceeded grade-level expectations.
- This represents 67% proficiency, the highest of any grade-subject group in the school.
Grade 4 Math stands out as a notable success in comparison to other grades and subjects.
Student Performance Comparison by Grade and Subject
The table below summarizes the percentage of students meeting the standard in each grade and subject, based directly on the report’s charts and summaries.
| Grade | Subject | % Students Meeting Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | ELA | 25% |
| Grade 3 | Math | 54% |
| Grade 4 | ELA | 28% |
| Grade 4 | Math | 67% |
| Grade 5 | ELA | 30% |
| Grade 5 | Math | 36% |
Detailed Interpretation by Grade
Grade 3
- ELA: 25% proficient (lowest ELA performance)
Only one in four students met the standard, indicating significant early literacy challenges. - Math: 54% proficient
More than half of students met grade-level expectations, showing comparatively stronger numeracy skills.
Insight: A wide gap exists between Math and ELA performance, suggesting literacy development should be a primary instructional focus at this grade level.
Grade 4
- ELA: 28% proficient
Slight improvement over Grade 3 ELA, but still fewer than one-third of students meeting the standard. - Math: 67% proficient (highest overall)
This is the strongest academic result across the school.
Insight: Grade 4 demonstrates that strong mathematics achievement is attainable, even while literacy outcomes remain limited.
Grade 5
- ELA: 30% proficient
The highest ELA performance among the three grades, though still relatively low. - Math: 36% proficient
A sharp decline from Grade 4 Math, representing a drop of 31 percentage points.
Insight: While literacy shows gradual improvement by Grade 5, math performance decreases considerably, indicating potential curriculum or transition challenges.
Cross-Subject Trends
Several consistent patterns emerge from the data:
- Mathematics outperforms ELA at every grade level.
- ELA performance remains low but improves slightly with grade progression:
- Grade 3 ELA: 25%
- Grade 4 ELA: 28%
- Grade 5 ELA: 30%
- Math performance peaks sharply in Grade 4 and declines in Grade 5:
- Grade 3 Math: 54%
- Grade 4 Math: 67%
- Grade 5 Math: 36%
These trends indicate that academic gains in mathematics are not consistently sustained into upper elementary grades.
Schoolwide Academic Implications
The FAST 2025 results portray Holmes Elementary School as a campus with:
- Moderate overall proficiency,
- Strong isolated success in Grade 4 Mathematics,
- And persistent challenges in English Language Arts across all grades.
With nearly six out of ten students performing below proficiency and more than a quarter in the lowest performance category, targeted instructional strategies remain essential.
Conclusion
Holmes Elementary School’s FAST 2025 results reflect a mixed academic profile:
- Grade 4 Math (67%) is the school’s strongest academic area.
- Grade 3 ELA (25%) is the weakest and most critical area for intervention.