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The governor declared on Monday that Florida had 6 percent more A-rated schools under its own standards.
According to Florida’s 2024–2025 school grades, 28 out of the state’s 67 districts are A districts, 31 are B districts, eight are C districts, and none are D or F districts.
Assessment results in math, science, reading, and social studies, graduation rates, “maintaining a focus on students who need the most support,” and other factors are used by the state to determine the scores.
The counties with the highest scores are Lafayette and Walton (73%), followed by Nassau and St. Johns (74%). The next highest ranking counties were Miami-Dade, Sarasota, Indian River, and Collier.
With 49% of the possible points, Gadsden County had the lowest score. Following Gadsden County were Madison (54%), Okeechobee (53%), Hamilton (52%), and Jefferson (51%).
During a press conference in Jacksonville on Monday afternoon, incoming Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas stated, “Florida schools are improving across the board, and this is a direct result of the governor’s innovative policies and his mandate to school board members and superintendents across the state to bring education back to the basics and focus on student success.”
Elementary schools must score 62% or higher on the rubric to achieve an A rating, while middle and high schools must score 64% or higher.
While B grades fall between 57% and 63%, C grades fall between 44% and 56%, and D grades fall between 34% and 43%, districts need an A grade of 64% points or above.
High schools had to receive 70% in 2022–2023 to receive an A, while middle schools had to receive 68%.
This year, 61 schools scored a D, 10 schools received an F, and no districts received a D or F.
The department reports that 1,908 schools, or 56%, raised or maintained an A rating this year, while 347 schools, or 10%, saw a decline in grade from the previous year. According to state data, this year’s A ratings are 6% higher than last year’s.
Department data shows that 71 schools had a D or F rating in 2025, compared to 573 schools that received a D or F rating in 2015. 117 schools were in the bottom two grades last year.
Next year, the administration expects that roughly 12 districts that are currently ranked as A will no longer obtain that grade, and another 12 districts will be classed as C. If more than 75% of schools obtain an A or B rating, the scale must be adjusted in accordance with state law.
Kamoutsas and Governor Ron DeSantis attributed the improved ratings in large part to the recently concluded third year of administration of the progress monitoring evaluations. The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking, a progress tracking examination, focuses on student performance all year long rather than simply at the conclusion of the year.
“I believe that improved student performance and achievement are the results of progress monitoring. We always want to make improvements, and if there are state-level regulations that we need to put in place, either through the education department or by going to the Legislature to seek reforms, we won’t think twice about doing so,” DeSantis stated.
According to a survey published last month by The Phoenix, reading scores rose by 4 percent and math scores for all Florida students improved by 3 percent in 2024–2025 compared to 2023–2024.
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