Florida Department of Education
Grade 12 FCAT Information
2003-2004
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) results for 12
th
grade students are
targeted to arrive in districts before the beginning of May 2004. Districts will receive
individual student FCAT reports.
This report contains individual students’ scores for the Reading and Mathematics Sunshine
State Standards portion of the grade 10 FCAT. Passing scale scores for the 2004 grade 10
FCAT are 1926 or above for reading and 1889 or above for mathematics. Students who took
the grade 10 FCAT for the first time during the 2001 administrations must earn a passing scale
score of 1856 or higher in reading and 1868 or higher in mathematics.
FCAT Summer Administration Schedule
The next reading and mathematics FCAT administration for rising 12
th
graders, new students,
and students retaking the tests is June 21-25, 2004. School guidance counselors will be able to
provide students and parents with more information about test schedules and test sites.
Other FCAT Interpretive Materials
(available in a separate shipment to districts and schools)
Understanding 2004 FCAT Reports
is a booklet that provides information about the FCAT
student, district, and school reports. Samples of reports, an explanation of the reports, and a
glossary of technical terms are included. Distribution to districts is scheduled to coincide with
the delivery of student reports. The booklet may be downloaded from the Department of
Education Web site at http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat.htm.
Keys to FCAT 2004, Grades 9-10
are booklets that contain information for parents and students
preparing for FCAT Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. They are distributed to districts each
January. The 2004 publications are translated into Spanish and Haitian Creole and are
available, along with the
Keys to FCAT
in English, on the Department of Education Web site at
http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat.htm. Success on the Reading and Mathematics Sunshine State
Standards portion of the FCAT can best be understood by focusing on the “Achievement
Levels,” where a Level 3 or higher means that the student has scored at or above grade level.
Additional Web Resources
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FCAT sample reading and mathematics test materials and released items for 10
th
grade
students (http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat.htm
)
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FCAT sample reading and mathematics test materials and released items for 10
th
grade
students
(www.fcatexplorer.org
)
Section 1008.22(3)(c)5, Florida Statutes
State law authorizes the State Board of Education to designate a passing score for each part of
the grade 10 assessment test. School staff should explain to families why the Sunshine State
Standards are important, what their child’s scores mean, and why their child should participate
in remediation and retake the FCAT. Teachers should try to enlist the student’s support for
remediation and retaking the FCAT.