English Language Arts
27.7%
State avg 56.7%
District avg 53.7%
County avg 53.4%
+4.7pp since 2023-24
District avg 53.7%
County avg 53.4%
+4.7pp since 2023-24
Test scores
See how it ranks: all Florida schools by score · Hillsborough County schools by score
FAST / B.E.S.T., SY 2024-25
All grades, all students. % at Level 3 or Above.Mathematics
24.4%
State avg 58.9%
District avg 55.5%
County avg 55.3%
+1.7pp since 2023-24
District avg 55.5%
County avg 55.3%
+1.7pp since 2023-24
Science
41.0%
State avg 58.7%
District avg 54.8%
County avg 54.6%
+11.0pp since 2023-24
District avg 54.8%
County avg 54.6%
+11.0pp since 2023-24
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
By grade, SY 2024-25
School score vs state average per tested grade.| Grade | English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | |
| Grade 3 | 32.0% | 57.2% | 63 | 13.0% | 63.1% | 63 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Grade 4 | 27.0% | 56.4% | 51 | 28.0% | 62.1% | 50 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Grade 5 | 24.0% | 55.7% | 63 | 33.0% | 56.9% | 63 | 41.0% | 55.0% | 63 |
2-year history
All grades, all students. SHEEHY Florida avgEnglish Language Arts
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 27.7% | 53.7% | 53.4% | 56.7% |
| SY 2023-24 | 23.1% | 50.5% | 50.3% | 52.9% |
Mathematics
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 24.4% | 55.5% | 55.3% | 58.9% |
| SY 2023-24 | 22.8% | 53.1% | 53.0% | 55.7% |
Science
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 41.0% | 54.8% | 54.6% | 58.7% |
| SY 2023-24 | 30.0% | 51.5% | 51.4% | 55.5% |
How to read these scores
What is FAST / B.E.S.T.?
Florida public-school students take the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) three times a year in ELA and Math (grades 3-10), plus a B.E.S.T. Science test at grades 5 and 8. High school students take B.E.S.T. End-of-Course (EOC) exams in Algebra I and Biology. The Spring (PM3) administration is the summative measure used here.
What does "% at Level 3 or Above" mean?
It is the percentage of students at the school who scored at Level 3, 4, or 5 on Florida's 5-level B.E.S.T. performance scale. Level 3 is "On Grade Level"; Levels 4 and 5 are "Above Grade Level" and "Mastery". The cumulative top-three rate is the headline measure FLDOE reports for school grades. A higher number is better.
What does 27.7% mean for English Language Arts at SHEEHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
It means about 27.7 percent of students tested at SHEEHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performed at grade level or above on the FAST / B.E.S.T. English Language Arts test in 2024-25. The statewide average for Florida that year was 56.7%. The other students fell into the lower performance levels.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in Florida, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
Florida Department of Education, Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) and B.E.S.T. End-of-Course exams (Algebra I, Biology). School-level results from the FLDOE Spring PM3 administration. Headline metric is the cumulative "Level 3 or Above" rate on Florida's 5-level B.E.S.T. performance scale.
How often is it updated?
FAST / B.E.S.T. is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.