Third-grade math and reading scores on Florida's standardized test have remained static, while writing scores show a significant jump.
Results released Friday show less than two-thirds of Florida's third grade students are performing at a satisfactory level in math and reading on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. There was a 1 percent increase in reading scores and no improvement in math.
The Florida Department of Education also released scores for the FCAT in writing. Those results show 58 percent of students in grades four, eight and 10 scored at or above a 3.5, the standard used for school grades. That's an increase of four percentage points over the previous school year.
Commissioner Tony Bennett said the flat third-grade reading performance requires attention and vowed to work with districts.
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