{"id":261690,"date":"2026-05-07T07:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261690\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:39:11","slug":"fast-test-how-to-view-you-childs-results-nbc-6-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261690\/","title":{"rendered":"FAST test, how to view you child\u2019s results \u2013 NBC 6 South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida kids are finally taking the third and last of the FAST tests <\/a>for the 2025-2026 school year.<\/p>\n

FAST stands for Florida Assessment of Student Thinking. Unlike the FSA, the FAST test is given three times a year between kindergarten and 10th\u00a0grade. It\u2019s shorter and it\u2019s computer-based, not on paper like the FSA.<\/p>\n

Students from grades 3\u201310 took the First Administration, PM1, on August 11 and finished on September 26, 2025.<\/p>\n

They took PM2, on December 1, 2025 and finished on January 23.<\/p>\n

The Third Administration, PM3, began May 1\u00a0and is scheduled to finish on May 31.<\/p>\n

PM3 provides a summative score at the end of the year to measure student mastery of the grade-level
content standards, according to the Florida Department of Education<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Assessments for grades K\u20132 were held in the 2025-2026 school year as well. as well. The test schedules are slightly different from the assessment dates for grades 3\u201310. Grades K-2 took PM1 on August 4 to September 26, 2025 and PM2 on December 1, 2025 to January 23. The PM3 period is from April 13 to May 29. <\/p>\n

Results<\/p>\n

Results for FAST assessments are reported in the Florida Reporting System within 24 hours of the student completing testing.<\/p>\n

Parents can view their children’s test results through the Florida Reporting System available in the FAST porta<\/a>l. For a quick guide to the login process, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Achievement Levels<\/p>\n

Level 1: Well below grade level. Likely to need substantial support the next grade. <\/p>\n

Level 2: Below grade level. Likely to need substantial support for the next grade. <\/p>\n

Level 3: On grade level. May need additional support for the next grade. <\/p>\n

Level 4: Proficient. Likely to excel in the next grade. <\/p>\n

Level 5: Exemplary. Highly likely to excel in the next grade. <\/p>\n

AssessmentLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Grade 3 ELA Reading140\u2013185186\u2013200201\u2013212213\u2013224225\u2013260Grade 4 ELA Reading154\u2013198199\u2013212213\u2013223224\u2013236237\u2013270Grade 5 ELA Reading160\u2013205206\u2013221222\u2013231232\u2013245246\u2013279Grade 6 ELA Reading161\u2013208209\u2013224225\u2013236237\u2013249250\u2013284Grade 7 ELA Reading165\u2013214215\u2013231232\u2013241242\u2013256257\u2013292Grade 8 ELA Reading169\u2013219220\u2013237238\u2013250251\u2013261262\u2013300Grade 9 ELA Reading174\u2013223224\u2013241242\u2013253254\u2013266267\u2013303Grade 10 ELA Reading179\u2013229230\u2013246247\u2013257258\u2013270271\u2013308ELA Reading Retake179\u2013229230\u2013246247\u2013257258\u2013270271\u2013308Grade 3 Mathematics140\u2013182183\u2013197198\u2013208209\u2013224225\u2013260Grade 4 Mathematics155\u2013199200\u2013210211\u2013220221\u2013237238\u2013273Grade 5 Mathematics158\u2013206207\u2013221222\u2013233234\u2013245246\u2013285Grade 6 Mathematics168\u2013212213\u2013228229\u2013238239\u2013253254\u2013287Grade 7 Mathematics175\u2013222223\u2013234235\u2013246247\u2013257258\u2013288Grade 8 Mathematics183\u2013226227\u2013243244\u2013253254\u2013262263\u2013291Source: Florida Department of Education \/ Table 1. B.E.S.T. Scale Score Ranges for Each Achievement Level on FAST Assessments<\/p>\n

Additional help<\/p>\n

If you are worried about how to help your kid prepare for this stressful time, FAST website has different resources to prepare for the assessment. For sample test items for VPK-2 or to take a sample test for grades, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

To see the schedule for the next school year, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida kids are finally taking the third and last of the FAST tests for the 2025-2026 school year.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261691,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[113,28,30,29],"class_list":["post-261690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-education","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}