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About the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
What the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test is
Frequently asked questions about the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Reading Test
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Writing Test
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Mathematics Test
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Science Test
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Your child’s grade level in school determines which of the FCAT subtests (Reading, Writing, Mathematics, and/or Science) he or she will take.
 
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What FCAT test will my child take?
GRADES READING WRITING MATHEMATICS SCIENCE
3
Yes
No
Yes
No
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
5
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
6
Yes
No
Yes
No
7
Yes
No
Yes
No
8
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
9
Yes
No
Yes
No
10
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
11 No No No
Yes
 


What is the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)?

 What are the Sunshine State Standards?

Who takes the FCAT?

Why do students take the FCAT?

When is the FCAT given?

Why is the FCAT in the news?
Each public school receives an annual grade based on the performance of its students on the FCAT. In addition, Florida requires that school districts consider FCAT results when making decisions about students’ remediation or retention needs. The use of FCAT scores for school and student accountability as required by the Bush/Brogan A+ Plan for Education has been widely publicized. For more information about accountability, click here.

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