Wakulla School District students placed top ten in the state for 18 of 20 areas tested on the 2013 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test state assessments in Reading, Math, Science and the new United States History End of Course (EOC) exam.
Rankings are based on the percent of students who score proficient, which is at or above grade level.
Wakulla students ranked number one in the region consisting of Wakulla, Leon, Calhoun, Liberty, Taylor, Jefferson, Franklin, Gadsden, and Madison on nine of the areas tested and were in the top three for all Reading, Math, Science and U.S. History scores.
Wakulla ranked first alone in the region on 4th, 6th, and 7th grade Reading, tying for first in 8th grade Reading with Liberty County.
In Math, Wakulla students ranked first alone in the region in 6th and 7th grade, tying with Leon in 8th grade. Wakulla also stood alone in first place on 8th grade Science and on the 9th and 10th grade Biology EOC exam.
“With all of the increased rigor and constant changes in education, our school district continues to perform well,” said Superintendent of Schools Bobby Pearce. “Wakulla students, teachers, staff, administrators and parents are to be commended for their hard work.
“We are very pleased with these results,” he said.
Wakulla County School District has also been named an Academically High Performing District by the state for the sixth consecutive year based on last year’s district “A” grade, good financial audit, and meeting the class size requirements.
Individual student scores have been mailed home or are available at the child’s school, plus they can be viewed on the parent portal where parents are able to view their child’s grades at www.wakullaschooldistrict.org.
