Of the 849 School District of DeSoto County students who took part in the geometry section of the 2023-24 FAST, 27.9% met the testing standard while 1% exceeded expectations, according to the Florida Department of Education.
The number of School District of DeSoto County students who succeeded on the test fell by 19.9% from the previous school year.
School District of DeSoto County’s proficiency level in geometry stood at 28.9% in the 2023-24 school year, 23.5% lower than the state’s average of 52.4%.
During the 2023-24 school year, Walton County School District students fared the best on the geometry portion of the FAST, with 74.6% of them succeeding. Meanwhile Gadsden County School District students did worst on geometry, with 24.7% of the students passing the test.
There were 2,016 students enrolled in School District of DeSoto County schools in the 2023-24 school year.
Florida ranks near the bottom nationwide in academic recovery since the pandemic, according to the 2025 Education Recovery Scorecard. The state placed 36th in math and 45th in reading recovery between 2019 and 2024, with the lowest reading gains in the nation from 2022 to 2024. Students remain more than half a grade behind in math and nearly a full grade behind in reading, with no district returning to its 2019 reading levels.
| School Year | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceeded standards (%) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 1% | 2,016 |
| 2022-23 | 29.2% | 1.6% | 6,750 |
