What percentage of students in Duval County Public Schools are proficient in math?
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About 35% of 4th graders and 18% of 8th graders were considered proficient in math in 2024
35%
of Duval County Public Schools 4th graders were proficient in math in 2024
18%
of Duval County Public Schools 8th graders were proficient in math in 2024
The NAEP uses a scale of 0-500 points to group 4th and 8th grade students into three achievement levels (basic, proficient, or advanced). "Proficient" is the benchmark used to describe students who demonstrate competency with challenging subject matter. However, NAEP proficiency is not the same as being on "grade level," which is often assessed by other state and district tests. More information on NAEP skill expectations at each grade level is available here.
In 2024, 6% of 4th graders in Duval County Public Schools were advanced in math and 29% were proficient, which means that about 2 out of 3 (65%) scored at basic or below. In 8th grade, 82% scored at basic or below.
In Duval County Public Schools, 4th grade math proficiency scores in 2024 were lower than Florida overall. 8th grade proficiency was not significantly different from the Florida average.
In 2024, the percentage of Duval County Public Schools 4th graders at a proficient or advanced math level was lower than the Florida average.
Percentage of students at each NAEP achievement level in 4th and 8th grade in 2024 in Duval County Public Schools and Florida
How has math proficiency changed over time?
From this point onward, “proficiency” includes students who were at or above proficient in math (proficient and advanced students).
Among 4th graders, math proficiency in Duval County Public Schools was lower than Florida in 1 test year (2024). In all other test years, there was not a significant difference between Duval County Public Schools and Florida. Among 8th graders, math proficiency in Duval County Public Schools was lower than Florida in 3 test years (2015, 2017, and 2019). In all other test years, there was not a significant difference between Duval County Public Schools and Florida.
Data are available in Duval County Public Schools beginning in 2015.
Duval County Public Schools 4th graders had a similar level of math proficiency as Florida in 4 out of 5 test years
Percentage of 4th and 8th graders proficient in math in Duval County Public Schools, Florida, and the US, 2015–2024
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How do Duval County Public Schools students compare to other districts in math proficiency?
The NAEP collected data in 25 other large urban school districts in 2024. Duval County Public Schools had 127,971 students enrolled as of the 2023-24 school year, making it the 11th-largest district in this sample.
Among 4th grade students, Duval County Public Schools had the 10th-highest math proficiency rate compared to other districts. It was 14 percentage points lower in proficiency than Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the district with the highest rate (49%).
Among 8th grade students, Duval County Public Schools had the 11th-lowest math proficiency rate compared to other districts. It was 14 percentage points lower in proficiency than Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, the district with the highest rate (32%).
Duval County Public Schools is 10th-highest in 4th grade math proficiency and 11th-lowest in 8th grade among the 26 districts tested
Percentage of 4th and 8th graders in each district who were proficient in math in 2024
Why is there data for Duval County Public Schools but not all districts?
The NAEP randomly chooses public, private, and charter schools from across the country and in each state and Washington, DC to participate in testing. This random process ensures that the test scores from students in these schools represent how the US and each state are performing as a whole. In addition to national- and state-level reporting, for several years the NAEP has also administered the test to a random sample of schools within 26 of the nation's largest school districts in 2024, of which Duval County Public Schools was one.
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