FAST learning gains calculator
Paste your class's FAST scores from last year and this year. See each student's level, Level 1 or 2 subcategory, learning gain or not, and the PM3 score that would make one.
This is an example class. Your own classes are untouched, and changes here aren't saved.
One student per line: initials or student number, last year's PM3 score, this year's score. Paste straight from a spreadsheet.
Use initials or student numbers, not names. Your classes are saved on this device only.
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Classes stay in this browser until you remove them. To move them to another computer, download a backup file and restore it there.
What a PM2 score tells you
PM1 and PM2 test the whole year's content, so many students are below grade level until PM3. The page shows how far each student is from the PM3 score for a gain, next to the typical PM2 to PM3 change for students at the same level in 2025-26 (FDOE median growth). That figure describes the state; it isn't a target.
Example: a fifth grader at PM2
JT scored 196 on Grade 4 ELA last spring. That is Level 1 high, the top part of Level 1, so a gain needs Level 2. On Grade 5 ELA, Level 2 starts at 206.
JT's PM2 score is 199, still Level 1 high, so the PM3 score for a gain is 206, 7 points more. Grade 5 students at Level 1 on PM2 gained a median of 11 points by PM3. Open this example class
Questions teachers ask
What counts as a learning gain on FAST?
Comparing last year's PM3 with this year's PM3, a student makes a gain by moving up at least one achievement level, moving up a subcategory while staying in Level 1 or 2, staying in Level 3 or 4 with a higher scale score, or staying in Level 5.
What are the Level 1 and Level 2 subcategories?
FDOE splits Level 1 into three equal parts (low, mid, high) and Level 2 into two (low, high). Some teachers call them buckets. A student who stays in Level 1 or 2 makes a gain by moving into a higher part. Each grade has its own ranges, shown in the chart.
Does a student who stays at Level 3 need a higher score?
Yes, at least one scale score point higher than last year, for Level 3 or Level 4. The exception is a change of scale: FAST Math to an Algebra 1 or Geometry EOC, an EOC to FAST Math, or Algebra 1 to Geometry. Then staying at Level 3, 4 or 5 is enough. The learning gains chart has every grade's ranges.
Do PM1 and PM2 scores count for learning gains?
No. Learning gains compare two PM3 scores (or EOC scores). Use PM1 and PM2 to see who is close, not as a verdict.
Who is in the lowest 25%?
FDOE ranks students by last year's score within each tested grade, across the whole school, and takes those below the 25.5th percentile. This page ranks your class the same way, so its list is a guide only and can differ from the school's official one.
Which students are left out of learning gains?
Students without a valid score last year (including most third graders, since grade 2 is not on this scale), students not enrolled for the full year, students who tested below their grade level, and students retaking an EOC they already passed.
Is my students' information sent anywhere?
No. Everything stays in this browser on this device. Use initials or student numbers rather than names, and download a backup file if you want to move your classes to another computer.
Sources: FDOE 2025-26 Guide to Calculating School Grades (July 2026), Rule 6A-1.09981, the FDOE family report guide (April 2026) and FAST Median Growth (October 2026). Not affiliated with the Florida Department of Education or Cambium Assessment. A planning aid: official learning gains come from FDOE, using state eligibility rules and district data.