FLORIDA ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT THINKING (FAST)
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The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) is a computer-based, standardized program that measures student progress and achievement in learning grade-level content standards. The FAST is aligned with the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.).
THE FAMILY PORTAL: ACCESSING STUDENT SCORES
The Family Portal provides a central location for your student’s assessment results. The Family Portal can be used to access your student’s results for FAST Progress Monitoring testing, to access prior statewide assessment results, and to print score reports.
How can I access the Family Portal?
At the Florida Statewide Assessments Portal link: familyportal.cambiumast.com/
Access Codes will be emailed directly from Cambium several times throughout the school year. The link Cambium provides will expire in 7 days, BUT the access code will remain active.
Please save your student’s access code to log into the Family Portal in the future. Teachers will also have this information.
What information do I need to access the Family Portal?
Your student’s unique 6-digit access code.
Your student’s date of birth.
Your student’s first name, as it appears on their official school record.
What information can be found in the Family Portal?
Your student’s test results from Fall 2020 through the present.
Your student's Individual Student Reports (downloadable) with interpretative guides.
Glossary
FAQs
Performance Levels
Grades K-2 FAST
Remote Testing Guide
Information & Instructions were emailed from broadcasts@schoolmessengermail.com.➡️
To view the PDF in full size, hover over the FAST K-2 Administering Star Remotely guide and click the arrow in the top right corner.
FAST K-2_Family Administering Star Remotely_FLCCA_DAOF_8.12.25 FINAL.pdfGrades 3-10 FAST
Remote Testing Guide
Instructions on how to install the new Secure Browser Version 18 can be found here.➡️
To view the PDF in full size, hover over the FAST Remote Testing Guide for Students and Families PDF and click the arrow in the top right corner.
2025-2026 Remote Testing Guide for Students and Families.pdfHow often is FAST administered?
How often is FAST administered?
FAST is administered three times a year to students in grades kindergarten through 10, covering reading and math.
Is FAST administered remotely?
Is FAST administered remotely?
For grades K–2, all FAST PM assessments will be administered remotely using Renaissance Learning’s Star assessments. For grades 3–10, PM1 and PM2 will be administered remotely and PM3 will be administered at a test site.
FAST is computer-adaptive. What does this mean?
FAST is computer-adaptive. What does this mean?
The FAST assessments are computer-adaptive, meaning that the difficulty of the questions adjusts based on how the student answers. Each student receives different questions from a common item bank, and may encounter content that hasn't been taught yet.
Watch the following video for more information: https://files.portal.cambiumast.com/florida/Media/FLCAT/FLCAT.html
What are the five achievement levels for FAST scores?
What are the five achievement levels for FAST scores?
The FAST has five achievement levels, with Level 3 or higher considered on-grade-level mastery and the passing score:
Level 1: Well below grade level
Level 2: Below grade level
Level 3: On grade level
Level 4: Proficient
Level 5: Exemplary
Where can I find my student's FAST scores?
Where can I find my student's FAST scores?
FAST results are reported in the Family Portal. The Family Portal provides a central location for your student’s assessment results. The Family Portal can be used to access your student’s results for FAST Progress Monitoring testing, to access prior statewide assessment results, and to print score reports.
Access codes will be sent via email from Cambium. Your student’s teacher will also have this information.
How can I access the Family Portal?
How can I access the Family Portal?
At the Florida Statewide Assessments Portal: https://flfast.org
Or at the direct link: https://fl-familyportal.cambiumast.com/
Access codes will be emailed From: DoNotReply@cambiumassessment.com with the Subject: (Florida Statewide Assessments Family Portal) Access Code For Your Student.
IMPORTANT: Please save your access code in a safe place. Although the Cambium link expires, the access codes remain active and should be saved for future logins.
What information do I need to access the Family Portal?
What information do I need to access the Family Portal?
Your student’s unique 6-digit access code (contact your student’s teacher for this code).
Your student’s date of birth.
Your student’s first name, as it appears on their official school record.
What information can be found in the Family Portal?
What information can be found in the Family Portal?
Your student’s results from Fall 2020 through present
Your student's Individual Student Reports with interpretative guides.
Glossary
FAQs
Performance Levels
How quickly will FAST results be posted?
How quickly will FAST results be posted?
Typically, FAST results are reported in the Family Portal within 24 hours of the student completing the test.
Where can I find more information about FAST?
Where can I find more information about FAST?
More information about the FAST, including sample questions, is available at https://flfast.org/families.html.
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