The Florida Department of Education released the school grades for the 2025-26 school year, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) once again is an “A-rated” district.

Following is a summary of the School Performance Grades for Miami-Dade County Public Schools in 2025-26:
• Overall, 99 percent of M-DCPS schools received School Grades of A, B, or C.
• 63 percent received grades of A
• 24 percent received grades of B
• 12 percent received grades of C
• No M-DCPS schools received a grade of D or F in 2026

The results released are based on new school grading scales that were adopted by the State Board of Education on July 24, 2024. Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, schools comprised of grade levels that include grade 3 included a new component based on the percentage of eligible students who score an achievement level 3 or higher on the Grade 3 Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) in English Language Arts (ELA) Progress Monitoring (PM) 3 administration. School and district grades are determined based on the percentage of points achieved with school/district performance grade scales specific to the school type.

The 2025-26 School Performance Grades can be found at https://arda.dadeschools.net/#!/rightColumn/2668.

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