Case Study: Vero Beach High School achieves 78% FCAT learning gains and record SAT scores with Edmentum's Study Island

Standards-Based, Up-to-the-Minute Data Makes the Difference

Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach, FL, led by principal Eric Seymour, faced the challenge of helping students who were behind during a turbulent year of statewide transitions to FCAT 2.0 and the Common Core. Existing SIS/LMS tools provided only lagging data, so the school needed a formative, standards-aligned system that integrated with Sunshine State Standards and RTI to give teachers up-to-the-minute insight into student performance.

The school implemented Edmentum’s Study Island, using its Custom Assessment Builder to establish baselines and provide standards-aligned practice in class and at home (78% of students used it outside school). The result: strong gains on state tests—78% of struggling 9th–10th grade readers made FCAT learning gains, Level I readers showed significant improvement, the school posted an all-time high SAT score nearly 100 points above the state average, and teachers validated Study Island records as evidence of student proficiency for college applications.

Vero Beach High School

Eric Seymour

Vero Beach High School Principal