Middle School Promotion Requirements

Middle School Promotion Requirements

From the Florida Department of Education website:

In order for a student to be promoted to high school from the middle grades, they must successfully complete the following courses:

  • Three middle grades or higher* courses in English language arts.
  • Three middle grades or higher* courses in mathematics.
  • Three middle grades or higher* courses in science.
  • Three middle grades or higher* courses in social studies.
    • One of these social studies courses must be Civics. There is a statewide, standardized end-of-course exam for Civics that must be taken and factored in as 30% of a student’s course grade.


*May include high school courses for high school credit.