Vol. 2502 Vanessa Gonzalez Hernandez, PhD - October 2025 - Miami-Dade County Public Schools: 2024-2025 Student Performance in the International Baccalaureate Program - Results at a Glance

Oct 15, 2026

Research brief summarizing International Baccalaureate (IB) program performance for Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) students during 2024-2025. The brief reports 3,629 assessments across 29 subject areas offered at nine district high schools, including traditional and charter sites. Passing rates rose to 85%, and 89% of eligible students earned IB diplomas. It also explains the IB framework, including the DP core elements, subject groups, and scoring and diploma point requirements.

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Results at a Glance

IB program overview and structure

IB Diploma Programme components and subject groups

Assessment scoring and diploma requirements

Participation in IB assessments

Vol. 2502 Vanessa Gonzalez Hernandez, PhD October 2025 Miami-Dade County Public Schools: 2024-2025 Student Performance in the International Baccalaureate Program Results at a Glance This Research Brief summarizes the performance of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) students participating in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The IB program was offered at nine M-DCPS high schools in 2024-2025, including 6 traditional and 3 charter schools. This year, 3,629 assessments were completed by M-DCPS students in 29 subject areas. The number of IB assessments completed in M-DCPS increased from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025. Overall, the percentage of IB assessments receiving passing scores increased by one percentage point to 85% in 2024-2025 as compared to 2023-2024. At the conclusion of the 2024-2025 school year, 89% of eligible M-DCPS students received IB diplomas, which marked an increase of eight percentage points from the previous year. The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is a rigorous pre-university curriculum and examination program that emphasizes the development of students’ intellectual, personal, emotional, and social skills. The IB program provides students with a broad general education while offering specialization based on students’ interests and plans. The IB program is recognized at colleges and universities throughout the United States and worldwide. Three IB programs span the years from kindergarten to pre-university. The programs can be offered individually (the Primary Years Programme for students aged 3-12, the Middle Years Programme for students aged 11-16, and the IB Diploma Programme for students aged 16-19) or as a continuum. A fourth program, the Career-Related Programme, is designed to address the needs of students aged 16-19 who are engaged in career-related education. This report focuses on the IB Diploma Programme that is offered at senior high schools. The IB Diploma Programme (DP) is a two-year liberal arts curriculum designed to promote an understanding of global citizenship. The program encourages students to become critical and compassionate thinkers and informed participants in local and world affairs. The DP curriculum is made up of three core elements and six subject groups. The three core elements are: 􀁸 The Theory of Knowledge course, assessed through an oral presentation and a 1,600-word essay, encourages students to reflect on the nature of learning and different kinds of knowledge; 􀁸 The extended essay, an independent, self-directed research project, culminates in a 4,000-word paper; and 􀁸 A Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) component requires students to take part in a range of experiences and at least one project. The six subject groups are: 􀁸 studies in language and literature; 􀁸 language acquisition; 􀁸 individuals and societies; 􀁸 sciences; 􀁸 mathematics; and 􀁸 the arts. Students may study an additional course in science, individuals and societies, or languages, instead of a course in the arts. Each student takes three to four subjects at the Higher Level (HL) and the remaining subjects at the Standard Level (SL) . Students taking courses at HL are expected to demonstrate a greater body of knowledge, understanding, and skills. IB Assessments Scoring Assessments are scored on a scale of one to seven for each subject, with seven being the highest. A score of four is considered a passing score on an IB assessment. Students must earn a total of 24 points on their six IB assessments in order to receive the IB diploma, subject to certain minimum levels of performance across all components of the program and satisfactory completion of the CAS requirement. Students can also be awarded up to three additional points toward the overall diploma score for their combined results on the Theory of Knowledge course and the extended essay. Nine District traditional and charter high schools offered the IB program during the 2024-2025 school yea

FAQs

How many IB assessments were completed by MDCPS students in 2024-2025?

MDCPS students completed 3,629 IB assessments in 2024-2025.

What was the passing-score percentage for IB assessments in 2024-2025 compared with 2023-2024?

The percentage of IB assessments receiving passing scores increased by one point to 85% in 2024-2025 compared with 2023-2024.

What are the passing and diploma requirements described for the IB Diploma Programme?

A score of four is considered passing on an IB assessment, and students must earn a total of 24 points across six assessments (with minimum performance levels and completion of CAS) to receive the diploma.

Oct 15, 2026

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