US EditionSouth Florida School Districts Again Earn Top Grades as Post-Pandemic Statewide Scores Surge
FLORIDA, JUL 7 – Statewide school performance improved with 28 districts earning A grades, and 71% of all schools now achieving A or B ratings, reflecting gains after COVID-19 setbacks.
- On Monday, the Florida Department of Education released statewide school and district grades, noting Duval County earned its first-ever A grade.
- This release follows new statewide testing since 2023, including high-stakes exams that assess student knowledge and recovery from COVID-19-related learning disruptions.
- Alongside Duval, 28 of 67 districts earned A grades this year, up from 22 last year, while 31 districts scored B and eight scored C, with no D or F grades statewide.
- Governor Ron DeSantis said, “That’s a really big deal,” highlighting that 71% of graded schools earned A or B grades, marking significant statewide improvement in education outcomes.
- These results suggest Florida schools showed solid progress post-pandemic, signaling improved student achievement and bolstered confidence in the state's education system.
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Florida School Grades Improve for 2024-25 as Majority Earn ‘A’ or ‘B’ Ratings
TALLAHASSEE — Florida public schools demonstrated significant improvement in performance for the 2024-25 academic year, according to new school grade data released Monday by Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education. Statewide, 71% of graded K-12 schools received an “A” or “B” this year, up from 64% in the previous academic year. A […] The post Florida School Grades Improve for 2024-25 as Majority Earn ‘A’ or ‘B’ Ratings appe…
Report card: Florida’s highest- and lowest-rated school districts
Leon High School in Tallahassee on July 21, 2022. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Florida Phoenix)Florida has 6% more A-rated schools under its own metrics, the governor announced Monday. The 2024-2025 school grades show that 28 of Florida’s 67 districts are A districts, 31 are B, eight are C, and none are D or F. The state calculates the scores using student math, science, reading, and social studies assessment scores, graduation rates, “maintain…
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