Dept Of Ed Releases Grades For High Schools

December 19, 2014

Preliminary high school grades were released today by the Florida Department of Education.

State Board of Education rules mandate that if at least 75 percent of schools earn an “A” or “B,” the amount of points needed for a school to earn a school grade is increased in the following year.  Since 83 percent of high schools earned an “A” or “B” in 2012-13, in accordance with State Board of Education rule, the grading scale was adjusted upward for high schools in 2013-14.

After receiving input from Florida families and educators, Governor Rick Scott signed legislation in May to simplify the school grading formula to focus on factors critical to student success. This is the final year school grades will be calculated using the current formula.

The new formula emphasizes success measures such as student achievement, learning gains, graduation rates and earning college credit and industry certifications. School grades will be calculated next year using the new formula and schools earning a D or F will not be required to implement turnaround options for one year.

In Escambia County, grades were as follows:

  • Escambia High – C  (C last year)
  • Pensacola – C (B last year)
  • Tate – B (B last year)
  • Pine Forest – C (C last year)
  • Washington -  B (B last year)
  • Northview – C (B last year)
  • West Florida – A (A last year)

In Santa Rosa County, grades were as follows:

  • Central – B (C last year)
  • Gulf Breeze – A (B last year)
  • Jay- B  (A last year)
  • Milton- A (A last year)
  • Pace – A (B last year)
  • Navarre – B (A last year)

Comments

One Response to “Dept Of Ed Releases Grades For High Schools”

  1. Bob C. on December 18th, 2014 5:24 pm

    Following the article, “… the amount of points needed for a school to earn a school grade is increased in the following year.” this is like a 330 pound football player running 50 yards in 10 seconds one year and having to run the same distance in 4 seconds the following year in order to show progress.
    EMT’s please report to the field….player down.

    Too bad the Legislature which sets such rules is not held to the same increasing standards for themselves.

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