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This is the first year the FLDOE used the FSA, a more rigorous assessment of the standards. As a result, the 2014-15 grades do not include learning gains. Florida Department of Education’s full school grades report can be viewed here.
Pinellas County Schools sees substantial improvement in school and district letter grades
Pinellas County Schools improved its district letter grade to a B for the first time since 2011 and saw an increase in schools receiving an A or B and a decrease in schools receiving a D or F letter grade from the state. The district’s B grade was two percentage points shy of an A.
According to the Florida Department of Education, the school district had an 11 percent increase in schools receiving an A or B and a 5 percent decrease in schools receiving a D or F for the 2014-15 school year.*
At 59 percent, Pinellas County Schools had the largest percentage of schools receiving an A or B among the state’s seven largest districts. The school district also had the lowest percentage of schools receiving a D or F, among the same group, and was the only district to reduce the number of D and F schools for the 2014-15 school year.
Eighteen of the district’s elementary schools improved their letter grades. Of those, seven elementary schools improved by two letter grades: Garrison Jones, Lynch, New Heights, North Shore, Orange Grove, Pinellas Park and Ridgecrest elementary schools. All middle schools earned an A, B or C, with the exception of two schools that received Ds. Three high schools improved their letter grades, with all high schools receiving an A, B or C.
*Pinellas County Schools’ data includes all schools that received a letter grade, including schools whose grades have not yet been released by the state.