How many Flagler Schools get an 'A'? 70%

Palm Coast Observer
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Seventy percent of Flagler Schools now maintain an "A" grade, up from 33% in 2012-13. Flagler County has no middle or elementary schools with a "D" or "F" grade for the 2013-14 school year, according to data released Friday by the Florida Department of Education.

Bunnell, Rymfire, Old Kings, Wadsworth, and Belle Terre elementaries all earned A's, as did Indian Trails Middle School. In addition, Imagine School and Palm Harbor Academy, the district's two charter schools, earned "B" and "A" grades, respectively.

"I'm very proud of our team," said Flagler Schools superintendent Jacob Oliva. "It's a testament to the hard work of teachers, students, support staff and adminstrators. And it's really paying off."

Statewide, the number of "A" schools increased by 7%, while the number of "F" schools also went up. None of Flagler County's traditional (non-charter) schools have ever received an F, said Oliva.

This is the last year that Florida schools will be evaluated under the current grading formula, which uses FCAT testing. The new formula "will support the more rigorous Florida Standards and the Florida Standards assessment which will replace the FCAT," states the news release. "The new school grading formula will be more simple and transparent."

The new standards will help students reach "a higher level of mastery by simplifying and focusing on what it is that we're expecting students to do," Oliva said. "Students will be on college and career paths."

State grading data for high schools hasn't been released yet.