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Elementary And Middle School Report Cards Are In: 19 Percent Drop In A's

Report cards are in for the state’s elementary and middle schools. The Florida Department of Educations’ preliminary report shows an almost 20 percent drop in the number of A-rated schools.

The number of A-rated schools in Florida dropped by 492 from last year, a 19-percent decline. The drop came even after the state board instituted a rule preventing schools from falling more than a letter—meaning some schools could have fallen further.

The number of B,C,D, and F, schools also rose, but not by as much a was predicted before the safety net rule was adopted.

Half of Leon County’s elementary and middle schools earned A’s and B’s. But 4 schools: Oakridge and Bond Elementary and Griffin and Nims Middle School—received D’s. Bond would have been an F- school this year, but was spared by the state’s safety net rule.

The 2013 results are preliminary because districts can appeal those grades to the state board of education.

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Lynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Lynn has served as reporter/producer for WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas.  She is an award-winning member of the Capital Press Corps and has participated in the NPR Kaiser Health News Reporting Partnership and NPR Education Initiative. 

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