TAMPA, Fla. — Florida school districts received grades from the Department of Education Wednesday.
Pinellas County received its first district-wide A grade and Hillsborough County, meanwhile, saw marked improvement.
What You Need To Know
- Florida Department of Education released school district grades Wednesday
- Pinellas Schools earned first district-wide A grade
- See a list of all grades for Bay area districts: District Grades (Excel)
- SCHOOL GRADES: See how your child's school performed: School Grades (Excel)
Hillsborough schools saw a decrease in the number of D and F schools after having the most statewide last year.
In one year, the district moved from 33 D and F grade schools to just 9 D schools and no schools graded as an F.
Overall, Hillsborough’s school district received a B grade.
In Pasco, the school system’s overall grade remained a B, same as last year.
Hernando and Manatee schools also received B grades, same as the 2023.
Meanwhile, Citrus and Polk county districts received C grades, which were the same as the previous year.