Florida DOE Announces 2024 Grades, Brevard Public Schools Earn ‘A’ Rating for First Time Since 2019

Florida Department of Education Announces 2024 School Grades Under New School Grading Scale

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – The State Board of Education voted to approve the Florida Department of Education’s updated school grading scale at the July Board Meeting, which is used to determine school grades, and Brevard Public Schools earned an “A” rating  for the first time since 2019.

This year, the state changed the grading system for secondary schools to achieve an “A” rating. Previously, schools needed a 62 percent score to be an “A”, and secondary schools now need to score 64 percent, or higher, to achieve an “A” rating. Despite the higher threshold Brevard County achieved an “A” rating for the first time in five years.

“As a former teacher here in Brevard Public Schools I realize how huge this is,” said District 4 BPS Board Member Matt Susin. “We have known that this is the right direction to go, and this shows the decisions we made last year would pay off. We did it. We are an “A” district!”

Even though the threshold was significantly harder, Brevard County Schools moved from a “B” rated school to an “A” rated school.

“Everything we do should be about student achievement,” said BPS School Board Chair Megan Wright.

“This is evidence that what we are doing is working. Brevard County is an ‘A’ district and we are back on track.”

Brevard Public Schools is now ranked 19th out of 67 school districts and no schools in the county were rated “D” or “F”.

“All the credit goes to the hard work of the teachers and students in the classroom,” said Brevard Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell.

According to a Brevard Public Schools spokesperson, the district saw an increase across the board regarding English and Language Arts scores for FAST metrics; with all grades performing higher than state averages in ELA.

“It is really exciting, we just took a look at our rankings and saw lots of our schools that have been B’s move up to A’s, some were C’s move up to a B, and we have no D or F schools,” said BPS Board Member Kayte Campbell.

“This is a testament to the hard work that those leaders and teachers have done and I could not be prouder of our school staff.”

Overview of 2024 School Grades

■ 64% of all schools (2,196 schools) earned an “A” or “B” in 2024 compared to 57% (1,961 schools) in 2023.

■ Less than 4% of all schools (113 schools) earned a “D” or “F” in 2024 compared to 6% of schools (211 schools) in 2023.

■ 1,761 schools (53%) increased their grade or maintained an “A” in 2024.

In 2024, the number of elementary schools earning an “A” grade increased by 4 percentage points over the previous year. The number of middle schools earning an “A” grade increased by 7 percentage points and the number of high schools earning an “A” grade increased by 10 percentage points. The number of combination schools earning an “A” grade increased by 7 percentage points.

Florida’s charter schools also saw improvements. Of the 602 charter schools with a grade in 2024, 69% received an “A” or “B” in 2024.

Florida law requires the State Board of Education to review the school grading scale when learning gains became available and determine whether the scale should be adjusted.

With two years of progress monitoring data now available, the school grading formula once again includes annual learning gains components in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The State Board of Education voted on amendments to rule that adjust the school grading scale so that elementary schools are graded using the scale that was previously used from 2014-15 to 2021-22, and all other school types are graded using a new scale.

This approach takes into consideration the different components included in the school grade formula for different school types and ensures our school grades accurately reflect the performance of our schools.

For more information, visit School Grades.

Similar Stories