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All Time High Grades For Florida Schools

The Florida school system has posted the highest school grades ever with more schools earning A’s and B’s according to The Florida School Recognition Program.

Of the 2,889 Florida schools graded this year 2,125 are considered to be high performing. This means that they received an A or B ranking.

Education Commissioner Eric J. Smith said “The school grades this year indicate that Florida’s teachers and schools are going above and beyond to meet the needs of their students. I commend them on such excellent work, and thank them for their continued efforts to provide quality learning environments that enable our children to succeed.”

Here is how Florida school grades ranked in 2008.

• 1,583 earned an A (55 percent), an increase of 100 schools compared to last year
• 542 earned a B (19 percent), an increase of 73 schools compared to last year
• 565 earned a C (20 percent), a decrease of 22 schools compared to last year
• 154 earned a D (5 percent), a decrease of 62 schools compared to last year
• 45 earned an F (2 percent), a decrease of 38 schools compared to last year

The Florida School Recognition Program works to improve the performance of schools throughout the Sunshine State and offers financial incentives to schools for raising the bar.

That’s just another reason that Florida is a great place to live, especially if you have children.