School grades hold steady statewide; Pinellas results mixed

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“Despite generally tougher tests put in place this year, school grades remained relatively stable statewide for middle and elementary schools, according to results released today by the Florida Department of Education.

More than three-quarters of schools received an A or B, with the number of A-rated elementary schools growing by 82 and the number of F schools dropping from 44 to 31 . . .

PASCO: Schools saw some improvement overall — the district raw score rose to a high B — and several schools also had better results even with the higher standards this year. Among them:

* Four schools made an A and also adequate yearly progress under federal standards — Seven Oaks, Trinity and Wesley Chapel elementary schools, and Imagine School at Land O’Lakes charter school. . .”

Read the complete article published on June 30, 2011 by the St. Petersburg Times