School grades are out for 2024: How did Volusia and Flagler score?
Both Volusia and Flagler school districts maintained their “B” grades in the Florida Department of Education’s report released Wednesday, and for the first time in nine years, all Flagler schools received an “A” or “B” grade.
“I am so proud of the hard work of our faculty, staff and students and the amazing support of this great community,” Flagler Superintendent LaShakia Moore said in a district sponsored video. “I am so excited to get started with this school year. This is exactly the momentum that we need to go after being in an ‘A’ district.”
Volusia County Schools Superintendent Carmen Balgobin was equally pleased with her district's results.
“Volusia County Schools is thrilled to narrow the gap toward an ‘A’ and continue to see significant academic progress, even with a shift in the state’s grading scale," she said in an emailed statement released Wednesday evening. "Our focus remains on continuous improvement, and we are excited to build on this success in the upcoming school year."
The Florida Board of Education approved the DOE’s updated grading scale at its July board meeting. According to a press release from the state DOE, the grading formula now includes annual learning gain components in English language arts and mathematics.
Elementary schools were graded on the scale previously used from the 2014-15 school year to the 2021-22 school year, the release said, and all other schools are graded using the 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,” according to the Florida DOE press release.
Fifty-three percent of schools statewide increased their grade or maintained an “A.” Sixty-four percent earned an “A” or “B,” and less than 4% earned a “D” or “F.”
Here is where Volusia and Flagler schools stand.
Volusia County Schools
Fifteen schools in Volusia County improved their grade from the 2023 informational baseline grade, and 17 schools saw their grade decrease.
Overall, the county has 18 “A” schools; 28 “B” schools; 25 “C” schools; 2 “D” schools; and one “F” school.
Here is where each Volusia County school falls in the 2023-24 report:
SCHOOL | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
Atlantic High School | B | C | C |
Beachside Elementary | B | B | C |
Blue Lake Elementary | C | C | D |
Burns Science and Technology Charter | A | A | A |
Campbell Middle School | C | C | D |
Champion Elementary | B | B | C |
Chisholm Elementary | A | A | A |
Citrus Grove Elementary | B | A | B |
Coronado Beach Elementary | A | A | A |
Creekside Middle School | A | A | B |
Cypress Creek Elementary | A | A | A |
David C. Hinson Middle School | B | B | C |
DeBary Elementary | A | A | B |
DeLand High School | B | C | B |
DeLand Middle School | C | C | C |
Deltona High School | A | B | B |
Deltona Lakes Elementary | C | B | C |
Deltona Middle School | C | C | C |
Discovery Elementary | C | C | C |
Edgewater Public School | A | A | B |
Edith I. Starke Elementary | D | C | C |
Enterprise Elementary | C | B | C |
Forest Lake Elementary | C | B | B |
Freedom Elementary | B | B | C |
Friendship Elementary | C | C | C |
Galaxy Middle School | C | C | C |
George W. Marks Elementary | C | B | B |
Heritage Middle School | C | C | C |
Holly Hill School | C | C | C |
Horizon Elementary | B | B | B |
Hospital / Homebound | B | N/A | N/A |
Indian River Elementary | B | B | C |
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts | B | A | A |
Louise S. McInnis Elementary | B | C | C |
Mainland High School | B | C | C |
Manatee Cove Elementary | C | C | C |
New Smyrna Beach High School | B | B | B |
New Smyrna Beach Middle School | B | C | C |
Orange City Elementary | C | C | D |
Ormond Beach Elementary | A | A | A |
Ormond Beach Middle School | A | B | B |
Osteen Elementary | B | A | B |
Palm Terrace Elementary | C | C | C |
Pathways Elementary | A | A | B |
Pierson Elementary | C | C | D |
Pine Ridge High School | B | C | B |
Pine Trail Elementary | A | A | A |
Port Orange Elementary | B | A | B |
Pride Elementary | C | B | D |
R.J. Longstreet Elementary | B | A | A |
Read-Pattillo Elementary | B | B | B |
River Springs Middle School | C | C | C |
Samsula Academy | B | A | B |
Seabreeze High School | A | B | C |
Silver Sands Middle School | B | B | B |
South Daytona Elementary | C | C | C |
Southwestern Middle School | B | C | C |
Spirit Elementary | C | B | C |
Spruce Creek Elementary | A | A | B |
Spruce Creek High School | A | B | B |
Sugar Mill Elementary | B | B | B |
Sunrise Elementary | C | C | D |
Sweetwater Elementary | A | A | A |
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School | C | C | C |
The Reading Edge Academy | C | B | C |
Timbercrest Elementary | B | A | B |
Tomoka Elementary | B | A | B |
Turie T. Small Elementary | C | C | D |
University High School | B | B | C |
Volusia Online Learning - FLVS (Franchise) | A | N/A | B |
Volusia Pines Elementary | A | B | B |
Volusia Virtual Instruction Program District Provided | F | N/A | N/A |
Westside Elementary | D | C | C |
Woodward Avenue Elementary | B | C | C |
Flagler County Schools
Two schools in Flagler County improved their grades from the 2023 informational baseline grade, and no schools saw their grade decrease.
Overall, the county had three “A” schools and six “B” schools. The county didn’t see any “C,” “D” or “F” grades this year.
Here is how each Flagler County school performed in the 2023-24 report:
SCHOOL | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
Belle Terre Elementary | B | B | A |
Buddy Taylor Middle School | B | C | C |
Bunnell Elementary | B | C | C |
Flagler-Palm Coast High School | B | B | C |
Imagine School at Town Center | B | B | B |
Indian Trails Middle School | A | A | A |
Matanzas High School | A | B | B |
Old Kings Elementary | A | A | A |
Rymfire Elementary | B | B | C |
Wadsworth Elementary | B | B | B |
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Volusia County Schools, Flagler County Schools maintain 'B' ratings
