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Five Things We Learned From Florida’s High School Grades

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Five things we learned from Wednesday's release of high school grades.

Florida high schools learned their grades from the Department of Education Wednesday.

StateImpact Florida learned a few lessons in the data:

1) Grades are going up — More high schools than ever earned an ‘A’ or ‘B’ grade on last year’s report cards.

The biggest surge came in schools earning Bs — up to 207 from 162 in 2010. The number of high schools earning an A was 121 in both 2010 and 2011.

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High School Grades Are Out

The state has fewer “F” schools and more “A” and “B” schools, according to new high school grades released by the state.

The Florida Department of Education said, “Based on the results… school recognition funds will be determined and will reward schools that have sustained high student performance or demonstrated substantial improvement in student performance.”

The “A” Through “F” Schools For The 2010-2011 School Year: These figures include all public high schools and combination schools that serve high school grade levels.

  • F = 6 schools earned an “F” compared to 11 schools the year before.
  • D = 25 schools earned a “D” compared to 57 schools the year before.
  • C = 72 schools earned a “C” compared to 69 schools the year before.
  • B = 224 schools earned a “B” compared to 188 schools the year before
  • A = 147 schools earned an “A” compared to 145 schools the year before.

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Six Florida Schools Named Best Values

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Century Tower at the University of Florida

The University of Florida is the second-best college value for in-state students in the country, according to Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was the top-ranked school.

New College in Sarasota was close behind, ranked 5th overall for in-state tuition value.

Kiplinger‘s said they altered the rankings this year to reflect the economy and a growing concern about post-collegiate debt:

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