Seminole and Osceola Schools Get Good Grades
Thursday, January 5, 2012
By: Mark Simpson

January 5, 2012 | WMFE - State education officials announced new High School Grade Scores Wednesday. 78 percent of high schools in Florida received an A or B in 2011. That compares to 71 percent the previous year. Just six high schools got an F compared to 11 in 2010.

Locally, all high schools in Seminole and Osceola Counties earned grades of A or B.  Orange County Saw its best grades overall with 13 of its 16 high schools getting A’s or B’s.

3 Orange Schools received a C including Evans high school which hasn’t earned a grade above a D in nearly 10 years.

High school grades were based entirely on scores from the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test — or FCAT — until 2010. That's when other factors were added, including graduation rates and participation in advanced classes.

High school grades increased sharply under the new system in 2010. While that trend continued in 2011,
That could end this year because the state has made it harder to pass the FCAT.