OCPS earns an “A”

The Florida Department of Education announced the release of the 2023-24 school and district grades. Overall, the district earned an “A” grade.

The number of “A” traditional schools in OCPS continues to rise with 88 traditional schools earning an “A” in 2023-24, compared to 77 in 2022-23. The percentage of traditional schools earning an “A” increased to 43 percent, up from 38 percent in 2022-23.

The percentage of traditional schools earning an “A” or “B” this year increased to 69 percent, compared to 62 percent in 2022-23.

No schools in OCPS received a school grade of F.

“I’m so proud of the work by our students, teachers, principals, administrators, support staff and parents; it is truly a combined effort,” Superintendent Maria Vazquez said. “While a single letter grade does not tell the whole story of our schools or school district, we are very pleased with the gains. We are committed to student success and making data-driven decisions. This year’s progress monitoring assessments allowed that to happen in a way that benefited our students. Congratulations to the fabulous OCPS team on a job well done!”

The Florida State Board of Education approved a new school and district grading scale this week. The results demonstrate the district remained the same or increased in all seven components included in the 2022-23 baseline grades and improved all learning gains components that were last reported in the 2021-22 district grades.