History of School Grades

School Grades were first issued in 1999 under the A+ Plan for Education. Since then, school grading evolved in 2001 to include the FCAT

results of students in Grades 3-10. In 2002, student learning gains were added to school grades and in 2005 all students were included in

school grades. In 2007 school grades include student performance in FCAT Science, the learning gains of students scoring in the lowest 25

percent in mathematics, and the performance of 11th & 12th graders in retaking the FCAT.