School starts for most Central Florida students next Thursday. Now, administrators and teachers are working up against a deadline, trying to figure out what class can replace AP Psychology.
Untold Florida: How Do School And District Grades Align In Those Statewide Reports?
By Sarah Pickett
January 15, 2021
Trying to understand Florida’s school ranking system is no easy task. It involves a complex formula spelled in a 40-page document to explain how the numbers arrive at a ranking.
A WUFT listener named Lenny from Gainesville wanted to know how Alachua County Schools can be “A” rated but have an average on test scores that basically is in the middle statewide.
“This seems to be a discrepancy. I guess I was riding my bike last year, and I saw on some schools that the county is ranked as an “A” school,” he said. “And I know that although they have their limits, standardized test scores, for many grades are average at best.”