FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, July 11, 2014

CONTACT: John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-1126

MORE M-DCPS SCHOOLS RECEIVE A PERFORMANCE GRADE OF ‘A’ COMPARED TO STATE, OTHER LARGE DISTRICTS

Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho announced today that 43 percent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) elementary, K-8 and middle schools received a School Performance Grade of “A,” while only five percent received an “F,” according to information released by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) today. 

The report also showed higher percentages of M-DCPS schools received School Performance Grades of “A” in comparison to the state and other large districts.
 
The percentage of schools receiving School Performance Grades of “A” increased in the M-DCPS by eight percentage points in M-DCPS, outpacing the state and large districts, including Broward, Duval and Palm Beach.

These improvements were achieved despite the disproportionately high number of English Language Learners and concentration of disadvantaged students in M-DCPS.

The 2013-2014 School Performance Grades are computed using student results from the FCAT 2.0 Reading, Mathematics, Science, and Writing; and end-of-course exams.
The grades released today include the points earned by each school on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) components.

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