Pinellas schools earn first district A grade as state districts grades released

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida school districts received grades from the Department of Education Wednesday.

Pinellas County received its first district-wide A grade and Hillsborough County, meanwhile, saw marked improvement.

Hillsborough schools saw a decrease in the number of D and F schools after having the most statewide last year.

In one year, the district moved from 33 D and F grade schools to just 9 D schools and no schools graded as an F.

Overall, Hillsborough’s school district received a B grade.

In Pasco, the school system’s overall grade remained a B, same as last year.

Hernando and Manatee schools also received B grades, same as the 2023.

Meanwhile, Citrus and Polk county districts received C grades, which were the same as the previous year.