The Florida Department of Education has released its latest school grades for the 2024-25 school year. Volusia and Flagler counties were among the districts receiving new ratings, achieving A and B scores respectively.
Volusia County
Volusia County Schools achieved an A rating for the 2024-25 school year, as described in the Florida Department of Education’s newly-released report. The score marks the first time that Volusia has achieved an A rating for its schools since the 2008-09 school year.
28 schools in the district individually achieved an A rating, up from 17 in the 2023-24 report. 23 Volusia schools achieved a B, and 17 were given a C. No Volusia County schools earned either a D or F grade, as opposed to last year when two were given Ds.
“This A is more than a measure of academic success; it is a reflection of a district and a community that chose to come together—with purpose and with heart—to ignite a passion for learning in all students,” said Volusia Superintendent Carmen Balgobin. “When our School Board, families, staff, and community partners stand together and work hard, our students and community excel."
Flagler County’s school district registered a B rating for the fourth straight school year. Its rating fell short of neighbors Volusia and St. Johns counties, both of whom scored an A, while beating Putnam County’s C rating.
Flagler County
All five of Flagler County’s elementary schools maintained their ratings from the 2023-24 school year, with four Bs and one A. While Indian Trails Middle School maintained its A rating from last year, Buddy Taylor Middle School dropped from a B to a C. Both Flagler Palm Coast High School and Matanzas High School maintained their B and A scores respectively, while Imagine School fell from a B to a C. iFlagler, rated for the first time since 2018-19, scored a C.
The Department of Education did not issue school district scores for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years due to the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. For the four years since they resumed scoring, Flagler Schools has scored a B each time. Last year they had all schools in the district at an A or B for the first time since 2014-15.
While Flagler Schools showed improvements in some of the metrics used by the state to score their school districts, the county fell two points short of the mark needed to score an A rating. 2018-19 was the last school year that Flagler Schools was an A district, and the next most recent year was 2010-11.
State Outlook
The rating district for county school districts’ scores is as follows:
- A – 64% or higher
- B – 57% to 63%
- C – 44% to 56%
- D – 34% to 43%
- F – 33% or lower
28 of Florida’s counties obtained an A rating for the 2024-25 school year. 31 counties came in at a B rating, while just 8 were given a C. Breaking scores down to their more precise metrics, the classes of the state were Nassau County (north of Duval on the Georgia border) and St. Johns County (just north of Flagler), both of which rated a 74%.
Following them with 73% was Lafayette County (North Florida around the crux the of panhandle) and Walton County (western panhandle). The next highest counties after those were Collier, Indian River, Sarasota, and Miami-Dade.
No districts in Florida scored a D or F. The lowest-rated district in the state was Gadsden County (mid-panhandle on the Georgia border) with 49%, followed by Jefferson, Hamilton, Okeechobee, and Madison counties.
“This year’s school grades demonstrate that Florida’s focus on the future of education has paid off,” said Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. “Under Governor DeSantis’ leadership, Florida has implemented innovative strategies like progress monitoring and provided students with the choices they need to succeed. The 2025 school grades are a reflection of the nation-leading education reforms that Florida has implemented.”
Flagler School Scores
Elementary:
- Belle Terre Elementary School: B
- Bunnell Elementary School: B
- Old Kings Elementary School: A
- Rymfire Elementary School: B
- Wadsworth Elementary School: B
Middle:
- Buddy Taylor Middle School: C
- Indian Trails Middle School: A
High:
- Flagler Palm Coast High School: B
- Matanzas High School: A
Other:
- iFlagler: C
- Imagine School at Town Center: C
Volusia School Scores
Elementary:
- Beachside Elementary School: A
- Blue Lake Elementary School: C
- Champion Elementary School: C
- Chisholm Elementary School: A
- Citrus Grove Elementary School: A
- Coronado Beach Elementary School: A
- Cypress Creek Elementary School: A
- DeBary Elementary School: A
- Deltona Lakes Elementary School: C
- Discovery Elementary School: C
- Edgewater Public School: A
- Edith J. Starke Elementary School: A
- Enterprise Elementary School: A
- Forest Lake Elementary School: C
- Freedom Elementary School: B
- Friendship Elementary School: C
- George W. Marks Elementary School: B
- Holly Hill Elementary School: C
- Horizon Elementary School: A
- Indian River Elementary School: A
- Louise S. McInnis Elementary School: C
- Manatee Cove Elementary School: B
- Orange City Elementary School: C
- Ormond Beach Elementary School: A
- Osteen Elementary School: A
- Palm Terrace Elementary School: C
- Pathways Elementary School: B
- Pierson Elementary School: C
- Pine Trail Elementary School: A
- Port Orange Elementary School: A
- Pride Elementary School: B
- Read-Pattillo Elementary School: A
- R.J. Longstreet Elementary School: B
- South Daytona Elementary School: B
- Spirit Elementary School: B
- Spruce Creek Elementary School: A
- Sugar Mill Elementary School: B
- Sunrise Elementary School: B
- Sweetwater Elementary School: A
- Timbercrest Elementary School: A
- Tomoka Elementary School: A
- Turie T. Small Elementary School: C
- Volusia Pines Elementary School: B
- Westside Elementary School: C
- Woodward Avenue Elementary School: B
Middle:
- Campbell Middle School: C
- Creekside Middle School: A
- David C. Hinson Sr. Middle School: B
- DeLand Middle School: B
- Deltona Middle School: C
- Galaxy Middle School: B
- Heritage Middle School: B
- New Smyrna Beach Middle School: B
- Ormond Beach Middle School: B
- River Springs Middle School: C
- Silver Sands Middle School: B
- Southwestern Middle School: B
- T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School: B
High:
- Atlantic High School: B
- DeLand High School: A
- Deltona High School: A
- Mainland High School: A
- New Smyrna Beach High School: B
- Pine Ridge High School: B
- Seabreeze High School: A
- Spruce Creek High School: A
- T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-High School: B
- University High School: A
Other:
- Burns Science and Technology Charter School: A
- Hospital Homebound: B
- Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts: A
- The Reading Edge Academy: C
- Samsula Academy: C
- Volusia Online Learning-FLVS: A
