Oceanway principal Delayna Simpson speaks July 7, 2025 at a news conference where statewide grade results were announced by Gov. Ron Desantis. Office of Gov. Ron Desantis
Published on July 7, 2025 at 5:06 pm
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Duval County Public Schools is among the districts in the Florida with a notable education score change, going from a “B” grade last year to an “A” grade this year.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the latest results of the state’s 2024-25 academic year school report card Monday at Oceanway Elementary School in Jacksonville.
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The Duval district has not received an “A” grade since at least 2004, according to performance data on file.
DeSantis lauded the state’s overall numbers for this past school year; 28 Florida school districts received an “A” grade, (including Duval, Clay, St. Johns and Nassau counties), 31 received a B grade; eight districts (including Putnam county) got “C” grades; and no districts were given a D or F.
Incoming Florida Commissioner for Education Anastasios Kamoutsas called the results a direct reflection of students benefitting from DeSantis’s policies.
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“In 2022, when the governor signed the bill to establish progress monitoring, we put Florida students on a better pathway to success,” Kamoutsas said. “With real time data throughout the year, teachers and parents are able to provide necessary interventions for their students before the end of the school year. This change has been monumental in ensuring that our students have every opportunity to succeed.”
Oceanway Principal Delayna Simpson acknowledged her school’s improvement from a letter C to an A grade.
“I want to begin by recognizing and thanking our incredible teachers here at Oceanway Elementary,” she said Monday. “This success doesn’t happen by chance. It is a result of their dedication, passion and daily commitment to helping every student reach their full potential.”
The state Department of Education annually releases the school grades. The 2024-25 school grading system focused the formula on student success measures like achievement, learning gains, graduation and maintaining a focus on students who need the most support.
In 2024-25, a school’s grade may include up to 12 components. There are five achievement components and four learning gains components, as well as components for middle school acceleration, graduation rate, and college and career acceleration. Each component is worth up to 100 points in the overall calculation.
Here are the regional school district grades as released by the state, and compiled by news partner News4Jax:
Baker County – 2025 overall: B (2024 overall: B)
Clay County – 2025 overall: A (2024 overall: A)
- A: 25 schools (23 district, 2 charter)
- B: 16 schools
- C: 4 schools (3 district, 1 charter)
- D: 1 school (1 charter)
Duval County – 2025 overall: A (2024 overall: B)
- A: 59 schools (45 district, 14 charter)
- B: 53 schools (44 district, 9 charter)
- C: 56 schools (46 district, 10 charter)
- D: 7 schools (2 district, 5 charter)
- F: 1 school (1 charter)
- I: 1 school (1 district)
Flagler County – 2025 overall: B (2024 overall: B)
- A: 3 schools
- B: 5 schools
- C: 3 schools (2 district, 1 charter)
Nassau County – 2025 overall: A (2024 overall: A)
- A: 14 schools
St. Johns County – 2025 overall: A (2024 overall: A)
- A: 37 schools
- B: 7 schools (6 district, 1 charter)
Union County – 2025 overall: B (2024 overall: B)
- B: 3 schools
Only one regional district showed a decrease:
Putnam County – 2025 overall: C (2024 overall: C)
- A: 4 schools (3 district, 1 charter)
- B: 3 schools (2 district, 1 charter)
- C: 9 schools
