The Florida Department of Education’s accountability reports have been released, and two Northeast Florida districts came out on top in the overall rankings.
St. Johns County regained its position as the top district in the state (910 total points), and Nassau County came in at No. 2 overall (892 points).
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Here’s how our 11 Northeast Florida districts break down, with the number of schools at each grade listed.
Alachua: B (2025 grade: B)
36 district schools, 11 charter schools – 47 total)
A: 16 schools (9 district, 7 charter)
B: 14 schools (12 district, 2 charter)
C: 11 schools (10 district, 1 charter)
D: 4 schools (3 district, 1 charter)
F: 1 school
I: 1 school
Baker: B (2025 grade: B)
6 schools, no charters
A: 1 school
B: 3 schools
I: 2 schools
Bradford: C (2025 grade: B)
5 district schools, 1 charter school – 6 total
B: 3 schools
C: 2 schools (1 district, 1 charter)
I: 1 school
Clay: A (2025 grade: A)
42 district schools, 4 charters – 46 total
A: 29 schools (28 district, 1 charter)
B: 15 schools (13 district, 2 charter)
C: 2 schools (1 district, 1 charter)
Columbia: B (2025 grade: B)
11 district schools, 1 charter – 12 total
A: 3 schools (2 district, 1 charter)
B: 4 schools
C: 5 schools
Duval: A (2025 grade: A)
134 district schools, 39 charter schools – 173 total
A: 64 schools (47 district, 17 charter)
B: 37 schools (33 district, 4 charter)
C: 64 schools (49 district, 15 charter)
D: 5 schools (2 district, 3 charter)
I: 3 schools
Flagler: A (2025 grade: B)
10 district schools, 1 charter school – 11 total
A: 6 schools
B: 4 schools (3 district, 1 charter)
I: 1 school
Nassau: A (2025 grade: A)
14 schools, no charters
A: 13 schools
B: 1 school
Putnam: C (2025 grade: C)
13 district schools, 2 charters – 15 total
A: 4 schools (3 district, 1 charter)
B: 4 schools (3 district, 1 charter)
C: 7 schools
St. Johns: A (2025 grade: A)
44 district schools, 2 charters – 46 total
A: 40 schools
B: 5 schools (3 district, 2 charter)
C: 1 school
Union: B (2025 grade: B)
3 district schools, no charters
B: 1 school
C: 2 schools
Individual schools
To see your child’s individual school grade, search the interactive table below by school or district:
How the state calculates school grades
The state’s A–F grading system for districts and schools is meant to summarize how well a school is performing, using multiple measures (“components”).
To be included in the calculations, schools must test at least 95% of students. In 2025–26, a school grade can include up to 12 components, with each component worth up to 100 points. A school only gets components where it has enough data.
MORE: School grades overview
The components break down like this:
- 5 Achievement components (percent passing):
- ELA (English Language Arts)
- Grade 3 ELA
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
- These are based on statewide standardized tests (including comprehensive assessments and EOCs) and measure the % of full-year enrolled students who scored “passing.”
- 4 Learning Gains components (percent making a gain year-over-year):
- ELA learning gains
- Math learning gains
- ELA learning gains for the lowest-performing 25%
- Math learning gains for the lowest-performing 25%
- These compare current vs. prior year test performance and measure the % of full-year enrolled students who made a learning gain.
- Middle School Acceleration (percent meeting acceleration criteria):
- Based on the % of eligible students who passed a high school–level EOC or earned an industry certification.
- Graduation Rate (percent graduating in 4 years):
- Uses an adjusted cohort of 9th graders and measures whether they graduate within 4 years.
- College & Career Acceleration (percent of graduates earning acceleration):
- Based on the % of graduates in the graduation-rate cohort who did at least one of these:
- Passing score on a qualifying AP/IB/AICE exam, or
- Passing grade in qualifying dual enrollment for college credit, or
- 300 clock hours via career dual enrollment in the same approved program, or
- Qualifying ASVAB score and two course credits in the same military branch, or
- Earned an industry certification.
How the final grade is calculated (the math):
- Add up the points earned across all available components.
- Divide by the total points that were available for that school.
- That produces a percentage of points earned, which maps to a letter grade.