Flagler Schools Receives B Rating; All Schools at A or B

Flagler Schools received a B grade from the Florida Department of Education, their third straight year at that mark in the state’s annual assessments. The last time the district received an A grade was in 2019, and before that it received all B’s going back to 2011, the last in a four-year run of As. Also significant in this year’s evaluations is that every school in the district received either an A or B in its individual rating, the first time this has happened in Flagler County since 2015. Three schools improved over last year’s grade, and the other seven stayed the same. No schools earned a lower grade than 2023. This result may be attributed to a variety of factors, including long-awaited continuity in the superintendent’s office with LaShakia Moore, and a gradual recovery in education statewide from the pandemic-induced dip. Additionally, the Department of Education introduced a new grading scale for this year’s evaluations, with elementary schools reverting to a previous method and all others moving into a brand new system. Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. attributes the a statewide increase in scores to “a quality education that suits [students’] individuals needs”, further claiming that “these school grades are proof positive that our approach is working”. “I am so excited to get started with this school year,” Superintendent LaShakia Moore after the release of this year’s grades. “This is exactly the momentum we need to go after being an ‘A’ district. You hear it said, but now we get to see it: this is Flagler Forward!” The results by individual school within Flagler Schools is as follows, according to a release from the school district. 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: B Indian Trails Middle School: A High: Flagler Palm Coast High School: B Matanzas High School: A Charter: Imagine School at Town Center: B Buddy Taylor Middle School, Bunnell Elementary School, and Matanzas High School were the three schools who improved their rating over last year’s marks. B schools BTMS and BES each scored a C in 2023, while MHS elevated from B to A.