Then and Now . . .

Florida's Original 158 Critically Low Performing Schools

One hundred fifty-eight schools were originally identified in November 1995 as having critically low student performance. To be identified as critically low performing, a school had to have had low student performance in three subject areas of reading, writing, and mathematics for two years in a row. Since the designation of these schools as low performing, they have received focused technical assistance from the district and state as well as additional resources. It is important to determine if these additional efforts have paid off in improved student achievement. SCHOOL GRADES School performance grades over the last five years show that most of the original critically low performing schools have made improvements in student performance. In 1999, the first year of school grading, only four of the original low performing schools received a grade of C or higher. This number has increased to 88 in 2003. Grade
A B C D F N or I

1999
1 0 4 125 25 0

2000
2 0 23 127 2 0

2001
4 3 42 101 0 2

2002
9 11 52 48 31 2

2003
9 15 64 50 14 1

58 Percent of the Original Low Performing Schools Are Now a "C" or Better
(2003 School Grades for the Remaining 153 Schools)
F (14) I (1) A (9) B (15)

D (50)

C (64)

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Since 1999, the percentage of students reading on grade level or above level has increased in most of the original 158 schools. The median percentage of students reading on grade level or above in 1999 in the 158 schools was 18%, which by 2003 has increased to 31%.

Original 158 Low Performing Schools Show Significant Gains in Reading

Median Percentage of Students Scoring Level 3 and Above

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In FCAT Writing (formerly Florida Writes!), all schools had a greater number of students performing at high levels in 2002 than when they were first identified as critically low performing. The average percentage point gain was 54. This great increase occurred in spite of raising the definition of performing at high levels from scoring 3 and above to scoring above 3. STUDENT POPULATIONS The demographics and student populations of most of the schools have changed little since 1995. In particular, the minority rate and percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch have remained fairly constant.
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS Then Now 115 110 121 134

Free/Reduced Lunch > 75% Minority Rate > 75%

SCHOOL GRADES FOR ALL OF THE ORIGINAL CRITICALLY LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS
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1999 D D D D D D D D D D D D F D C D D F C D F D D D D D D D D D D D F D D F F D D D D D D D D

2003 D D A D D D F D F D D C B C C B B C B F C B C F D D D C C C C B D D C B F D C C F C C D F

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Liberty City Elementary School Little River Elementary School Toussaint L'ouverture Elementary School Melrose Elementary School Morningside Elementary School North County Elementary School Olinda Elementary School Opa-Locka Elementary School Orchard Villa Elementary School Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School Poinciana Park Elementary School Ethel F. Beckford/Richmond Elem Comm Riverside Elementary School Shadowlawn Elementary School Frances S. Tucker Elementary School West Homestead Elementary School West Little River Elementary School Westview Elementary School Phillis Wheatley Elementary School Nathan B. Young Elementary School Allapattah Middle School Thomas Jefferson Middle School Westview Middle School Homestead Senior High School Miami Beach Senior High School Miami Carol City Senior High School Miami Central Senior High School Miami Edison Senior High School Miami Jackson Senior High School Miami Northwestern Senior High School Miami Springs Senior High School North Miami Senior High School Booker T Washington Middle (Changed To High School) Miramar Elementary School (Closed) Memorial Elementary School Robert E. Lee High School Andrew Jackson High School Paxon School For Advanced Studies Woodland Acres Elementary School Rutledge H. Pearson Elementary School Highlands Elementary School Long Branch Elementary School St. Clair Evans Academy West Jacksonville Elementary School Smart Pope Livingston Elementary School John E. Ford Elementary School Northwestern Middle School Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School (Closed) George Washington Carver Elementary School Eugene J. Butler Middle School S. A. Hull Elementary School

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Brownsville Middle School C. A. Weis Elementary School Chattahoochee High School (Middle) Chattahoochee High School Greensboro High School Havana Middle School Havana Northside High School Gretna Elementary School James A. Shanks High School Carter-Parramore Middle School Hamilton Middle School (Combined With New High School) Cleveland Elementary School Graham Elementary School Oak Park Elementary School Robles Elementary School Sulphur Springs Elementary School Howard Middle School Leonard Wesson Elementary School Oak Ridge Elementary School John G Riley Elementary School R. Frank Nims Middle School Bond Elementary School Chiefland Elementary School Manatee Elementary School Samoset Elementary School James Tillman Elementary School Memorial Middle School Grand Avenue Elementary School Kaley Elementary School Rock Lake Elementary School Evans High School Catalina Elementary School Mollie E. Ray Elementary School Apopka Elementary School Maxey Elementary School Hungerford Elementary School Wheatley Elementary School Ivey Lane Elementary School Jones High School Washington Shores Elementary School Washington Elementary School Lincoln Elementary School Northmore Elementary School Northboro Elementary School Westward Elementary School Lake Shore Middle School Gove Elementary School Glade View Elementary School Rosenwald Elementary School West Riviera Elementary School K Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary School

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Glades Central High School Belle Glade Elementary School Eastside Elementary School Davenport School Of Arts Purcell Elementary School Jesse Keen Elementary School Winston Elementary School Janie H. Wilson Elementary School Loughman Oaks Elementary School Hastings Elementary School

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