More F’s and fewer A’s mark new high school progress reports
For the second year in a row, the city has awarded fewer top progress report grades to high schools.
Nearly 70 percent of high schools received A’s or B’s on this year’s reports, which are being released today, down from about 75 percent last year and 83 percent in 2008.
And more schools will have to endure a year of having the letter “F” branded on their report cards. Last year, the city gave only one F, but this year nine schools got that grade, and another 23 received D’s. Schools that receive a grade of F or D, or get two C’s in a row, are at risk for closure. The city has indicated that it might try to close more schools this year than in past years.
This year’s high school grades were more stable than those for elementary and middle schools, which were released last month. Elementary and middle school reports are based almost entire on state reading and math scores, and lower scores statewide caused grades to fall this year at about 70 percent of schools. The
