TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) -- The Florida Department of Education has released district grades for the 2016 school year.
The Insiders team looked at Gadsden, Hamilton and Jefferson counties which received either D's or an incomplete grades for the 2014-2015 school year.
District grades are out again as children get ready to head back to school.
We took a look Gadsden County's preliminary incomplete school grade from 2014-2015 school year.
In an Insiders update, according to the Florida Department of Education, through an appeals process for 2015, the district now has a "D" for 2015, because school leaders were able to show they tested more than 95 percent of students.
For 2016, the district received a "C." Superintendent Reginald James is thrilled, because he says Gadsden is the only district in the state to move up a full letter grade.
"Ultimately, the best part about that is that it get us one step closer to our goal which is to become a high performing district, an A or B district," James said.
He said he's proud of the students and the teachers and is ready for another school year. Classes start August 15.
Over in Hamilton County, the district is working to improve its grades after getting F's in 2013 and 2014.
Hamilton did improve in 2015, but not by much. All four schools and the district overall earned a "D." The superintendent says the grading system needs to stay consistent.
"Let's quit tinkering with all the scoring every year," said Hamilton County Superintendent Tom Moffses. "Let's quit changing every time we turn around. Give everybody a fighting chance to hit the mark."
In an Insiders update, the district maintained its overall grade of a "D," but there was change for three of the four schools.
While South Hamilton Elementary improved to a "C," Central Hamilton went down to an "F" and Hamilton County High School earned an incomplete.
In Jefferson County, the district earned a "D" in 2015 and 2016, but there was progress at one of the two schools. The middle and high school improved from an "F" to a "D."
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