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FCAT lands school in uncharted waters

By: KRISTINA KIDD, KELSI GRAHAM and SHAVONTAE JONES

Why is First Coast High School an F school? For some, the reasons seem endless: unmotivated students, poor teachers, the curriculum, or the dropout rate. However, the school did not receive the F over night.

From 1999-2005, First Coast was a "C" school. From 2006-2008, it was a "D" school. Now it's 2009, and First Coast has become an "F" school.

There are several factors that go into determining a school's grade.

Principal Debbie Smith said, "The school is graded on 8 different categories. There is also a score we are given, we made a 394, we only missed it by one point, if it would have been a 395, we would have been a "D" school. There was also a major drop in the reading scores." click here to read more

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