Carolina Journal reports on data released at this week’s state Board of Education meeting.

The majority of all schools earned a C or higher, with 3.5 percent getting the highest grade — A +NG. A +NG schools don’t have a significant achievement or graduation gap. Only 3.8 percent of schools earned an A. Schools with a B grade made up 28.5 percent of all schools, while 41.6 percent received a C grade.

On the other end of the grading scale, 18.7 percent of schools earned a D and 4 percent received an F. The number of schools getting both grades dropped from last year, while schools scoring a B or higher increased.

Public charter schools had a higher percentage of A/A +NG and B grades, totaling 43.9 percent compared to 35.2 percent of district schools. However, charter schools also had a higher share of D and F grades with 25.2 percent compared with 22.5 percent of district schools.

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