CLEWISTON -- Three schools in the Hendry County School District received an A grade from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) for the 2024-25 school year.

Westside Elementary, Central Elementary, and Eastside Elementary all earned A’s for their academic performance from FDOE for 2024-25.

FDOE release school grades to provide an easily understandable way to measure the performance of a school. Schools are graded A, B, C, D, or F.  A school’s grade may include up to twelve components. There are five achievement components and four learning gains components, as well as components for middle school acceleration, graduation rate and college and career acceleration.

Clewiston High School received its first ever B grade from the FDOE for 2024-24. CHS had maintained a C grade since 2013, but jumped up to a B thanks to student academic performance. LaBelle High School also increased their school grade, going up to a B in 2024-25, from a C in 2023-24.

Hendry County School District grades for 2024-25 are as follows:

LaBelle Middle School: B, compared to C in 2023-24,

Clewiston Middle School: C, compared to C in 2023-24,

LaBelle Elementary School: B, compared to D in 2023-24,

Westside Elementary School: A, compared to B in 2023-24,

Eastside Elementary School: A, compared to A in 2023-24,

Central Elementary School: A, compared to a B in 2023-24,

LaBelle High School: B, compared to C in 2023-24

Country Oaks Elementary: C, compared to C in 2023-24,

Edward A. Upthegrove Elementary: C, compared to C in 2023-24,

Clewiston High School: B, compared to C in 2023-24.