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Pasco leaders say district is projected to be A‑rated, report no D or F schools for first time since 2004
Summary
District leaders presented year‑end academic data showing widespread gains, with projections of no D or F schools and a district‑level A rating; officials credited targeted supports and a 2022 salary referendum that reduced vacancies.
The Pasco County School Board heard a year‑end academic update Tuesday in which district leaders said Pasco is projected to earn an A‑rating and — for the first time since 2004 — to have no D or F schools.
Superintendent (as identified in the meeting record) opened the presentation, saying the district wants to act on current data rather than wait for state reports. The superintendent said district staff had created a “live feed” dashboard and that the administration was using those projections now to align resources before the new school year.
Deputy Superintendent Doctor Ile presented the data that underpins the projection, noting several specific gains: “all of them had have hit 60% proficient or higher” in 3rd‑grade ELA, math and science and cohort increases across grade bands. She highlighted middle‑school acceleration work that placed level‑3 7th‑grade math students into Algebra 1 and said that move helped drive an increase in algebra proficiency. On the district score, she said the district’s estimated point percentage was 67.1 — above the threshold used in recent years for an A rating.
Board members and staff described how the gains were achieved. The presentation credited coordinated academic and operations changes, targeted support for “opportunity schools,” and instructional choices such as curriculum changes and expanded reading texts. Doctor Ile pointed to specific growth by grade and subject, including a 13‑point gain in 4th‑grade math and cohort growth that showed steady improvement in the 5th‑grade cohort from 53% to 59% proficiency over three years.
Board members also tied staffing improvements to the results. The board’s record notes that teacher vacancies fell substantially compared with earlier years; the superintendent thanked Pasco County voters for approving a 2022 salary referendum and said the referendum helped reduce vacancies and support teacher recruitment.
The board did not take any formal action on the academic projections at the meeting. Officials said final state reports will still be incorporated when released, and that the administration plans additional strategic moves in the coming weeks to support schools before August.
