School Lunch Report Card Grades 22 School Districts
PCRM’s 2012 School Lunch Report Card finds public school districts in Florida, Maryland, Tennessee, and Nebraska rise above federal guidelines to serve healthy school lunches. But some schools have room for improvement.
PCRM dietitians analyzed elementary school meals available at 22 districts participating in the National School Lunch Program. The average grade is a B (84), up five percentage points from the national average (78.7) in 2008.
Some schools still earn poor grades for offering students chicken-fried steak fingers, breaded catfish, pork nuggets, and other high-cholesterol menu items.
| School District |
Score |
Grade |
| Pinellas County Schools (Fla.) |
100 |
A+ |
| Howard County Public School System (Md.) |
97 |
A+ |
| Knox County Schools (Tenn.) |
97 |
A+ |
| Omaha Public Schools (Neb.) |
97 |
A+ |
| Atlanta Public Schools (Ga.) |
96 |
A |
| Broward County Public Schools (Fla.) |
96 |
A |
| St. Louis Public Schools (Mo.) |
95 |
A |
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools (Fla.) |
93 |
A |
| Long Beach Unified School District (Calif.) |
90 |
A- |
| Oakland Unified School District (Calif.) |
88 |
B+ |
| Washoe County School District (Nev.) |
88 |
B+ |
| Montgomery County Public Schools (Md.) |
86 |
B+ |
| Dallas Independent School District (Texas) |
85 |
B |
| Seminole County Public Schools (Fla.) |
80 |
B- |
| Anchorage School District (Alaska) |
79 |
C+ |
| Guilford County Schools (N.C.) |
79 |
C+ |
| School District of Philadelphia (Pa.) |
75 |
C |
| Burlington School District (Vt.) |
69 |
D+ |
| Fresno Unified School District (Calif.) |
69 |
D+ |
| Davis School District (Utah) |
67 |
D+ |
| Houston Independent School District (Texas) |
66 |
D |
| Milwaukee Public Schools (Wis.) |
64 |
D |
To read the complete 2012 School Lunch Report Card, visit HealthySchoolLunches.org.
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To read the complete 2012 School Lunch Report Card, visit HealthySchoolLunches.org.
PCRM Online,
November 2012
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