This post was created on 01/09/2020.

Land O’Lakes, FL – (January 9, 2020) – The Pasco County Schools graduation rate improved by 1.6 percentage points in 2019, rising to 88.3 percent. Pasco’s graduation rate was well above the state rate of 86.9 percent, and it marks an increase of nearly 10 percentage points since 2015.

“We are definitely moving in the right direction year after year,’’ said Superintendent Kurt Browning. “Teachers from kindergarten through high school can share the credit because they all contribute to our students’ success. This is proof positive that we are preparing students for college, career, and life.”

Pasco had set a goal of achieving an 85 percent graduation rate by 2019-2020. That goal has been exceeded – two years early.

Several schools experienced dramatic improvement. Pasco eSchool improved by 8.7 percentage points. River Ridge High School improved by 5.5 percentage points. And the first graduating class from Cypress Creek Middle High School posted a 96 percent graduation rate.

 

School	2018	2019
AHS	83.9	82.5
CCHS	NA	96
FHS	83.4	82.8
GHS	84.9	85.8
HHS	79.7	81.3
JWMHS	93.8	93.7
LOLHS	94	94.4
Pasco eSchool	88.9	97.6
PHS	86.9	83.1
RRHS	85.4	90.9
SLHS	93.7	94.9
WCHS	93.1	93.4
WKTHS	NA	90.6
WRHS	94.9	95.3
ZHS	88.9	87.5
Classical Prep	*	100
Dayspring Academy	100	100
Pasco Mycroschool	*	18
Pepin Academies	79.1	92

For more information on the state graduation rates released today, go to the Florida Department of Education website at https://fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/students.stml.

* Fewer than 10 graduates.