Posted by Tanya Arja or Debra Bellanti on 1/24/2024 5:11:00 PM
For Immediate Release
Contact: Tanya Arja or Debra Bellanti
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Office of Communications
813-272-4060
Tampa, Fl. (January 24, 2024) –Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) is pleased to announce the high school graduation rates for the 2022–23 academic year.
While the HCPS graduation rate experienced a slight decrease of 1.7 percentage points to 86.2% from last year, it aligns with the pre-pandemic graduation rate in 2018–19. Notably, the 2022–23 graduation rate represents the second highest in the district's history, following the exceptional years of 2019–20 and 2020–21, when classes were exempt from statewide standardized assessment requirements due to the pandemic. This demonstrates that there was no sustained learning loss for students in our district due to the pandemic.
“This year’s graduation cohort faced unique challenges, having entered 9th grade during the 2019-20 school year, which was significantly impacted by Covid-19 closures,” said Van Ayres, Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent. “The resilience and perseverance of our students, supported by the unwavering dedication of our teachers, administrators and school and district support staff, have been instrumental in achieving these commendable results.”
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the following schools for their remarkable achievements in increasing their graduation rates:
Brandon High School: +1.1%
Bowers Whitley: +1.9%
South County Career Acceleration Academy: +2.2%
Sumner High School: +2.7%
East Bay High School: +2.8%
Hillsborough High School: +4.4%
Brandon Epic3: +6.2%
Additionally, we applaud the schools that have maintained an impressive graduation rate above 95%:
Riverview High School: 95%
Strawberry Crest High School: 95.1%
Tampa Bay Tech High School: 95.7%
Alonso High School: 96.1%
Sickles High School: 96.1%
Steinbrenner High School: 96.3%
Plant High School: 97.2%
Newsome High School: 98.9%
To view graduation rates data visit: Florida School Accountability Reports (fldoe.org)