OCPS traditional high schools continue to outperform state graduation rate

Twenty-one traditional high schools have earned a graduation rate higher than 90 percent.

By Amy Quesinberry Price
| 6:24 p.m. January 21, 2025

West Orange Times & Observer
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The Florida Department of Education released the 2023-24 graduation rates for the state, school districts and high schools. The Orange County Public Schools district's average graduation rate among its 22 traditional high schools is 96%, which continues to outpace the state’s 89.7% average.

“I am incredibly proud of our graduates,” Superintendent Maria Vazquez said. “These scores are a testament to the hard work and collaboration of our teachers, students, administrators and families. The continued increase validates the district’s vision of leading students to success. We will always strive to improve our graduation rates as we prepare our more than 207,000 students for college and career.”

Leading the district with the top three highest graduation rates for traditional high schools are Lake Nona High School, 99.6%; Timber Creek High, 99.1%; and Ocoee and Windermere high schools, both at 99%.

The graduation rate of all Orange County Public Schools, which includes both traditional and charter schools, is 89.3%, a .2% point increase from the 2022-23 graduation rate.

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Amy Quesinberry Price

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry Price was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.