Escambia County’s graduation rate jumped over five percentage points for the 2024-25 school year:
- 2021-22: 78.4%
- 2022-23: 80.5%
- 2023-24: 84.2%
- 2024-25: 89.5%
The state average is 92.2%, only 2.7% more than Escambia County.
- “Our hard-working students and our entire district team continue to reach new heights each and every day,” stated ECPS Superintendent Keith Leonard. “The increases in district graduation rates over the past several years serve as an example and a reminder of their hard work and dedication. I am both thankful for and amazed at their efforts.”
Seven Public High Schools
If we look at only Escambia’s seven public high schools, the graduation rate is 94.1%.
- Escambia High School – 94.5%
- Pensacola High School – 92.1%
- Tate High School – 97.5%
- Pine Forest High School – 88.9%
- Booker T. Washington High School – 92.8%
- Northview High School – 95.4%
- West Florida High School – 99.7%
By Demographic
| School Name | White Graduates | White Cohort | Rate | Black Graduates | Black Cohort | Rate |
| ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOL | 151 | 154 | 98.1 | 114 | 125 | 91.2 |
| PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL | 67 | 70 | 95.7 | 124 | 139 | 89.2 |
| J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH | 321 | 329 | 97.6 | 57 | 57 | 100 |
| PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL | 100 | 116 | 86.2 | 203 | 224 | 90.6 |
| WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH | 167 | 176 | 94.9 | 148 | 165 | 89.7 |
| NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL | 69 | 71 | 97.2 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 |
| WEST FLORIDA HIGH | 134 | 135 | 99.3 | 76 | 76 | 100 |
| Total | 1,009 | 1,051 | 96.0% | 744 | 809 | 92.0% |
| School Name | Latino Graduates | Latino Cohort | Rate | Asian Graduates | Asian Cohort | Rate |
| ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOL | 25 | 27 | 92.6 | * | * | * |
| PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL | 30 | 34 | 88.2 | 21 | 21 | 100 |
| J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH | 45 | 47 | 95.7 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 |
| PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL | 55 | 61 | 90.2 | * | * | * |
| WASHINGTON SENIOR HIGH | 31 | 33 | 93.9 | * | * | * |
| NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL | * | * | * | |||
| WEST FLORIDA HIGH | 35 | 35 | 100 | 14 | 14 | 100 |
| Total | 221 | 237 | 93.2% | 45 | 46 | 97.8% |
| School Name | Two or More Races Graduates | Two or More Races Cohort | Rate | |||
| ESCAMBIA HIGH SCHOOL | 48 | 52 | 92.3 | |||
| PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL | 11 | 11 | 100 | |||
| J. M. TATE SENIOR HIGH | 25 | 26 | 96.2 | |||
| PINE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL | 25 | 30 | 83.3 | |||
| Washington SENIOR HIGH | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | |||
| NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL | * | * | * | |||
| WEST FLORIDA HIGH | 27 | 27 | 100 | |||
| Total | 168 | 180 | 93.3% |
Press Release
During the State of the State, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Florida’s high school graduation rate reached a record-breaking 92.2% for the 2024-25 school year. This marks the highest graduation rate in Florida’s history. The rate increased 2.5 percentage points over the prior year and has climbed 4.9 percentage points since 2021-22, reflecting sustained progress under Gov. DeSantis’s leadership.
Highlights from Florida’s 2024-25 high school graduation rate include:
- The 2024-25 graduation rates rose to 92.2%, an increase of 2.5 percentage points over last year and 4.9 percentage points since 2021-22.
- All student subgroups increased their graduation rates in both the 1-year and 3-year comparisons.
- English Language Learners saw the largest gains, increasing 5.6 percentage points over last year and 13.3 percentage points since 2021-22.
- African American students’ graduation rate increased by 3.9 percentage points over last year and 7.2 percentage points since 2021-22.
- Hispanic students’ graduation rate increased by 2.6 percentage points over last year and 5.7 percentage points since 2021-22.
- The graduation rate for students with disabilities increased by 2.3 percentage points over last year and 5.6 percentage points since 2021-22.
- Economically disadvantaged students’ graduation rate increased by 3.3 percentage points over last year and 6.4 percentage points since 2021-22.
For more information about Florida’s graduation rates, visit https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/data-sys/edu-info-accountability-services/pk-12-public-school-data-pubs-reports/students.stml.