Spanish River High School and Olympic Heights Top The Region. Palm Beach County Seemingly Happy With 95.9-Percent Graduation Rate Overall.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District is boasting about its 95.9 percent graduation rate. Just two schools in Boca Raton reported a 100-percent graduation rate during the last school year, meaning several other schools have work to do. While 95.9 percent is certainly good news, it could be better, as some are asking why high schools in the area are not graduating all students.
Here’s the official announcement from the Palm Beach County School District as transmitted to BocaNewsNow.com:
The graduation rate for Palm Beach County schools leads Florida’s largest seven school districts and exceeds the state average, according to new data released by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE). The 2024 graduation rate, including District-operated and charter schools, increased from 90.5% to 92.1% overall. The graduation rate for District-operated schools increased from 94.1% to 95.9%. Over a five year period, the graduation rate for District-operated schools increased by 1.5%.
“With another boost this year in our high school graduation rates, Palm Beach County schools continue to demonstrate that we are ‘Your Best Choice’ for education in our community,” Superintendent Michael Burke said. “The increase in our graduation rate is a result of a collective effort – from our dedicated members of Team Palm Beach to our engaged students, families, and community partners. We are proud of the Class of 2024 and know that our graduates’ futures are bright.”
Significant accomplishments:
Top graduation rate of Florida’s largest seven school districts. Overall graduation rate of 92.1% exceeded the state average by 2.4 percentage points. Six schools earned a 100% graduation rate: Olympic Heights, Palm Beach Virtual, Royal Palm School, Spanish River, Suncoast, and Village Academy. Four schools earned a graduation rate of 99% or higher: Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Lake Worth, Wellington, and West Boca Raton. The graduation rate for English Language Learner (ELL) students increased by 7.3 percentage points.
All District-operated high schools in Palm Beach County earned a graduation rate of 90% or higher with 19 schools earning a graduation rate of 95% or higher. Both high schools in the Glades region (Glades Central and Pahokee Middle-Senior) earned graduation rates of 98.0%.
Here’s the official graduation percentage list, as shared by the Palm Beach County School District:
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts 99.7%
Atlantic Community High 92.3%
Boca Raton Community High 95.7%
Boynton Beach Community High 90.7%
Forest Hill Community High 92.7%
Glades Central Community High 98.0%
John I. Leonard High 96.4%
Jupiter Community High 97.2%
Lake Worth Community High 99.0%
Olympic Heights Community High 100.0%
Pahokee Middle-Senior High 98.0%
Palm Beach Central High 97.0%
Palm Beach Gardens Community High 93.6%
Palm Beach Lakes Community High 90.7%
Palm Beach Virtual 100.0%
Park Vista Community High 98.4%
Royal Palm Beach Community High 96.3%
Royal Palm School 100.0%
Santaluces Community High 96.3%
Seminole Ridge Community High 97.9%
Spanish River Community High 100.0%
Suncoast Community High 100.0%
Village Academy Center 100.0%
Wellington Community High 99.4%
West Boca Raton Community High 99.1%
William T. Dwyer High 96.3%
