Jan. 13, 2026 – Records were broken and history was made as the Class of 2025 achieved a new, historically high graduation rate, proving once again that Team Duval continues to deliver strong academic gains.
Among traditional high schools, Team Duval’s graduation rate soared to 97.6%, an increase of more than two percentage points from last year. The good news continues when looking at Duval’s comprehensive graduation rate, which includes charter schools, rising from 90.9% in 2024 to 94.3% in 2025.
These gains outpace the state’s growth, which increased by 11.5 percentage points over the last 10 years and 23.2 percentage points since 2009-2010.
Behind the numbers are real success stories for students. For the first time in district history, students from every subgroup across all Duval high schools are excelling and graduating at exceptionally high rates—all surpassing 90% with record-breaking results districtwide:
District Average: 94.3%
White: 94.7%
Hispanic: 94.1%
African American: 93.6%
Asian: 98.2%
Students with Disabilities: 91.7%
English Language Learners: 93.2%
Free and Reduced Lunch: 91.5%
“Consistent, steady growth doesn’t happen by accident,” said Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier. “These results reflect intentional, dedicated work from all of Team Duval—from our pre-kindergarten teachers to our high school counselors. It’s the daily, patient, behind-the-scenes efforts of our teachers, counselors, administrators, students, and families that lead to big results. This is how Duval Delivers.”
Districtwide success is reflected at the school level. All 21 traditional high schools earned a graduation rate of 90% or higher. Notable accomplishments include:
Baldwin, Paxon School for Advanced Studies, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts, Stanton College Preparatory, and Samuel W. Wolfson High School each achieved 100% graduation rates.
Westside High School and Englewood High School recorded the largest year-over-year increases, rising by 6.35 and 5.59 percentage points, respectively.
To earn a standard high school diploma, the state of Florida requires students to meet assessment requirements by passing the Grade 10 ELA FAST assessment and the Algebra 1 end-of-course exam (or earn approved concordant/comparative scores), with certain end-of-course exams counting for 30% of the final course grade. Students must also earn a minimum 2.0 GPA and complete 4 credits in English/language arts, 4 in mathematics, 3 in science, 3 in social studies, 1 in Arts and other credit requirements aligned to their diploma option.
For more information about graduation rates for Duval County Public Schools and districts across Florida, visit the Florida Department of Education’s graduation data webpage.