- April 16, 2024
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Volusia County School's graduation rate has improved for the 10th consecutive year, having increased by 3.2% for the 2019-2020 school year, according to a press release.
The school district reported the 87.7% graduation rate is its highest ever. It has grown by 9% in the past two years, and currently, five of the 10 high schools have a graduation rate of 90% of above.
Only two schools saw a decrease in graduation rate: Mainland High School, with a 0.3% decrease; and University High School, with a 0.5% decrease, as seen by a chart shared by School Board Member Ruben Colon on Facebook, who celebrated the significant 6% increase in graduation rates for Deltona High School and Pine Ridge High School. The school to see the highest increase was New Smyrna Beach High School, with 8%.
Seabreeze High School improved by 0.7%.
“Graduation assurance is a top priority for Volusia County Schools,” said Superintendent Dr. Carmen Balgobin in the press release. “It’s a major team effort by students, teachers, school counselors, school administrators, principals, and district staff, and we are celebrating this success today.”
The district stated that it credits the improvements to a "comprehensive strategy that focuses on providing individualized support to seniors, close monitoring of seniors’ credits and grades, more career technology programs, and the addition of advanced programs."
“The pandemic has thrown many challenges at us this year, but we have been steadfast in our support of high school students as they progress toward graduation,” Balgobin said. “We offer rigorous instruction and utilize robust and effective progress monitoring to ensure that all students have the opportunity to walk across the graduation stage.”
