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Hillsborough Graduation Rates Beat the State Average

And students at Chamberlain High and Hillsborough High really made the grade, topping the district's average.

Hillsborough County high school seniors are making the grade, and they’re earning diplomas to prove it.

That’s according to the Hillsborough County Public School’s website, which says the graduation rate was up to 84.3 percent countywide during the 2010-11 school year. This is an increase of 2 percentage points over the 2009-10 school year. It also beats the state’s average graduation rate of 80.1 percent.

Students at Chamberlain (90.1 percent) and Hillsborough High (88.7 percent) really made the grade, surpassing the district's average.

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Middleton High's rate of 66.9 percent, though, was the lowest among Hillsborough's traditional public high schools.

Newsome students graduated at a rate of 99.4 percent, topping the county.

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According to school district officials, the county’s graduation rate is the highest among the state’s largest school districts. Its rate also compares well to nearby districts, such as Pasco, which had a graduation rate of 88.5 percent.

“It’s gratifying to see steady improvement in our graduation rate year after year," said Superintendent MaryEllen Elia, according to the district’s website. “This has been and continues to be a priority of ours.”

Hillsborough’s dropout rate is also down. Overall, the county’s rate is 0.8 percent, which represents a decrease of 1.3 percent since 2006.

For more information about Hillsborough’s graduation rates, visit the Florida Department of Education online.


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