Bureau of Indian Education Celebrates Top Graduation Rates at Schools Across the Country

Twenty-one Bureau of Indian Education-funded high schools achieved graduation rates of 90% or higher in 2025 — an unprecedented milestone that reflects the Bureau’s continued commitment to student achievement, college and career readiness, and workforce development for the future. These outcomes are particularly significant, as many of these schools outperform the national graduation rate, demonstrating that BIE students are achieving at levels that meet—and in some cases exceed—national benchmarks.

BIE’s overall graduation rate has reached 79%, the highest in the Bureau’s history. BIE’s Strategic Direction sets a graduation rate goal of 91% by May 2030. With 2025’s record graduation rates, BIE schools are 87% of the way toward that goal.

“These schools are a testament to what is possible when students, families, educators, and tribal communities work together,” said BIE Director Tony Dearman. “Our students are showing the nation what Native excellence looks like. Their success reflects the unwavering dedication across our school communities to keep students at the center of everything we do, to ensure they graduate, and to thrive afterward.”

These results build on the momentum highlighted in the Department of the Interior’s recent announcement of historic increases in BIE graduation rates. School Year 2025 marks another record-setting step toward long-term success, demonstrating the impact of targeted investments in academic support, data-driven school improvement, and programs that build career pathways aligned with the Administration’s workforce readiness goals.

Twenty-one BIE-funded schools achieved graduation rates of 90% or higher in 2025:

• Kickapoo Nation School – 100.00%
• Navajo Preparatory School – 100.00%
• Shiprock Northwest High School – 100.00%
• Pyramid Lake High School – 100.00%
• Rock Point Community School – 100.00%
• St. Stephens Indian School – 100.00%
• To'hajiilee Day School – 100.00%
• White Shield School – 100.00%
• Sequoyah High School – 97.40%
• Santa Fe Indian School – 97.09%
• Riverside Indian School – 96.67%
• Hopi Jr/Sr High School – 95.06%
• Hannahville Indian School – 94.44%
• Shoshone-Bannock School – 94.12%
• Choctaw Central High School – 93.94%
• Oneida Nation School – 93.02%
• Fond du Lac Ojibwe School – 92.31%
• Chemawa Indian School – 90.91%
• Tohono O'odham High School – 90.48%
• Wingate High School – 90.14%
• Quileute Tribal School – 90.00%

These top-performing schools represent communities across Indian Country and demonstrate that culturally grounded education drives academic achievement.

BIE continues to align its efforts with its 2024–2030 Strategic Direction, which emphasizes high-quality instruction, strong school support systems, tribally led solutions, and programs that prepare students for postsecondary success. The strong 2025 graduation outcomes reflect meaningful progress toward these goals and will inform other priorities, including expanding opportunity, empowering Native youth, and strengthening pathways into high‑demand careers.

BIE will continue collaborating with tribes, educators, and families to sustain this upward trajectory and ensure that every Native student has access to the tools, opportunities, and support needed to achieve lifelong success.to achieve lifelong success.