Improve student achievement in elementary, middle and high schools
Indicator 3: Increasing the High School Graduation Rate
Measure a: High School Cohort Graduation Rate
Description:
Indicator 3 is a measure of the percentage of students entering ninth grade who receive a regular high school diploma on schedule four years later. This "on-time graduation rate" was first calculated for the Class of 2002.
Note: Students receiving GED diplomas are counted as dropouts in this measure.
| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
| On-Time Graduation Rate | 65.7% |
70.0% |
74.3% |
70.4% |
| Extended Graduation Rate | na |
74.0% |
79.3% |
75.0% |