The four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate reported by the state for the 2014 - 15 school year was 79 percent for Black students, but 90 percent for White students. (dropoutnation.net)
State plans should not be approved if the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate is not used as an indicator in the state's accountability system. (civilrights.org)
While the current six - year cohort graduation rate for low - income students is just 9 percent, recent data show that students from many high - quality charter networks complete college at three to five times the national average. (americanprogress.org)