Sentences with phrase «graduation rates»

Right now the high school graduation rate in poor districts is generally about 50 percent.

The study lists the top and bottom performing institutions in terms of graduation rates for black students, and offers comparisons between colleges serving similar student populations.

Native youth have the lowest high school graduation rate of students across all schools.

Helping your local school can help increase graduation rates for its students.

Learn more about the costs of and solutions for low graduation rates in this study.

The on - time four - year graduation rate rose from 54 percent to 73 percent.

Goal of 90 percent graduation rate by 2020, with each state 85 percent.

It will not have an impact on graduation rates as long as students complete the program in 3 or 4 years.

This support has resulted in improved graduation rates for schools, districts, and states.

One study found that exit exam requirements reduced high school graduation rates by about 2 percentage points, with larger effects concentrated among black students.

The nation can begin by improving the reading skills of boys at the elementary, middle, and high school levels and by boosting high school and college graduation rates of young men.

With graduation rates already low, administrators worry about what larger class sizes and fewer school buses will do to the community.

The impact from all these changes: That 31 percent graduation rate at the six - year mark now stands at 38 percent.

Seven of the city's 13 comprehensive, adult or alternative high schools increased their four - year graduation rates from the previous year.

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.

The rankings combine international test results and data such as graduation rates between 2006 and 2010.

During the same time, high school graduation rates rose from 57 to 74 percent.

And these were the schools that would prove so successful: raising graduation rates of previously underperforming students by some 10 percentage points.

The group's goal is to improve college graduation rates among alumni.

This practice seems to be falsely boosting graduation rates at the expense of students.

This is an incredible achievement for our school and our city as, nationwide, the average graduation rate for high poverty schools is a dismal 68 %.

The on - time graduation rates in the nation's public high schools have hit historic highs.

They also must include graduation rates for high schools and at least one other academic indicator for elementary schools, as well as any other academic indicators they choose.

All schools with reported graduation rates were identified as high schools for this analysis.

While its overall graduation rate increased 6 percentage points to 80 percent last year, it managed to close an achievement gap between white students and everyone else.

That said, the distinction between a transfer and a dropout makes a tremendous difference when calculating graduation rates.

By the 2007 - 2008 school year, some 23 large and midsize schools with graduation rates below 45 percent were closed or on their way to closing.

Still, we did find it encouraging that the dropout rate seems to be decreasing while graduation rates are on the rise.

The mayor noted the city had narrowed the gap in high school graduation rates between the races.

As the line suggests, there is a trend that schools with high graduation rates also have high college - going rates.

The Class of 2016 saw graduation rates of 62 percent in charter schools compared to 90 percent in traditional public schools.

Closing achievement and graduation rate gaps requires comprehensive school reform that includes a focus on a positive school climate that meets and develops the academic, social, and emotional needs of every student.

This online tool allows users to explore changes in state graduation rates over the past decade.

That translates into higher test scores and better graduation rates for the child and their classmates.

Through a collaborative effort among public, private, and nonprofit sectors, the nation can achieve a national graduation rate of 90 percent by 2020!

Several districts with graduation rates above 95 percent border those with rates below 75 percent.

The statewide graduation rate stood at 83 percent for 2011.

But there are also things like graduation rates, or other targets that your school or district has set.

The current discussion on graduation rates shows that we need to know more about alternative schools.

Student test scores are rising, too, and the high school graduation rate reached 86 percent in 2016, higher than the national average, and up from 74 percent four years earlier.

The system has seen dramatic improvements in test scores and a record - high graduation rates under his tenure.

Poor test results and low graduation rates continue to characterize city school districts across the state.

The four - year high school graduation rate went up from 67 percent in 2010 to 71 percent in 2016.

Basically, graduation rates declined starting around 1975 and then started to rise again around 2000.

An increase in graduation rates doesn't mean more students are ready for college.

We've included some key data highlighting how dropout and graduation rates compare nationally as well as on an individual state level.