Ms. Booth's repeated requests to take part in the
graduation ceremony were denied by district
officials because, they said, conveying a
diploma would signal the end of her...
Although California reports an
official graduation rate of 87 % to the Federal Government using a Federal formula, on the Dept of State website they say the rate is closer to 71 % (based on the % of freshmen who enter high school and go on to earn a
diploma four years later).